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Cell structure, plasma membrane, energy flow, photosynthesis
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
10/29/2008

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function of the plasma membrane
Definition

isolate the cell's content

 

regulates the flow of materials inton and out of the cell

 

 

allows interactions with other cells

Term

cell wall

 

(Function and present in)

Definition

prokaryotes and plant euks

 

protects, supports the cell

Term

Cilia

 

Definition

present only in animal euks

 

move cell through fluid or move fluid past cell surface

Term
Flagella
Definition

present in both euks and proks

 

move cell through fluid

Term
plasma membrane
Definition

present in both euks and proks

 

isolates cell contents from enviro

 

regulates movement of materials into and out of cell

 

communicates with other cells

Term
amphipathic
Definition

both hydophilic and hydophobic

that is how detergent works

Term
genetic material
Definition

encodes information needed to construct cell and control cellular activity

 

 

composed of DNA in both proks and euks

Term
chromosomes
Definition

contain and control use of DNA

 

Proks-single and circular, no protein

 

Euks- many, linear, with protein

Term
nucleus
Definition

membrane bound container for chromosomes

 

present only in euks

Term
Nuclear envelope/membrane
Definition

encloses nucleus; regulates movement of materials into and out of nucleus

 

absent in proks

Term
Nucleolus (nucleoli)
Definition

synthesizes ribosomes

 

present in euks

Term
mitochondria
Definition

"powerhouses" of the cell

produce energy by aerobic metabolism

 

present in euks only

Term
chloroplasts
Definition

perform photosynthesis

 

only in plant euks

Term
ribosomes
Definition

provide site of protein synthesis

 

present in both euks and proks

Term
endoplasmic reticulum
Definition

synthesizes membrane components, proteins, and lipids

 

present in euks

Term
golgi apparatus
Definition

modifies and packages proteins and lipids; synthesizes some carbs

 

generally will bond proteins with lipids or carbs

 

present in euks

Term

lysosomes

 

name a lysosomal disorder

Definition

contain intracellular digestive enzymes (garbage disposal)

 

tay sachs- disolve own cells

Term
plastids
Definition

present only in plant euks

 

store food and pigments

Term
central vacuole
Definition

contains water and wastes; provides turgor pressure to support cell

 

present only in plant euks

Term
other vesicles and vacuoles
Definition

euks

 

transport secretory products; contain food obtained through phagocytosis

Term
cystoskeleton
Definition

gives shape and support to cell; positions and moves cell parts

 

present in euks only

 

microfilaments

intermediate filaments

microtubules

Term
centrioles
Definition

animal euks only

 

produce microtubules of cilia and flagella, and those that form the spindle during animal cell division

Term
bacteria cell wall is made of what
Definition
petidoglycan
Term
pili
Definition
in bacteria, join bacterial cells together in preparation for the transfer of DNA
Term
two forms of glycocalyx
Definition

capsulated- usually pathogenic, firmly attached to bacteria

 

slime layer- as on the teeth

Term
plasmid
Definition
bacterial DNA that functions separately from the bacteria's main DNA; small circular, double-stranded
Term
nucleoid
Definition
the location of chromosomes in a prok cell
Term
pili
Definition
proteins jutting outward from cell wall of bacteria
Term
fluid mosaic model
Definition
phospholipid bilayer is the fluid part and there are proteins that constantly shift throughout
Term
glycoproteins
Definition
proteins in the plasma membrane that have a carb group attached to the portion that is exposed on the outer membrane surface
Term
types of proteins within membrane
Definition

receptor

recognition

enzymatic

attachment

transport

Term
receptor proteins
Definition
recognizes and binds to specific molecules; typically triggers a response by a cell (divide, metabolic rate increase)
Term
recogniton protein
Definition
a protein the protrudes from the plasma membrane that identifies a cell as belonging to a particular species...
Term
enzymatic proteins
Definition
attached to the inner surfaces of membranes that promote chemical reactions
Term
attachment proteins
Definition
anchor cell membrane in various ways; either internally attaches (cytoskeleton) or attaches externally or forms junctions
Term

transport proteins

 

two kinds

Definition

regulate the movement of hydophilic molecules through the plasma membrane

 

channel protein-form channels whose central pores allow specific ions or water molecules pass

 

carrier proteins- have binding sites that temporarily attach to specific molecules on one side, protein changes shape, then the molecule moves across

Term
fluid
Definition
a substance whose molecules move freely past one another
Term
solutes
Definition
a substance that can be dissolved in a solvent
Term
solvents
Definition
a fluid capable of dissolving the solute, water is the universal solvent
Term
concentration
Definition
measurement of the number of molecules of substance contained in a given volume of fluid; concentration of a substance defines the amount of solute in a given amount of solvent
Term
gradient
Definition
physical difference in properties such as temp, pressure, electrical charge
Term
diffusion
Definition
random movements produce a net movement of molecules from regions of high conc to regions of low conc
Term
two types of transport
Definition

passive transport

energy requiring transport

Term

passive transport

 

three kinds

Definition

diffusion across a membrane down a gradient; does not require energy

 

simple diffusion

facilitated diffusion

osmosis

Term
simple diffusion
Definition
diffusion of water, dissolved gases, or lipid soluble molecules through the phospholipid bilayer of a membrane
Term
facilitated diffusion
Definition
diffusion of water, ions, water soluble molecules through a membrane via a channel of carrier protein
Term
Osmosis
Definition
diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane from a region of higher free water conc to a region of lower free water conc
Term
energy-requiring transport
Definition
movement of substances into or out of a cell using cellular energy, usually ATP
Term
active transport
Definition
movement of individual small molecules or ions against their conc gradient though membrane- spanning porteins
Term
endocytosis
Definition
movement of large particles, including large molceule or entire microorganisms into a cell; occurs as the plasma membrane engulfs the particle in a membrane
Term
3 kinds of endocytosis
Definition

pinocytosis- creates dimple, engulfs

receptor mediated- creates receptor pits, then engulfs

phagocytosis- mouth is created, then engulfs

Term
exocystosis
Definition
movement of materials out of a cell, opposite of endocytosis
Term
Definition

 

 

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