Unit 4 Cell Biology pt. 2 Flashcards

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What 3 processes must a cell carry on?

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1) Nutrition (Eat)
2) Respiration (Breathe)
3) Excretion (Pee)

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What is Brownian Motion?

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All molecules are constantly moving

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What is Diffusion?

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The process by which molecules of a substance move from areas of higher concentration to lower

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What is Concentration Gradient?

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The difference in concentration of molecules of a substance from a highest to lowest number

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What 3 things is the rate of diffusion effected by?

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1) Temperature
2) Pressure
3) Concentration Gradient

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Why do membranes control the passage of material into an out of the cell?

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They are Selectively Permeable

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What is the fluid mosaic model?

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Structure of the Membrane (Phospholipid Bi-layer)

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Oxygen and carbon dioxide dissolve in ______.

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Lipids

They can pass through the cell membrane

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Water cannot get through the membrane except at openings formed by _____.

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Proteins

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The diffusion of WATER through a membrane is called ______.

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Osmosis

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What percentage of the cell does water make up?

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70%

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What does iso mean?

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Equal

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What does hyper mean?

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A lot/over

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What does hypo mean?

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Low/under

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What is an example of an isotonic solution?

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Blood cells in plasma

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What is an example of a hypotonic solution?

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Fish in lakes

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What is turgor pressure?

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When pressure builds in a plant cell because of osmosis

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What is an example of a hypertonic solution?

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Saltwater

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What kind of carrier transport doesn’t need energy?

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Facilitated transport

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What kind of carrier transport needs energy?

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Active transport

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What is endocytosis?

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Bulk transport INTO the cell

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What is exocytosis?

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Bulk transport OUT OF the cell

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What are examples of endocytosis?

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Eating and Drinking

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What does endo mean?

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Into

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What does cyto mean?
Cell
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What does exo mean?
Out
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What does phago mean?
Eat
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What does pino mean?
Drink
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What are the 2 laws of Thermodynamics?
``` #1: Energy cannot be created nor destroyed #2: Energy cannot be converted w/o the loss of energy ```
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Where does all energy come from?
The sun
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What is an example of a Catabolic reaction?
Respiration
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What is an example of an Anabolic Reaction?
Photosynthesis
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What is the most important biological molecule of energy?
ATP
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What are the raw (beginning) materials of photosynthesis? (2)
1) CO2 | 2) H2O
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What are the end products of photosynthesis?
1) C6H12O6 | 2) O2
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What is the equation for photosynthesis?
H2O + CO2 -> C6H12O6 + O2 + H2O
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What does energy come in packets of?
Photons
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What color do plants NOT absorb?
Green
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What are substances that absorb light called?
Pigments
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What acts like a light trap during photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll
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What are the 3 types of plant pigments?
1) Chlorophyll 2) Carotenes (Orange) 3) Xanthopylls (Yellow)
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What are the 2 parts of the chloroplast?
1) Grana | 2) Stroma
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What are the 2 phases of photosynthesis?
1) Light Reactions | 2) Dark Reactions
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What is the change of gasses between organisms?
Breathing
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The breaking of chemical bonds of organic food molecules and releasing energy that can be used is called ______.
Respiration
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What is glycosis?
The breaking down of glucose
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Glycosis takes place in the_______.
Cytoplasm
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Both glycosis and fermentation are ______.
Anerobic
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How many ATP's are made in the mitochondria?
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Where does respiration happen?
All living cells
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When does respiration happen?
All the time
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What goes into respiration?
Sugar (Glucose)
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What comes out of respiration?
ATP (Energy)
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What kind of chemical reaction is respiration?
Catabolic
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Where does Photosynthesis happen?
Chloroplasts
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When does Photosynthesis happen?
When light is present
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What goes into photosynthesis?
CO2 and H2O
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What comes out of photosynthesis?
Sugar
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What is the energy result of photosynthesis?
Stored energy in sugar
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What type of chemical reaction is photosynthesis?
Anobolic