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Biology Chapter 1: The Cell
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
06/30/2009

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Term
cell theory
Definition
1. all living things are composed of cells
2. the cell is the basic functional unit
3. cells arise only from other cells
4. cells carry genetic info in the form of DNA
Term
purines
Definition
adenine guanine
Term
pyrimidines
Definition
uracil thymine and cytosine
Term
DNA nucleotides:
Definition
Adenine & thymine Guanine & cytosine
Term
RNA nucelotides
Definition
Adenine & uracil guanine & cytosine
Term
prokaryotes
Definition
bacertia-cell wall- no nucleus- DNA- plasmid ring
Term
prokaryote ribosome subunits
Definition
30S & 50S
Term
eukaryote ribosome subunits
Definition
40S & 60S
Term
inside of phospholipid bilayer is _____ and only _____ charged molecules can pass
Definition
hydrophobic; small
Term
protein synthesis pathway:
Definition
ER--> GA--> vesicle
Term
cell adhesion molecules (CAMs)
Definition
proteins that contribute to cell recognition and adhesion
Term
DNA + histone =
Definition
chromosome
Term
ribosomes are synthesized by
Definition
nucleolus
Term
smooth ER
Definition
detox drugs, makes lipids
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rough ER
Definition
makes proteins
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ER
Definition
transport of materials throughout cell
Term
receptors
Definition
complex protiens
outside cell
bind to molecules and carry them in
Term
golgi apparatus
Definition
routing center for secretory proteins
Term
receives vesicles and contents from smooth ER and modifies them into vesicles and then distributes them
Definition
Golgi Apparatus
Term
which is larger- vesicle or vacuole?
Definition
vacuole
Term
pH of lysosome?
Definition
5
Term
lysosomes contain...
Definition
hydrolytic enzymes
Term
when a cell commits suicide (ruptures lysosome membrane)
Definition
autolysis
Term
container for a metabolic reaction
Definition
microbody
Term
peroxisome
Definition
hydrogen peroxide is produce--break fats down into smaller molecules that can be used for fuel, used in the liver to detox compounds ex alcohol
Term
glyoxysome
Definition
found in fat tissue of germinating seedlings-- convert fats into sugars
Term
have own DNA and ribosomes
Definition
mitochondria
Term
mito DNA is (shape)
Definition
circular
Term
mito dna comes from...
Definition
mother
Term
mito has ___ phospholipid bilayer(s)
Definition
2- inner and outer
Term
cristae are
Definition
high protein content-part of electron transport chain
Term
chroloplasts
Definition
contain chlorophyll and have own DNA
Term
plant cell wall is composed of
Definition
cellulose
Term
fungi cell wall is composed of
Definition
chitin
Term
animals have ___ and plants do not
Definition
centrioles
Term
centrioles
Definition
spindle organization
Term
microtubules
Definition
hollow rods that help in support and movement
Term
centrioles are composed of
Definition
microtubules
Term
microfilaments are
Definition
solid rods of actin
Term
intermediate filaments are
Definition
a collection of fibers
Term
hypertonic
Definition
outside is more concentrated
Term
hypotonic
Definition
cytoplasm is more concentrated
Term
water flows in when...
Definition
hypotonic
Term
water flows out when...
Definition
hypertonic
Term
4 types of tissue
Definition
NMEC: nervous, muscular, epithelial, connective
Term
connective tissue examples:
Definition
bone, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, adipose tissue, blood
Term
transformation:
Definition
DNA enters cell from environment
Term
conjugation
Definition
genetic material is passed via a conjugation bridge
Term
transduction
Definition
bacterial DNA is passed from one bacterial cell to another via a bacteriophage
Term
bacteria is a
Definition
prokaryote
Term
viruse are non living or living?
Definition
non living
Term
viruses have a protein coat which is also called a
Definition
capsid
Term
viruses that exclusively infect bacteria
Definition
bacteriophage
Term
retrovirus
Definition
RNA for genetic material
Term
retroviruses use ___ _____ to copy DNA FROM RNA
Definition
reverse transciptase
Term
retro virus: ____ to ____
Definition
RNA --> DNA
Term
Retroviruses bring reverse transcripatse with them because
Definition
it is not present in animal cells
Term
inject DNA into bacteria, replicate, burstes out giving new phages
Definition
lytic cycle
Term
injects dna, dna is integrated into host genome, divide by binary fission
Definition
lysogenic cycle
Term
tRNA is a ____ filament
Definition
short; has some short double stranded segments
Term
mRNA is ___ and has a _____
Definition
long, poly-A tail
Term
not a membrane bound organelle
Definition
ribosome
Term
genetic code is called _____ becuase more than one codon can code for a single amino acid
Definition
degenerate
Term
__ possible codons and only __ amino acids
Definition
64, 20
Term
DNA is read
Definition
5' to 3'
Term
DNA is double stranded because of what type of bonding
Definition
weak Hydrogen bonds
Term
red blood cells (erythrocytes)
Definition
dont have a nucleous
Term
contractile vacuole does what?
Definition
removes excess water from organism
Term
phospholipid bilayer with cholesteroal and embedded proteisn
Definition
fluid mosaic model
Term
autoradiography
Definition
uses radioactive molecules to trace and identify cell structures and biochemical activity
Term
used to study protein synthesis or DNA and RNA synthesis
Definition
autoradiography
Term
used to study living cells
Definition
phase contrast microscope
Term
used to study non living specimens
Definition
electron microscope
Term
why people believe viruses are living
Definition
carry on genetic material, come from pre-existing viruses
Term
why people believe viruses are non-living
Definition
can't reproduce independently
Term
cytoskeleton is composed of
Definition
microfilaments, microtubules, intermediate filaments, and accessory proteins
Term
who participates in cellular ingestion?
Definition
cell membrane and vesicles

(enydocytosis)
Term
who participates in cellular digestion?
Definition
lysosomes, vesicles, and mitochondria
Term
definition of a tissue:
Definition
group of cells closely related morphologically and functionally
Term
cellular respiration in prokaryotes occurs
Definition
at the cell membrane
Term
cellular respiration of eukaryotes occurs
Definition
across the mitochondrial membrane and inside the mitochondria
Term
plasma membrane is comprised of
Definition
1. phospholipids
2. proteins
3. cholesterol
Term
permeable?
Definition
small, nonpolar (fats, co2, steroids)
Term
nonpermeable?
Definition
large, charged ions, polar
Term
eukaryotic ribosomes combine to make an ___ complex
Definition
80S
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