Unit 1 Test Flashcards
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What is an organelle?
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- Inside the cell–> each individual part such as nucleus, Golgi
- Smaller than the cell
- Tiny organs in the cell
- Smaller than the cell
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What is the purpose of the nucleus
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- To control the cell and the functions in the cell
2. Stores DNA
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List two places you can find ribosomes in the cell
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Rough ER, cytoplasm
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List one cool thing lysosomes do
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Program cell death
Dispose of debris/trash
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If your body didn’t have vesicles, what would happen (or not be able to happen)
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- It wouldn’t be able to transport proteins
- Transportation wouldn’t happen in between cells and from one organelle from another so a cell might not have the right amount of nutrients
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- One main goal of the cell is to make… because they run your body
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Proteins
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Which organelle holds the instructions for making proteins
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Nucleus
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What organelle actually makes proteins
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Ribosomes (in the rough er, and cytoplasm)
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What organelle modifies and packages proteins
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Golgi apparatus
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Which organelle transports proteins where they need to go
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Vesicles
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what is the monomer of nucleic acids
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nucleotides
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what macromolecule is used for short term energy signaling
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carbohydrates
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what is a monosaccharide
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monomer of carbohydrates
a simple sugar
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what are lipids used for
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protecting the cell
cell membrane
insulation
long term energy storage
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what macromolecule is considered the informational molecule
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nucleic acid
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where rRNA is made
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nucleolus
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critical for cell division
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centrioles
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where lipids are made
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smooth ER
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where ATP is made
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mitochondria
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can propel the entire cell through fluids
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flagella
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which organelle plays the most critical role in maintaining homeostasis
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cell membrane
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list the two main types of cellular transport and what one type requires that the other doesn’t
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active transport: requires energy (ATP)
passive transport: doesn’t require energy
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what organelle is critical for endocytosis and exocytosis to occur
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vesicles
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what types of molecules can’t get through the cell membrane easily
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large molecules
polar molecules
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produces and secretes hormones
endocrine system
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acts as a barrier to protext the body from the outside world
integumentary
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controls voluntary and involuntary actions
nervous system
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provides support and protection for internal organs
skeletal
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critical for nutrient transport and gas exchange
cardiovascular
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The head is … to the shoulders
superior
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the fingers are... to the elbow
distal
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the lungs are... to the rib cage
deep
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a paper cut would be considered a ... wound
superficial
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the shoulders are... to the chest
lateral
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smallest unit of all living things
cell
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similar cells with a common function
tissue
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made of 2 or more types of tissues
organ
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group of organs working toward a common goal
organ system
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highest level of structural organization for an individual
organism
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the study of the struture of an organism
anatomy
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the study of how an organism's body functions
physiology
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8 functions necessary for life
maintaining boundaries
movement
responsiveness
digestion
metabolism
excretion
reproduction
growth
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5 survival needs
nutrients
oxygen
normal body temperature
water
normal atmospheric pressure
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describe anatomical position
body straight with feet slightly apart
thumbs pointed away from the body
palms facing forward
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the nose is... to the ear
medial
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the hip is ... to the pelvis
lateral
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the chest is ... to the back
anterior
ventral
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the spine is ... to the stomach
posterior
dorsal
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medial plane
straight down the center of the body
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coronal/frontal plane
separates the front (anterior) and back (posterior) of the body.
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sagittal plane
separates the left and right sides of the body
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transverse plane
separates the upper (superior) and lower (inferior) halves of the body
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the dorsal body cavity
encloses brain and spinal chord
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what membrane protects the dorsal body cavities
meninges
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the ventral body cavities
protects the visceral organs
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three major divisions of the ventral body cavity
thoracic, abdominal, pelvic
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what membrane lines the ventral body cavities
serosa
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inner layer of the double layered membrane that lines the ventral body cavities
visceral serosa
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outer layer of the double layered membrane that lines the ventral body cavity
parietal serosa
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umbilical region
belly button area
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epigastric region
space above dural part of the spine
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hypochondriac
ribs
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hypogastric
below stomach
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iliac
part of hip bone is called ilia
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muscular tissue's responsibilities
movement of skeleton, beating of heart, movement of food through digestive system
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connective tissue responsibilities
makes up bone, cartilage, blood
connects organs together
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nervous tissue responsibilities
conducts electrical impulses through the brain, spinal chord, and nerves
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responsibilities of epithelial tissue
makes up skin, lining of internal pathways, and glands
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the structure in which DNA is shaped
double helix
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what are the sides of DNA made of (the sides of the "ladder"
phosphate and sugar molecules
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what are the "rungs" of DNA made out of
nitrogen bases such as adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine
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what is the principle of base pairing
a always bonds with t and c always bonds with g
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what does dna code
codes all of the proteins required by the body
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2 major processes used to create proteins
transcriptions and translation
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the process of converting DNA code into mRNA messages
transcription
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what type of cell division happens in somatic (body) cells
mitosis
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what type of cell division happens in gametes (sex cells)
meiosis
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how many daughter cells does a meiosis-parent cell make
4 different daughter cells
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how many daughter cells are made in mitosis
two identical daughter cells
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two examples of passive transport processes
diffusion and osmosis
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when molecules move naturally from high to low concentration; does not require energy
passive transport
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what is facilitated confusion
when larger molecules are helped across the membrane by channels made of proteins
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what is active transport
it moves molecules from LOW to HIGH concentration and requires energy
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7 things that qualify something to be a living thing
made of cells
respond to simuli
able to grow and reproduce
uses energy and has a metabolism
contains DNA or rna as genetic material
adapt to their environment
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specialized structures within the cell that work together to help the cell function
organelles
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structure of cytoplasm
jelly like fluid inside of cells
mainly made of water
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function of cytoplasm
holds everything in place
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structure of cell membrane
selective permeable barrier
2 layers of phospholipids
carbohydrates embedded throughout to provide structure
proteins are embedded to aid in transporting nutrients and signals
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function of cell membrane
controls what goes in and out
phospholipids allow for some molecules to easily pass through
small, nonpolar, hydrophobic, neutral molecules and water can pass easily
polar molecules cant pass easily
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structure of cytoskeleton
threadlike fibers
made of proteins
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function of cytolasm
support, maintain shape, motility, and regulate biochemical activities
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what is a centriole
an organelle associated with the cytoskeleon
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structure of a centriole
made of microtubules
microtubules grow out of centrioles
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function of centrioles
appear during cell division
help call divide by pulling chromosomes apart
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cilia structure
shorter than flagella, more numerous, like tiny oars
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flagella structure
longer than cilia, fewer
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function of cilia
move fluid across cell's surface
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flagella function
move entire cell through extracellular fluid (sperm)
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nucleus structure
contains genetic material
surrounded by a nuclear envelope/membrane with pores that control what goes in and out
nucleolus at center
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nucleus function
protects the dna that controls the activities in the cell
nucleolus is where ribosomes are formed
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what forms inside a nucleolus
ribosomes
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structure of ribosomes and location
made of proteins and rRNA
located on rough ER and floating in cytoplasm
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function of ribosomes
make proteins
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rough ER structure
has ribosomes on surface
hugs nucleus
network of membranes and sacs
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function of rough er
makes proteins
send transport vesicles to golgi apparatus
package proteins for secretion
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vesicles
transport proteins around and out of the cell
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smooth er structure
no ribosomes on surface
attached to rough er
network of membranes and sacs
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function of smooth er
makes lipids
modifies small molecules
sit of glycogen degradation
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golgi apparatus structure
folded/flattened membrane sacs
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golgi apparatus
gets vesicles of protein from rough er and processes, modifies, packages, and sorts them for transport
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lysosomes structure
contains hydrolytic enzymes for breaking things down
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functions of lysosomes
breakdown dead stuff
can do programmed cell death
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structure of vacuoles
smaller and can be more numerous in animal cells
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vacuoles function
storage
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mitochondia structure
two parts: folded membrane and enzyme-packed fluid
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function of mitochondria
where cellular respiration occurs
breaks down chemical energy in food to release it as usable energy in the form of ATP
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when a sperm fertilizes an egg, the single cell that forms has the potential to form all the cells in an entire organism... this cell is called a
totipotent cell
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cells that can differentiate into many types of specialized cells
pluripotent cells
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what is simple diffusion
moves with the concentration gradient
Zero energy needed-->passive transport
particles going through the cell membrane
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are endocytosis and exocytosis forms of passive or active transport
active
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give a scenario where a cell may need to perform of endocytosis
amoeba taking nutrients into a vacuole, large molecule into cell like a large polysaccharide
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what type of transport is needed for water to travel across the cell membrane at a substantial rate, the water molecules travel through protein channels known as aquaporins
facilitated diffusion
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what type of transport is needed for when water molecules are polar, they are also very small
simple diffusion
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what type of transport is needed for when charged ions are traveling through a cell membrane with the concentration gradient
simple diffusion
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what type of transport is needed for when cells lining the gut need to take in glucose, but at a certain time, the concentration of extracellular glucose is lower than the concentration already stored in the cells
active transport
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at a certain time, glucose is in a high concentration outside of a cell and needs to travel through the membrane into the cell
active transport
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monomer of nucleic acids and functions
nucleotide; codes for proteins, transcriptions, translation
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monomer of proteins and functions
amino acids; short term energy, motor and transport proteins, creates hemoglobin, repairs/builds muscle and tissue, enzymes, antibodies, hormones
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monomer of carbohydrates and function
monosaccharides and polypeptides; long term energy
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monomer of lipids and functions
fatty acids and glycerol molecules; insulation, protects cell, allows certain things in and out, moves and stores energy
