UNITE EXAM Flashcards

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Nucleus

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The “brain” of the cell

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Nucleolus

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Produces the cells Ribosomes

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Ribosomes

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The creator of proteins in the cell

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Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER)

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Creates proteins in the cell (contains ribosomes)

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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER)

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Holds fats and oils

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Mitochondria

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Powerhouse of the cell, creates ATP (energy)

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ATP

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Adenosine Triphosphate (Energy) mostly used in active transport in the cell

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Lysosomes

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The digestive system of the cell, contains stomach acid enzymes in order to break down solid objects

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Vacuoles

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Water storage of cell

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Golgi Apparatus

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The shippers of the cell. Modifies and moves different materials to the inside and outside of the cell

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Chloroplast

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  • Has the chemicals for photosynthesis
  • Due to chlorophyll it is green, creating a green pigmentation on the things that it’s in.
  • Located in plants
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Cell Wall

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Protect the cell membrane and provides support aswell

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Cell Membrane

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  • Separates the inside of the cell from its environment
  • What allows things into the cell such as water and salt
  • Contains the phospholipid bilayer
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Phospholipids

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  • Created from phosphorus and Lipids.
  • Contains a hydrophobic (scared of water) and hydrophilic (Likes water)
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Cytoskeleton

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  • An extra support to the cell
  • More developed in animals
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Centrioles

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  • Play a role in cell division
  • Only in animal cells
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Passive Transport

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  • Does not require energy
  • Follows the flow of the concentration gradient (High to Low)
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18
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Concentration Gradient

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The difference of concentration between the high and low concentration

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Equilibrium

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Balanced

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Hypotonic

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More water on the outside of the cell then the inside

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Hypertonic

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More water on the inside of the cell then the outside

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Isotonic

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The water on the inside and outside of the cell is equal

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Carrier Protiens

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They bind to larger molecules and shape them in order to diffuse through the cell membrane

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Channel Protiens

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Provides water filled pores for charged ions to pass through

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Active Transport

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  • Requires energy (ATP)
  • Goes against the concentration gradient
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Endo Cytosis

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  • For substances the cell needs to take in
  • Used for substances that are to big for passive or active transport
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Exo Cytosis

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  • The expelling of something from the cell
  • Used for substances that are to big for passive or active transport
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Phagocytosis

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The taking in of solids

29
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The Janssen Brothers

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  • Invented the first microscope
  • Made the compound microscope
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Robert Hooke

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Did the cork experiment with the microscope and figured out a cork had tiny chambers called “Cells”

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Antoine Van Leeuven hoek

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First person to observe the movement of single celled living organisms

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Contrast

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How well you can tell something apart in the cell

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Cell staining

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Using substances to make the parts of the cell more noticeable

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Magnification

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How many times larger and object is

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Field of View

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The field diameter of an image

36
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Scale

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A comparison between the size of a drawing compared to the size of an actual object

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Electron Microscope

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Uses a Beam

38
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Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM)

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Gives 2D Views

39
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Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope (CLSM)

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Gives 3D Views

40
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Spontaneous Generation

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The belief that living things can come out of non living things

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Louis Pasteur

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Disproved spontaneous generation

42
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Cell theory

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  • All living organisms are composed of cells
  • The cell is the basic unite of organisms
  • Cells arise from pre existing cells
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Open system

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Matter and energy is exchanged with the environment

44
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Prokaryotic

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Is unicellular

45
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Eukaryotic

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Unicellular and Multicellular