Topic 1: Cells Flashcards
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Cell theory (3)
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- Cells are the smallest unit of life
- Cells must rise from pre existing cells
- All organisms are made up of 1 of more cells
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Growth
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- permanent increase of dry mass
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Reproduction
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- ability to create offspring
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Excretion
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- removal of metabolic waste
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Nutrition
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- ability to intake the nutrients needed to sustain life
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response
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- detecting stimuli and making an appropriate reaction
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Homeostasis
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- maintaining constant internal conditions
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metabolism
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- chemical reactions
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Characteristics of cells (3)
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- microscopic
- discrete
- autonomous.
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Emergent properties
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Actions which multiple cellular organisms can do which single cant e.g. talk
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How cells become specialized
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STEM cells differentiate by activating different genes and producing specific proteins
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gene
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- short strand of DNA which contains instructions for making a protein
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Eukaryote example
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-Bacteria
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Prokaryote example
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-Human cells
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Eukaryote characteristics
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- Non-compartmentalized
- Inside structure don’t have membranes around them