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cells part 3 Flashcards

(14 cards)

1
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microfilaments

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-smallest, thinnest
-help a cell or parts of a cell to move
-determine cell shape
-made of protein actin
-have distinct ends: plus and minus
-form long helical chains

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microtubules

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long, hollow cylinders; form a rigid internal skeleton; act as a framework for motor proteins; made from dimers of the protein tubulin; can change length rapidly by adding or losing dimers at plus or minus ends; ex of quaternary structure

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cilia

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short, hundreds on one cell, move stiffly to propel the cell or move fluid over a cell

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4
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flagella

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longer, usually one or two present, movement is snakelike

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motor proteins

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moves vesicles or organelles from one part of a cell to another

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kinesin

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-is - to +
-binds to a vesicle and “walks” it along by changing shape
-move materials toward the plus end

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7
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dynein

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+ to -; move materials toward the minus end

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8
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first eukaryote

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appears in the fossil record 2.7 billion years ago

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9
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symbiosis

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living together

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10
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theory of endosymbiosis

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proposes that mitochondria and chloroplasts arose when one cell overtook another cell

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11
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plasma membrane

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permeable

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12
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vesicles

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pinched off bags

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cytoskeleton

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-supports and maintains cell shape
-holds organelles in position
-moves organelles
-involved in cytoplasmic streaming
-interacts with extracellular structures to hold cells in place
-composed of three types of filaments

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intermediate filaments

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tough, ropelike protein structures; anchor cell structures in place; thick and rigid structure

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