The Cellular Level of Organization Flashcards

1
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Cytoplasm

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the cellular content between the plasma and nucleus.

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2
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Cytosol

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is fluid part of cytoplasm that contains water, dissolved solutes, suspended particles

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3
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plasma membrane

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is structure built from phosolipids and integral proteins. Reguates floe of materials and forms the cell’s outer surface separating the inside from the outside. Represents a flowing sea.

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4
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lipid bilayer

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a thin polar membrane made of two layers of lipid molecules ; moved ions in and out of cell

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5
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Integral proteins

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extend into or through bilayer in plasma membrane.

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6
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Peripheral proteins

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attach to inner outer surface but dont extend through membrane.

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7
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Glycoproteins

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a molecule that consists of a carbohydrate plus a protein

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8
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hydrostatic pressure

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pressure that forces water molecules to move back into the direction they came from.

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9
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osmotic pressure

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amount of force applied to a solution to prevent a solvent from moving across a semipermeable membrane.

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10
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vesicles

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small, spherical membrane sac

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11
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exocytosis

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materials moving out of cell

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12
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endocytosis

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materials moving into cell

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13
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transcytosis

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both exocytosis and endocytosis mixed together

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14
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tonicity

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a measure of the solution’s ability to change the volume of cells by altering their water content

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15
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antiporter

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a membrane protein that transports two molecules at the same time in the opposite direction.

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16
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symporters

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a membrane protein that transports two molecules at the same time in the same direction.

17
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centrosome

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located near nucleus, consists of a pair of centrioles and pericentriolar material.

18
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microvilli

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non motile, microscopic finger like projections of the plasma membrane.

19
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microtubules

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long, unbranched hollow tubes composed mainly of tubulin ; maintain cell structure

20
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cilia

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short, hairlike projections that extend from cell’s surface. can move part of a cell

21
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flagella

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longer than cilia, can move an entire cell

22
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ribosomes

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site of protein synthesis.

23
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entry face

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a cisterna that faces rough ER

24
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exit face

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a cisterna that faces the plasma membrane

25
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autophagy

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your body’s process of reusing old and damaged cell parts

26
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autolysis

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the destruction of cells or tissues by their own enzymes

27
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nucleoli

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a small dense spherical structure in the nucleus

28
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chromatids

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process before forming chromosomes

29
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proteome

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the complete set of proteins expressed by an organism, cell, or tissue

30
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base triplet

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a 3 nucleotide sequence in DNA

31
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cell division

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when cells reproduce themselves

32
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somatic cell

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any body cell other than a gamete

33
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diploid cells

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two sets of chromosomes

34
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cytokinesis

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cytoplasmic division of a cell at the end of mitosis or meiosis

35
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good luck!!

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you got this!!