Cells Flashcards

(55 cards)

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Dutch guy, Discovery and improvement of microscope

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Antoine Van Leeuwenhoek

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2
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Leeuwenhoek coined this term looking at protists in lake water

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Animalcules

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3
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Robert Hooke

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“Cells”

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4
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Hooke was studying this when he coined the term”cell”

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Cork

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5
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Nucleus discovery

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Robert Brown

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6
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Brown was studying

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Orchids

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7
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Cytoplasm & other organelles

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Other microscopists

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8
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Leeuwenhoek’s microscope

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Single lens

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9
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Developed the Compound microscope

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Joseph Jackson Lister

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10
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Number of lenses in Compound microscope

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2

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11
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All plants have cells

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Matthias Schleiden

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12
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All animals have cells

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Theodore Schwann

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13
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Proponents of unified cell theory

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Schwann and Schleiden

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14
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Cell theory (3)

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  1. All organisms made up of cell/s
  2. Fundamental unit of life
  3. Come from pre-existing cells
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15
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Modern Cell Theory

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  1. Same chemical composition (SPONCH)
  2. Use Energy (ATP)
  3. Contain DNA (duplicated and passed on)
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16
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General features of cells

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DNA
RNA
Ribosomes
Proteins
Cytoplasm
Cell/Plasma Membrane
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17
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Why are cells small?

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Surface area:volume ratio

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18
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Amount of substances taken in and waste taken out

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Surface area

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19
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Amount of chemical activity iver time

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Volume

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20
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Multicellular organisms ______ to increase ratio

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Change cell shapes

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21
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Structures only in Prokaryotic cells

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Nucleoid region
Capsule
Pili

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22
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Slime/ gelatin layer for protection and adhesion

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Capsule

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23
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Prokaryote:
Compartmentalization of chem reaction
REGULATION

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Internal membrane

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Adhesion in prokaryotes

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Pili / fimbria

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Material exchange through contact
Conjugation
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Organelle responsible for matl exchange through conjugation
Pili
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Only in Animal Cells
Centrioles Lysosomes Cilia Flagella
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Only in Plant Cells
Cell Wall Contractile Vacuole Chloroplast
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Channels that allow cytoplasmic strands to extend between adjacent cells
Plasmodesmata
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Clear and gel-like substance of cytoplasm
Cytosol
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Cell wall functions
Shape Support Protection
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Where is information stored in DNA
Nucleotide sequences
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Instructions and genetic material
DNA
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Degrade and store
vacuoles
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Space within cristae
Mitochondrial matrix
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Lipid synthesis
Smooth ER
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Hormone synthesis
Smooth ER
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Cell suicide | Burst all lysosomes at once
Apoptosis
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_____ detoxifies Hydrogen peroxide coming from _____ from the process of _____
Peroxisome Mitochondria Cellular Respiration
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Contains watery solution of enzymes Regulates H20 concentration Keeps cell tough and turgid (in hypotonic solution)
Central vacuole
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Folds in Mitochondria
Cristae
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Chlorplasts are considered as...
Plastids
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Chromoplssts synthesize..
Color/pigment
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Leocoplasts synthesize
Starch
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Stack of thylakoids
Granum/Grana (pl)
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Site of photosynthesis
Thylakoid membrane
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Space in chloroplast | Site of Dark reactions
Stroma
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Cytoskeleton functions
Shape Support Movement Highway/Tracks for motor proteins
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Components of cytoskeleton
``` Actin Filaments (movement and shape) Intermediate filaments (stability, resist tension) Microtubules (highway) ```
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DNA strands
Chromatin
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DNA coils
Chromosome
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"Swimmer's arm"
Cilia
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"Snake"
Flagella
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Centriole pairs
Centrosomes
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Organize microtubules | Affect spacial arrangement and nucleus position
Centrioles