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Cell Structure and Function
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/29/2011

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Term
What happens to the surface area to volume ratio as a cell gets larger?
Definition
It decreases
Term
Glycocalyx that is well organized and not easily washed off, is called?
Definition
Capsule
Term
The structure that is a small chunk of DNA that holds the resistance genes is?
Definition
Plasmid
Term
Which structure maintains the shape of the cells?
Definition
Cell wall
Term
Polypeptides are assembled on what organelle?
Definition
Ribosome
Term
The smooth ER synthesizes?
Definition
Lipids
Term
What are the products of cellular respiration?
Definition
CO2, Energy, H2O
Term
Starch is stored in?
Definition
Leucoplast(such as amyloplast)
Term
What is the largest organelle in a plant cell that could hold water, pigments, poisons, organic molecules and inorganic ions?
Definition
Central Vacuole
Term
In 1831 what botanist described the Nucleus of cells?
Definition
Robert Brown
Term
In 1838 what botanist claimed that all plants contain cells?
Definition
Matthais Schleiden
Term
In 1839 what zoologist claimed that all animals contain cells?
Definition
Theodor Schwann
Term
Which biologist said that "every cell comes from an existing cell"?
Definition
Rudolf Virchow
Term
3 major ideas of the cell theory
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1. All organisms are composed of cells
2. Cells basic unit/structure/function
3. Cell only come from preexisting cells
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What is a theory?
Definition
It has been proved numerous times
Term
When you want to view a thin section of specimen what microscope would you use?
Definition
Transmission electron
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Which microscope would you use to look at a 3D surface image?
Definition
Scanning electron microscope
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What is the resolving power of a Compound microscope?
Definition
500
Term
What is the resolving power of a Electron Microscope?
Definition
100000
Term
What do prokaryotic cells lack?
Definition
A nucleus
Term
What domains are prokaryotes categorized in?
Definition
Bacteria and Archea
Term
In a prokaryote what is the plasma membrane made of?
Definition
2 layers of phospholipids
Term
What is the function of the plasma membrane?
Definition
Regulates entrance and exit of substances in or out of cytoplasm
Term
What are mesosomes?
Definition
Inward foldings of plasma membrane that create more surface area
Term
In a prokaryote what is the function of a cell wall?
Definition
Maintains shape of cell
Term
What is the complex peptide/saccharide molecule that makes up the cell wall?
Definition
Peptidoglycan
Term
Where is the Glycocalyx in relation to the cell wall of a prokaryote?
Definition
Outside of it
Term
If the glycocalyx is not well organized and is easily removed what is it called?
Definition
Slime layer
Term
Where is the nucleoid and what is it?
Definition
Cytoplasm: contains prokaryote DNA
Term
In a prokaryote what structure stores nutrients temporarily until later use?
Definition
Inclusion body
Term
What is the appendage called that prokaryotes use for movement?
Definition
Flagella
Term
Which appendage help bacteria attach to surfaces?
Definition
Flinbriae
Term
What type of cell wall does the Gram positive bacteria have?
Definition
Thick peptidoglycan
Term
What type of cell wall does the Gram negative bacteria have?
Definition
Thin peptidoglycan
Term
What living things have eukaryotic cells?
Definition
Plants, fungi, protists, animals
Term
What do all eukaryotic cells have that regulates movement of molecules into and out of cell?
Definition
Plasma membrane
Term
What is the endosymbiotic theory?
Definition
Bacterium arose when a large cell ate independent prokaryotes(Bacteria)
Term
What makes up the Plants cell walls?
Definition
Cellulose
Term
What makes up the cell wall of Fungi?
Definition
Chitin
Term
Where are ribosomal subunits assembled?
Definition
ON the nucleolus
Term
How do ribosomes get out of the cytoplasm?
Definition
By being protein synthesized
Term
Free ribosomes
Definition
Not attached to ER
Term
Bound ribosomes
Definition
Attached to ER
Term
The ER is continuous with what structure?
Definition
Nuclear envelope
Term
What are the channels inside the ER called?
Definition
Lumen
Term
Which organelles are located on the rough ER?
Definition
Ribosomes
Term
What molecules are added to the protein in the lumen?
Definition
Carbs
Term
What is the smooth ER continuous with?
Definition
The rough ER
Term
Which of the 4 main biological macromolecules are made in the smooth ER?
Definition
Lipids
Term
Once proteins are modified or lipids made the products will be sent to where and on what?
Definition
Golgi Apparatus: Vesicles
Term
What is the Golgi Apparatus?
Definition
System of flattened saccules
Term
When has secretion taken place?
Definition
When the vesicles proceed to the plasma membrane fuse with the plasma mem and dump contents out of the cell
Term
How are lysosomes produced?
Definition
By the golgi Apparatus
Term
What proteins do lysosomes contain that break down macromolecules?
Definition
Lysosomal enzymes
Term
Which ribosomes synthesize the enzymes in peroxisomes?
Definition
Free
Term
What is the enzyme that will break down Hydrogen Peroxide?
Definition
Catalose
Term
When smal organic molecules are oxidized in peroxisomes what toxic substance is formed?
Definition
Hydrogen Peroxide
Term
In plant cells what organelle uses Actin Filaments as a highway?
Definition
Chloroplasts
Term
What are intermediate filaments made of?
Definition
Keratin in human skin/nails
Term
In an animal centrosome how many centrioles are there?
Definition
2
Term
Do plants have centrioles in their centrosome?
Definition
No
Term
What enzyme does peroxisomes contain?
Definition
Catalose
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