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The Cellular Level of Organization Flashcards

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Cell

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Basic living, structural, functional unit of the body

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Cell biology (cytology)

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Study of cells

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Plasma membrane

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Forms sell flexible outer surface and separate the internal and external environment

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Cytoplasm

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Consists of all the cellular contents between the plasma membrane and the nucleus

has two compartments cytosol and organelles

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Organelles

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Characteristic shape and function in cell

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Nucleus

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Largest organelle that houses most cell DNA

Control centre of the cell

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Chromosome

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Single molecule of DNA

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Genes

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Hereditary units

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Fluid Mosaic model

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Continually moving sea of fluid lipids that contain many different protein

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Plasma membrane functions

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Barrier separating inside and outside cell
Control flow of substances inside and out of the cell
Helps identify the cell to other cells
Participates in intercellular signalling

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Lipid bilayer

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Basic structural framework of plasma membrane

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Three lipid molecules that make back-to-back layers

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Phospholipids glycolipids and cholesteryl

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Amphipathic

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Polar and nonpolar lipids
Phospholipids are polar head hydrophilic
Fatty acid tails or nonpolar hydrophobic

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Integral proteins

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Extend into and through the lipid bilayer firmly embedded

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Transmembrane proteins

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Span entire lipid bilayer

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Peripheral proteins

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Not firmly embedded attached to polar heads or integral proteins ends

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Ion channel

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Pore through which ion can flow

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Carrier protein

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Transport specific substance across a membrane

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Receptor protein

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Recognizes ligand and alter cell function

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Enzyme protein

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Catalyzes reaction inside or outside cell

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Linker protein

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Anchors filaments inside and outside plasma membrane

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Cell identity marker

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Distinguishes your cells from anyone else glycoprotein

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Membrane fluidity

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Easily rotating move sideways
Allows interaction with the plasma membrane
Allows movement of membrane components responsible for cell processes
(cell movement, growth, division, secretion and formation of cellular junctions)
Allows lipid bilayer to self seal it punctured

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Membrane permeability

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Structure permits passage of substances

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Selective permeability

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Permit Some substances more than others

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Concentration gradient

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Difference in the concentration of a chemical from one place to another

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Inner surface plasma membrane

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More negatively charged

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Outer surface plasma membrane

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Or positively charged

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Electrical gradient

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Difference in electrical charge between two regions

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Types of transport

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Passive and active

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Types of passive transport

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Simple diffusion
facilitated diffusion
osmosis

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Types of active transport

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Active transport (primary secondary)
transport in vesicles (endocytosis and exocytosis)
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Passive transport

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Substances move down its concentration or electrical gradient across the membrane using only it’s own Kinetic energy

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Active transport

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Cellular energy is used to drive a substance uphill against its gradients

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Diffusion

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Passive, random mixing of particles in a solution

Moves from a high to low concentration

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Five factors of diffusion rate

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Steepness of concentration gradient temperature
mass of diffusing substance
surface area
diffusion distance

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Simple diffusion

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Substances move freely through lipid bilayer without help of transport protein

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Facilitated diffusion

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Integral membrane protein assist specific substances across (channel or carrier)

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Osmosis

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Movement of solvent (water) through selective permeable membrane
area of high to low water concentration

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Tonicity

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Measure of a solution’s ability to change cell volume by altering water content

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Isotonic solution

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Same concentration both sides

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Hypotonic solution

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Solution has a lower concentration of solute then inside cell

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Hypertonic solution

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Solution has a higher concentration of solutes then inside cell

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Crenation

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Shrinkage of cell

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Active transport

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Energy is required for carrier proteins to move solutes across the membrane against a concentration gradient

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3 types of active transport

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Primary (ATP from hydrolysis)
secondary (Energy stored in concentration gradient)
transport in vesicles

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Two types of Active transport by vesicle

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Endocytosis

exocytosis

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Endocytosis

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Into the cell

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Exocytosis

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Out of the cell

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Phagocytosis

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Cell eating endocytosis that engulfs large particles

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Cytoplasm

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Consists of all cellular material between plasma membrane and nucleus
two compartments cytosol and organelles

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Three types of filaments of cytoskeleton

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Microfilaments
intermediate filaments
microtubules

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Cytoskeleton

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Protein filaments that extend through cytosol

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Organelle

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Specialize structure & shape that perform specific functions, growth maintenance and reproduction in cell

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Cilia and flagella

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Short, hairlike and extend from the cell suface to move fluid
Like Cilia but longer can move an entire cell

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Nucleus

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Contains cells genetic information, organized into chromosomes
control centre of the cell

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Mitochondria

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Considered to be the powerhouse of the cell respiration occurs here in ATP is generated

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Endoplasmic reticulum

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Rough ER – ribosomes on outside process of protein produced by ribosomes

Smooth ER – synthesizes lipids, phospholipids and steroids

Assembly line

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Golgi apparatus

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Re-Processes and packs proteins and lipids produced by the cell

Post office

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Lysosome

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Controls Digestive enzymes to engulf aged organelles, food and bacteria

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Peroxisome

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Contains enzymes that get rid of peroxide from the cell

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Ribosomes

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Protein synthesis

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Centrosome

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Microtubule organizing centre
two components centrioles and pericentriolar matrix (Forms mitotic spindle during cell division and build microtubules in non-dividing cells

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Proteasone

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Barrel shaped, degrades damaged or faulty proteins by cutting into smaller peptides

Wood chipper

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Apoptosis

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Genetically programmed death of cell

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Chromatin

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Complex of DNA and some RNA and proteins

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Genome

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Genetic information

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Genomics

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Study of relationship between genome and biological function of an organism

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Chromosome

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Highly coiled and folded DNA molecule combined with protein molecules

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Transcription

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Information encoded in a specific region of DNA to produce a specific molecule of RNA (copied)

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Translation

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RNA attaches to a ribosome, then translated into sequence of amino acids to form new protein molecule

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Two types of protein synthesis

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Transcription

translation

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Gene expression

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Genes DNA issued as a template for synthesis of a specific protein

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Cell division

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Process by which cells reproduce themselves

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Somatic cell

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any body cell other than germ cell

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Germ cell

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Gamete, cell designed to become gamete

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Mitosis

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Cell undergoes a nuclear division

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Cytokinesis

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Cytoplasmic division

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Meiosis

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Two-step reproductive cell division (reducing in half)

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Cell cycle

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When somatic cell duplicates its contents and divides in two

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Diploid cells

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Two sets of chromosomes

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Haploid cell

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Single set of chromosomes

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Cell division phases

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Interphase

mitotic phase

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Interphase

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Cell replicates it’s DNA
Produces additional organelles and cytosolic components
State of high metabolic activity

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Mitotic phase

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Results in the formation of two identical cells
Nuclear division (mitosis) and cytoplasmic division (cytokinesis)
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Three destinies of a cell

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Remain alive and functioning
grow and divide
Die

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Cdk’s

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Enzymes that transfer a phosphate group from ATP to a protein to activate it

others remove phosphate group to deactivate

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Aging

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Progressive alteration of the bodies homeostatic adaptive responses

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Geriatrics

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Deals with medical problems and care of elderly

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Gerontology

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Study of the progress and problems associated with aging

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Telemeres

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Protect ends of chromosome

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