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Biology
Undergraduate 2
08/31/2015

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Atom
Definition
Simplest thing of a unit
Term
Molecule
Definition
Two or more atoms
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Cell
Definition
Smallest unit of life
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Tissue
Definition
Like cells that perform functions
Term
Organ
Definition
Collection of tissues that perform functions
Term
Organ system
Definition
Respiratory system
Term
Population
Definition
Group of the same species
Term
Community
Definition
Population of different species at the same place same time
Term
Ecosystem
Definition
All organisms that interact with each other and their environment
Term
Biosphere
Definition
All of earths ecosystems
Term
Cell theory
Definition
All living things are composed of cells
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Plastids
Definition
Plastids are plant organelles that are surrounded by a double membrane and have varied function. (pg 73) google also comments that it can include a few small organelles.
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What makes up Eukaryotic Cell structure?
Definition
Plasma membrane
Organelles
Cytosol
Term
Nucleus
Definition
Contains information
Nuclear envelope
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Nuclear Envelope
Definition
Double lipid bilayer Nuclear pores
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Chromosomes
Definition
chromatin
genes
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Nucleolus
Definition
rRNA and protein
Ribosome synthesis
Term
What are Ribosomes composed of and what is there function?
Definition
Composed of rRNA and protein
Protein synthesis polypeptides
Term
What does the Endomembrane System consist of?
Definition
ER (Endo Plasmic)
Golgi apparatus
Lysomes
Vacvoles
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
Definition
Smooth ER (sER)
-drug detoxification
-lipid synthesis
-forms vesicles (membrane sacks)
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Diffusion is...
Definition
The net random movement of the molecules of a substance from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
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How can diffusion occur?
Definition
Directly through the plasma membrane or through a protein channel
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Facilitated Transport is...
Definition
The movement of molecules through a protein channel.
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Osmosis is...
Definition
Diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane.
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Hypertonic Solutions are...
Definition
Solutions with a higher concentration of solute outside a cell than inside the cell.
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Isotonic Solutions are...
Definition
Solutions with the same concentration of solute and water outside a cell as inside a cell.
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Hypotonic Solutions are...
Definition
Solutions with a lower concentration of solute outside a cell than inside a cell.
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A cell in an isotonic solution will...
Definition
Not change.
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An animal cell in a hypotonic solution will...
Definition
Swell/Expand due to water entering. May cause the cell to burst (lysis).
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An animal cell in a hypotonic solution will...
Definition
Shrivel due to water exiting the cell (crenation).
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A plant cell in a hypotonic solution will...
Definition
Develop turgor pressure due to the plasma membrane pressing against the cell wall.
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A plant cell in a hypertonic solution will...
Definition
Cause the cytoplasm to shrink and move away from the cell wall (plasmolysis).
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Dialysis is...
Definition
Size-dependent diffusion
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Active transport is...
Definition
Transportation of solute across the plasma membrane using a protein pump.
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What are the different types of vesicle formation?
Definition
-Exocytosis (Vesicles fuse with plasma membrane to secrete substances)
-Endocytosis (Substances are taken into cells by vesicles)
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Phagocytosis is...
Definition
Endocytosis of large food particles.
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Pinocytosis is...
Definition
Endocytosis of liquid.
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Receptor-mediated Endocytosis is...
Definition
Endocytosis in which a receptor protein recognizes compatible molecules to take into the cell.
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Plasmodesmata is...
Definition
A cell junction in plant cells that connects the cytoplasm of cells using narrow channels in the cell wall.
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Tight junctions are...
Definition
Junctions in which proteins connect plasma membranes between adjacent cells.
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Gap junctions are...
Definition
Junctions in which two identical plasma membrane channels join. Allows cells to communicate.
Term
Rough ER
Definition
Intracellular transport
Forms vesicles
Term
Golgi Apparatus
Definition
Modifies proteins
Packages proteins
Term
Lysosomes
Definition

Breaks down bacteria and old organellas.

Formed by the Golgi Apparatus intracellular

Term
Vacuoles
Definition
Transport and storage of material, waste and water.
Term
Peroxisomes
Definition
produce hydrogen peroxide as a byproduct of the breakdown of fatty acids, uric acid and amino acids.
Term
Mitochondria
Definition
cellular respiration
-energy conversion
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Cytoskeleton
Definition
supports the cell structure
Term
Microtubles
Definition
:hollow. Functions- Cytoskeleton,organelle movement,chromosome movement during cell division
Term
Cilia and Flagella
Definition
hairlike projections that help move cells through liquid like flagella. flagella move sperm cells
Term
Centrioles
Definition
a minute cylindrical organelle near the nucleus in animal cells, occurring in pairs and involved in the development of spindle fibers in cell division.
Term
Prokaryotic cell...
Definition
lacks a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles
Term
3 Shapes of Bacteria
Definition
Spirillum ~
Bacillus
Coccus
Term
actin filaments
Definition
they are proteins found in a all Eukaryotic cells.
appearance: solid rods
Function: they help support the cell structure or, in other words are like the mucsles for the cytoskelton.
Term
intermediate filaments..
Definition
.. are one of three types of cytoskeletal elements. The other two are thin filaments (actin) and microtubules. Frequently the three components work together to enhance both structural integrity, cell shape, and cell and organelle motility.
Term
endosymbiotic theory
Definition
two things inside each other living together.
Term
mitochondria and chloroplast are similar to what kind of cells?
Definition
bacteria.
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