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The cell Flashcards

Unit 1

1
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2 Types of Cells

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Gainets & Somatic

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2
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Gainet cells

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Sex sells

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3
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Somatic cells

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All other cells (non sex cells)

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4
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Cell membrane functions

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  1. Physical barrier
  2. Regulates what enters and leaves the cell
  3. Cell sensitivity
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5
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Cell membrane structure

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  1. Phospholipids
  2. Proteins
  3. Carbohydrates
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6
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What is a phospholipid

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bilayer

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7
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2 Types of proteins

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Integral & Peripheral

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8
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Protein functions

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  1. Act as channel
  2. Act as receptors
  3. Identifies
  4. Attachment
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9
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Carbohydrates function

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form glucose

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10
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Solvent

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Dissolver

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11
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Solute

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What’s being dissolved

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12
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Solution

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Soute and solvent together

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13
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Concentration

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Amount of solute per volume of solution

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14
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Brownian movement

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Random movements of solute

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15
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Kinetic energy

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energy of movement

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16
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Where is kinetic energy found?

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Solvents

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17
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Types of transport processes

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Passive & Active

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18
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Types of Passive transport

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  1. Diffusion
  2. Osmosis
  3. Filtration
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19
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Types of diffusion

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Simple & Facilitated

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20
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Saturation

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to full extent

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21
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Passive transport

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Doesn’t use ATP

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22
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Active transport

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uses ATP

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23
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What drives diffusion?

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Concentration gradient

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24
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What moves in diffusion & In what direction

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  • the solute
  • area of high to area of low
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25
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Facilitated diffusion

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process used for substances that cannot cross the Lipid bilayer due to factors

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26
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What factor affect the rate of diffusion

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  1. Size of concentration gradient
  2. Distance between concentration
  3. Size of the solute
  4. Temperature
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27
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What drives osmosis

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Concentration gradient

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28
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What moves in osmosis & in what direction

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  • water
  • area of low to area of high
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29
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Toncity terms

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  1. Hypertonic
  2. Hypotonic
  3. Isotonic
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30
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Hypertonic

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Solution that has a higher solute concentration than cell

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31
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Hypotonic

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Solution that has a lower solute concentration than cell

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32
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Isotonic

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Solution that has the same solute concentration as cell

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33
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What is the net movement of water in a hypotonic solution

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Water rushes inside the cell causing it to burst

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34
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Lysis

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occur when the cell swells and burst

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35
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What is the net movement of water in a hypertonic solution

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Water rushes out of the cell causing it to shrink

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36
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Cremate

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cell shrinks

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37
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What is the net movement of water in Isotonic solution

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There is no net movement
-homeostasis

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38
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Types of active transport

A

ATP pump
Vesicular transport

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39
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What is active transport driven by

A

ATP

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40
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Where is ATP pump located

A

Cells membrane

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41
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ATP Pump function

A

Move a solute against its concentration gradient

42
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Type of vesicle transport

A

endocytosis
exocytosis

43
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Endocytosis

A

Cell brings something into it

44
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types of endocytosis

A

Phagocytosis
Pinocytosis

45
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Phagocytosis

A

Cell brings in a large solid

46
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Pinocytosis

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cell brings in a large volume of solution

47
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Exocytosis

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Cell releases or secretes something

48
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What is cytoplasm

A

Everything inside the cell

49
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2 things inside the cytoplasm

A

Cytosol
Organelles

50
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What is cytosol

A

the water and any solutes dissolved in it

51
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What is organelles

A

3D structure in the cell

52
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What are the types of organelles

A

nonmembranous
membranous

53
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define nonmembranous

A

doesnt have a membrane

54
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Cytoskeleton function

A

cell shape/structure
movement of cell
attachment

55
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Microvilli function

A

increase surface area for absorption

56
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Cilia function

A

move things across top of cell

57
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Centrioles function

A

Move DNA during cell division

58
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Ribosome function

A

site of protein synthesis

59
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types of ribosomes

A

free
fixed

60
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Free ribosome function

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make proteins that will not be packaged

61
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FIxed ribosome function

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makes proteins that will be packaged

62
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Nucleolus

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site of some RNA synthesis

63
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Membranous

A

surrounded by membrane

64
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Types of nonmembranous organelles

A

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Cytoskeleton
microvilli
cilia
centrioles
ribosomes
nucleolus

65
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Types of membranous organelles

A

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Mitochondria
Endoplasmic recticulum
Golgi apparatus
Lysosome
Peroxisome
Nucleus

66
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Mitochondria

A

makes ATP

67
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Endoplasmic reticulum

A

Rough
smooth

68
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Rough ER

A

makes protein

69
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Smooth ER

A

site of steriod hormone synthesis
stores calcium

70
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Golgi apparatus

A

modify and package proteins made by rough ER

71
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Lysosome

A

contains digestive enzymes

72
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Peroxisome

A

contains degrade enzymes

73
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Nucleus

A

stores DNA

74
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Deoxyribonucleic Acid

A

store genetic code

75
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genetic code

A

blueprints for all proteins

76
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Nucleotides

A

building blocks for DNA

77
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What does nucleotides contains

A

Phosphate
monosaccharide
Nitrogenous base

78
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What monossacharide base does DNA contains

A

Deoxyribose

79
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What nitrogenous base does DNA contains

A

Adenine
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine

80
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Complementary base pairing for DNA

A

A -> T
G -> C
Vise versa

81
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What is a double helix

A

double strand of DNA

82
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DNA replication

A

Occurs in nucleus prior to cell divison

83
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DNA polymerase

A

enzyme attach complementary free DNA nucleotides

84
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Ribonucleic Acid

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RNA

85
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RNA structure

A

composed of nucleotides
single stranded

86
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DNA structure

A

Double stranded
composed of nucleotides

87
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What is the monosaccharide base for RNA

A

ribose

88
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What is the Nitrogenous base for RNA

A

Adenine
Guanine
Cytosine
Uracil

89
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Types of RNA

A

Transfer RNA
Messenger RNA
Ribosomal RNA

90
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What plays as the factory where parts are assembled

A

RIbosome rRNA

91
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what plays as the original blueprint ina safe

A

DNA in the nucleus

92
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what plays are the parts that will be assembled

A

amino acids

93
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What plays as the copy of blueprint sent to factory

A

mRNA

94
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What plays as the truck delivery part to factory

A

tRNA

95
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What is transcription

A

when the DNA is copied

96
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Gene:

A

part of DNA that contains the genetic code for protein

97
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Triplet

A

Sequence of 3 nitrogenous bases on DNA that codes for a single amino acid in the protein

98
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RNA polymerase

A

enzyme attaches complementary free RNA nucleotides

99
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What is transcription

A

When DNA converts copy to RNA

100
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Anticodon

A

sequence of nitrogenous bases on tRNA that is complementary to a codon on mRNA

101
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Codon

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Sequence of 3 nitrogenous base on mRNA that code for a single amino acid in the protein

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