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3-1. Cells Flashcards

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Cell Theory

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All living organisms are made of cells

All cells come from previously existing cells

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What are the two kinds of microscopes?

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Light and electron microscope

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Light microscope

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Light passes through slide and glass to the eye

Magnifies up to 1000x

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electron microscope

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beam of electrons passes through objects, focused through magnifying lenses onto a screen
Magnifies up to 400,000x

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What are the two types of electron microscopes?

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scanning - 3d image of surface

transmission - inside section

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Robert Hooke

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First used the term cell to describe the little “room” he saw in tree bark

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Schleiden and Schwann

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Proposed that “all living things are composed as cells”, now known as the Cell Theory

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Rudolf Virchow

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made an addition to the cell theory: “all cells arise from previously existing cells”

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What are the three things common to all cells?

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plasma membrane
nucleus
cytoplasm

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plasma membrane (structure)

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aka “border patrol”

outermost membrane of all living cells; primarily made of two organic compounds: proteins and phospholipids

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plasma membrane (function)

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regulates passage of material in and out of cell - selectively permeable boundary

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nucleus (structure)

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aka “control center”
large, most obvious organelle in the cell
surrounded by a double membrane (nuclear envelope) with many holes (nuclear pores)

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nucleus (function)

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contains genetic information; directs all of the daily activities

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Which two organic compounds make up the plasma membrane?

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proteins and phospholipids

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nucleoplasm

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fluid inside nuclear envelope

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nucleolus

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dark spot visible during interphase (not dividing), where ribosomes are made

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chromatin

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long thin invisible strands of genetic material (DNA and protein) - present during interphase

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chromasomes

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chromatin coils into these visible bodies during mitosis

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If chromasomes are visible, then the cell is in ___.

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mitosis

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if chromatin is not visible within the cell, then the cell is in ___.

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interphase

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Red blood cells are ___.

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anucleate

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Skeletal muscle cells are ___.

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multinucleate

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nuclear envelope

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double membrane surrounding the cell’s nucleus

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nuclear pores

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holes in the nuclear envelope

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cytoplasm
cellular material between plasma membrane and nuclear envelope
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What are the two parts of cytoplasm?
cytosol and organelles
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cytosol
viscous fluid inside cells; made primarily of water and some dissolved solutes
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organelles
suspended in the cytosol; little organs are the metabolic machinery of the cell, each designed for a specific function
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List the major cytoplasmic organelles.
ribosomes - protein factories endoplasmic reticulum - pipeline Golgi apparatus - UPS station/collecting and packaging mitochondira - mighty mitochondira, power plant lysosomes - digestive stations
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ribosomes (function)
protein synthesis
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ribosomes (structure)
tiny structures made of RNA and protein; may be found in endoplasmic reticulum or free in cytoplasm
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endoplasmic reticulum (function)
movement of substances within cell; storage; protein synthesis (rough ER has attached ribosomes)
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endoplasmic reticulum (structure)
complicated network of membrane channels curving through cytoplasm
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What are the two types of endoplasmic reticulum
rough and smooth
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rough endoplasmic reticulum
outer surface of the tubes is covered with ribosomes (appear granular); sites of protein synthesis
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smooth endoplasmic reticulum
tubes without ribosomes; sites of lipid synthesis, drug detoxification, or mineral storage
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Golgi apparatus (function)
molecules made in ER migrate here for storage, modification and packaging. Vesicles pinch off end, migrate to plasma membrane, fuse with it, and release contents outside of cell
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Golgi apparatus (structure)
stacks of smooth flattened sacs resembling pancakes
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mitochondria (function)
supplies the energy needed by cell, through a long series of chemical reactions in which carbohydrates are broken down
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cellular respiration
C^6H^12O^6 + 6O^2 > 6CO^2 + 6H^2O + ATP CO^2 and H^2O - waste ATP - energy1
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mitochondria (structure)
long, cylendrical bodies enclosed in a double membrane, inner membrane folded into many christae
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Lysosomes (structure)
small membrane enclosed sacs in cytoplasm formed by budding from Golgi apparatus; contain digestive enzymes
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Lysosomes (function)
sites of intracellular digestion: - digests particles (eg. bacteria) taken in by endocytosis - autophagy - breaking down damaged organelles ("cell eating") - autolysis - if a cell is badly injured, the lysosomes rupture and the cell self-destructs (eg. skin peeling from burn) - break down bone to release calcium ions into the blood
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autophagy
lysosomes breaking down damaged organelles ("cell eating")
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autolysis
if a cell is badly injured, lysosomes rupture and cell self destructs (eg. skin peeling from a burn)
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Cell membranes are made of these two organic compounds
proteins and phospholipids
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Phospholipids have ___ heads and ___ tails
hydrophilic heads; hydrophobic tails
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When surrounded by water, phosophlipids: ___.
spontaneous form a bylayer, with heads facing water and tails hidden
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Proteins are scattered through lipid bylayer, creating a ___.
mosaic pattern
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integral proteins
firmly embedded; most act like open channels or act as carriers; others are receptors for hormones
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peripheral proteins
loosly attached to one surface, usually inside
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fluid mosaic model
all cell membranes are made of a bilayer of phospholipid molecules with protein molecules dispersed; the floating proteins form a constantly changing mosaic pattern
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What are the four membrane functions?
- provides a flexible boundary enclosing the cell contents and separating it from the ECF and external environment - facilitates contact between body cell (recognition and attraction) - provides receptors for chemicals (hormones, antibodies, neurotransmitters) - provides selective permeability allowing some substances to cross, while excluding others

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