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The Cell
Concepts of Biology 111 Test 1
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
01/30/2013

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3 parts of the cell theory
Definition

1. All living things are made of cells

2. Every new cell comes from the division of a pre existing cell

3. Cells are the basic unit of life

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Prokaryotic
Definition
Have cells walls, capsule, fimbrae, conjugation pili, small, lack membrane bound organelles
Term
Eukaryotes
Definition
Larger in size, contain membrane bound organelles
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List 4 cellular structures uniquely associated with prokaryotic cells
Definition
Cell walls, capsule, fimbrae, conjugation pili
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4 structures unique to plant cells
Definition
Cells walls, vacuoles, chloroplasts, plasmodesmata
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3 structures unique to plant cells
Definition
centrioles, extracellular matrix, other cell junctions
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Cell membrane
Definition
sturdy, flexible, selectively permeable
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Cytoplasm
Definition
the aqueous interior (cytosol) plus the organelles
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Organelles
Definition
membrane bound "mini-organs"
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Ribosome
Definition
RNA/ protein complexes; site of protein synthesis
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Necleus
Definition
stores DNA
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Endoplasmic reticulum
Definition
manufactures proteins and lipids
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Golgi apparatus
Definition
packages biomolecules
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Lysosomes
Definition
Contains digestive enzymes to break down worn out cell parts
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Mitochondria
Definition

site of cellular respiration which extracts energy from glucose to make ATP

("mighty mitochondria")

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Chloroplasts
Definition
the sire of photosynthesis that captures energy from the sun and converts it to chemical energy in the bonds of glucose
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Cytoskeleton
Definition
Microtubules, intermediate filaments, actin, myosin, kinesin, dynein
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Cilia & flagella
Definition
movement
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Describe the structure of the cell membrane in terms of the 4 main biomolecules present
Definition

Phospholipid bilayer- very flexible

Cholesterol- gives structure to the membrane

Glycolipids & glycoproteins- cell identity markers

Proteins

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Channel proteins
Definition

form channels

(membrane protein)

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Junction proteins
Definition

form connections

(membrane protein)

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Transport proteins
Definition

move atoms and molecules across the membrane

(membrane protein)

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Receptor proteins
Definition

bind to a signal molecule to initiate a response in the cell

(membrane protein)

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Enzymatic protein
Definition

an enzyme attached to the membrane

(membrane protein)

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Cell junction
Definition
holds cells together
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Adhesion junctions
Definition

allows stretching

(cell junction)

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Tight junctions
Definition

forms a solid barrier

(cell junction)

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Gap junctions
Definition

allow communication

(cell junction)

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Extracellular matrix
Definition
a meshwork of proteins and polysaccharides outside the cell membrane; may be hard, gelatinous, or liquid
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Passive transport
Definition
movement of molecules from an area of higher solute concentration gradient; does not require ATP, but uses kinetic energy
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Active transport
Definition
requires large amounts of ATP to pump solutes into or out of the cell, against concentration gradients
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Simple diffusion
Definition
molecules move through gaps in membrane
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Simple diffusion
Definition
molecules move through gaps in membrane
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Facilitated diffusion
Definition
molecules move through a channel protein
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Osmosis
Definition
movement of water from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration
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Isotonic solutions
Definition
greater concentration of solutes as inside the cell= osmotic pressure on both sides
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Hypertonic solutoins
Definition
greater concentration of solutes than inside the cell= outside has lower osmotic pressure so water moves out of the cell
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Hypotonic solutions
Definition
greater concentration of solutes than inside the cell= outside has greater osmotic pressure so water moves into the cell
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Primary active transport
Definition
uses Sodium Potassium Pump
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Exocytosis
Definition
movement out of the cell
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Endocytosis
Definition
movement into the cell
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Phagocytosis
Definition
solutes
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Pinocytosis
Definition
water
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