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Chapters 6+7 (69 cards)

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Light Microscopes

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Allow for images of living processes in which light is passed through a stained specimen

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Electron Microscopes

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Can get a detailed and much more magnified image as electrons are traveling through the unstained speciman

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Cell Fractionation

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The process that deconstructs cell parts (organelles) by separating them by force

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Centrifuge

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The machine that spins the specimen being fractionated

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Supernatant

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The liquid separated from the dense pellet after cell fractionation. This part contains the cell parts not being studied

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Eukaryotic Cells

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Cells that have compartmentalized sections (organelles) that carry out specific processes, a nucleus, and are often multicelled organisms

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Prokaryotic Cells

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Cells that are much smaller, contain no organelles or nucleus, and usually exist as a unicellular organism

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Nucleoid

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The unbound region in a prokaryotic cell where DNA is stored

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Flagella/Cilia

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Extracellular expenditures that are responsible for cellular movement in prokaryotes (and select eukaryotes)

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Nuclear Envelope

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The membrane that separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm

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Nuclear Pores

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Microscopic pores on the nucleus that regulates which substances exit and enter the nucleus, most commonly mRNA

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Nuclear Lamina

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The fluid area between the double membrane of the nucleus that helps maintain its shape

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Nucleolus

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The dense area within the nucleus responsible for rRNA synthesis

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Ribosomes

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Non-membrane bound structures that are responsible for protein synthesis in all cells

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Endomembrane System

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The collection of organelles that regulate protein traffic (Nuclear envelope, ER, Golgi, Lysosome, Vauole, Plasma Membrane)

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Vesicle

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Membrane-bound proteins that transport materials across the cell

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Glycoproteins

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Proteins covalently bonded to carbohydrates used for cell signaling

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Golgi Apparatus

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The membrane-bound organelle that modifies ER products and sorts them into transport vesicles

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Lysosome

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Organelle found in animal cells that uses hydrolytic enzymes to break down large macromolecules

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Phagocytosis

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The process in which the cell engulfs another cell, forming a food vacuole. The lysosome then fuses with the food vacuole to digest the molecules inside

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Autophagy

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When lysosomes digest and recycle organelles that aren’t being used by the cell by breaking them down

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Vacuole

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Large vesicles originating from the ER/Golgi that are used for storage

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Mitochondria

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Double membrane-bound organelles that carry out cellular respiration and contain their own proteins, ribosomes, and DNA

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Chloroplasts

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Double membrane-bound organelles found in plants where photosynthesis occurs. They contain chlorophyll, thylakoids, ribosomes, DNA, and stroma

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Endosymbiont Theory
This theory proposes that mitochondria and chloroplasts were once their own prokaryotic cells that were engulfed by a larger eukaryotic cell. This theory is supported by the fact that mitochondria and chloroplasts have a double-membrane, contain free ribosomes and DNA, and grow and reproduce (split) independently within the cell
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Plastids
Name given to organelles specific to plants
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Peroxisomes
Specialized oxidative organelles that monitor hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) levels by decomposing H2O2 into water and oxygen
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Cytoskeleton
The network of fibers throughout the cytoplasm that organizes organelles (fits them in place) and provides structural support for the cell
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Microtubules
Hollow rods that shape the cell and place organelles on tracks to be anchored in place. They also are responsible for chromosome separation during cell division
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Centrosome
Where microtubules grow out of in animals cells
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Centrioles
Compose the centrosome, made of 3 triplets of microtubules arranged in a ring
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Microfilaments
The solid rods arranged in a twisted double chain made of actin subunits that bear tension within the cell
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Pseudopodia
Extracellular extensions that allow cells to "crawl" across a surface
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Cytoplasmic Streaming
The flow of cytoplasm within the cell which is important for the distribution of materials and nutrients
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Intermediate Filaments
Permanent fixtures that support cell shape and fix organelles in place
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Cell Wall
The extracellular surrounding layer in plant cells and prokaryotes that protects the cell from its environment and allows for increased water intake
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Extracellular Matrix (ECM)
The system made of glycoproteins in animal cells that regulate cellular behavior by communicating with other cells
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Integrins
Receptor proteins found in the membrane of animal cells
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Cell Junctions
The cellular communication (by adhering/interacting) through direct physical contact via tight junctions, desmosomes, and gap junctions
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Amphipathic
When a molecule contains both hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions
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Fluid Mosaic Model
States that the cell membrane is made up of various parts that contribute to its fluidity (proteins, carbohydrates, cholesterol)
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Cholesterol
Type of lipid that can stabilize membrane fluidity when temperatures change
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Peripheral Proteins
Proteins bound to the surface of the membrane either on the extracellular side or the cytoplasmic side
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Integral Proteins
Membrane proteins embedded in the phospholipid bilayer
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Transmembrane Protein
Membrane proteins that stretch the entire width of the phospholipid bilayer (poking out at each end)
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Channel Proteins
Transport proteins with a hydrophilic channel that allow for the straight passage of charged particles
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Carrier Proteins
Transport proteins with hydrophilic bonding sites that change shape when bonded and "push" the molecule through the phospholipid bilayer
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Aquaporins
Channel proteins specific for the facilitation of water across the membrane
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Diffusion
The tendency for molecules to spread out evenly in order to maintain an equal concentration
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Dynamic Equilibrium
When concentrations across a membrane are equal yet molecules keep diffusing, just in equal ratios
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Passive Transport
Diffusion of a substance across a membrane with NO outside energy expended by the cell
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Facilitated Diffusion
Passive transport assisted by a transmembrane protein
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Osmosis
The diffusion of water
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Water Potential
The potential energy/probability of water movement from one solution to another due to solute potential and pressure potential. Water always flows to an area of lower water potential
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Tonicity
The ability solutions to cause water loss or gain within the cell
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Isotonic
When the solute concentration of a solution equals the solute concentration of the cell and there is no net movement
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Hypertonic
When the solute concentration of a solution is greater than the solute concentration of the cell and diffusion occurs in favor of the higher solute conc (the solution)
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Hypotonic
When the solute concentration of a solution is less than the solute concentration of the cell and diffusion occurs in favor of the higher solute conc (the cell)
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Plasmolysis
When the plasma membrane of a plant cell contracts away from the cell wall due to excessive water loss
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Osmoregulation
The control of solute concentration to maintain water balance within a system, necessary for adaptation
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Active Transport
The diffusion of substances against their concentration gradient in which extra energy is required
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Membrane Potential
The voltage difference across a membrane. The cell is charged with a slight positive emphasis on its extracellular side and a slight negative emphasis on its cytoplasmic side
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Electrochemical Gradient
The combination of chemical and electrical forces that drive the diffusion of ions across a membrane
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Electrogenic (Proton) Pump
A transport protein that generates a voltage (pressure to push ions through)
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Cotransport
Occurs when active transport of a solute indirectly drives the transport of another substance
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Exocytosis
When vesicles fuse with the membrane to release its waste contents out of the cell
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Endocytosis
When the cell takes in macromolecules by allowing for a membrane to fold inside
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Pinocytosis
When a cell intakes fluid and nutrients from outside the cell via vesicle
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Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis
When a cell acquires specific substances due to receptor proteins on the extracellular side of the plasma membrane that bind with the desired molecules before being engulfed

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