Chapter 6

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all organisms are made of…
cells
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the cell is…
the simplest collection of matter that can be alive
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all cells are related by..
their descent from earlier cells
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cells can differ from one another but…
share common features
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eukaryotic cells have…
internal membranes that compartmentalize their functions
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bacteria and orchaea consist of
prokaryotic cells
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protists, fungi, animals, and plants are
eukaryotic cells
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basic features of all cells
plasma membrane, semifluid substance called cytosol, chromosomes, ribosomes
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no nucleus, DNA in an unbound region (nucleoid), no membrane-bound organelles, cytoplasm bound by the plasma membrane
prokaryotic cells
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DNA in nucleus bounded by a double membrane, membrane bound organelles, cytoplasm in the region between the plasma membrane and nucleus
eukaryotic cells
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Which is larger; eukaryotic or prokaryotic
eukaryotic
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plasma membrane
selective barrier that allows sufficent passage of oxygen, nutrients, and waste
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metabolic requirements set upper limits on…
the size of the cells
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The surface area to volume ratio of a cell is
crucial
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as a cell increases in size…
its volume grows proprtionately more than its surface area
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eukaryotic cell’s genetic instructions are…
housed in the nucleus and carried out by ribosomes
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the nucleus contains most of the… in a eukaryotic cell
DNA
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Ribsomes use information from the DNA to make
proteins
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the nucleus contains..
most of the cell’s genes and is usually the most conspicuous organelle
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nuclear envelope
encloses the nucleus, seprating it from the cytoplasm
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all organisms are made of…
cells
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each membrane in the cellular envenlope consists of…
a lipid bilayer
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regulates the entry and exit of molecules from the nucleus
pore complex
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lines the nuclear size of the envelope
nuclear lamina
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what is nuclear lamina composed of, what does it do
composed of proteins, maintains the shape of the nucleus
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DNA is organized into discrete units called
chromosomes
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each chromosome contains one DNA molecule associated with proteins called…
chromatin
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chromatin condenses to form…
discrete chromosomes as a cell prepares to divide
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located within the nucleus and is the site of RNA synthesis
nucleolus
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complexes made of ribosomal RNA and protein
ribosomes
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where do free ribsomes carry out protein synthesis
in the cytosol
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where do bound ribosomes carry out protein synthesis
outside of the endoplasmic reticulum
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regulates protein traffic and performs metablic functions in the cell
endomembrane system
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endomembrane system consists of…
nuclear envelop, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, lysomes, vacuoles, plasma membrane
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accounts for more than half of the total membrane in many eukaryotic cells
endoplasmic reticulum
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Smooth er
lacks ribosomes
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rough er
surface is studded with ribosomes
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smooth er functions
synthesizes lipids, metabolizes carbohydrates, detoxifies drugs and poisons, stores calciums ion
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rough er functions
secrete glycoproteins, transport vesicles, membrane factory for the cell
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proteins covalently bonded to carbohydrates
glycoproteins
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peroxisomes produce hydrogen peroxide and convert it to…
water
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golgi apparatus functions
modifies products of the ER, manufactures certain macromolecules, sorts and packages materials into transport vesicles
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membranous sac of hydrolytic enzymes that can digest macromolecules
lysome
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lysomal enzymes work best in…
the acidic environment inside the lysome
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hydrolytic enzymes are made by…and then transferred to… for further processing
rough ER, golgi apparatus
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some types of cells engulf aother cell by… forming a …
phagocytosis; food vacuole
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lysomes fuses with food vacuole to
digest the molecules
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lysosomes use enzymes to recycle the cell’s own organelles and macromolecules
autophagy
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large vesicles derived from the ER and golgi apparatus
vacuoles
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food vacuoles
formed by phagocytosis
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contractile vacuoles
pump excess water out of cells
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central vaculoses
hold organic compounds and water
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mitochondria
sites of cellular respiration, uses oxygen to generate ATP
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chloroplasts
sites of photosynthesis
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cristae
inner, folded membrane of the mitochondria
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inner membrane creates two compartments
intermembrane space and mitochondrial matrix
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chloroplasts contain…
chlorophyll (green pigments), enzymes, other molecles that function in photosythesis
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chloroplasts are found…
in leaves and other green organs of plants
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chloroplasts structure
thylakoids, membranous sacs, granum, stroma
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chloroplasts are in the … group
plastids
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specialized metabolic compartments bounded by a single membrane
peroxisomes
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peroxisomes produce hydrogen peroxide and convert it to…
water
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cytoskeleton
network of fibers extending through the cytoplasm
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what does the cytoskeleton do
organizes cell structure and activities
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cytoskeleton is composed of
microfilaments, intermediate filaments, microtubles
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cytoskeleton helps
support the cell and maintain its shape
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the cytoskeleton interacts with motor proteins to produce…
motility
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… travel along tracks provided by the cytoskeleton
vesicles
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three main fibers that make up the cytoskeleton
microfilaments, intermediate filaments, microtubules
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microfilaments function in
cellular motility
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microfilaments contain the protein
myosin and actin
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cells crawl along a surface by extending
pseudopodia
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circular flow of cytoplasm within cells
cytoplasmic streaming
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in animal cells, microtubulars grow out from a
centosome
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in animal cells, the centrosome has a pair of
centrioles
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microtubulars contol the beating of
flagella and cilia
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anchors the cilium or flagellum
basal body
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drives the bending movements of a cilium or flagellum
dynein (motor protein)
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an extracellular structure that distinguishes plant cells from animal cells
cell wall
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purpose of a cell wall
protects the plant cell, maintains its shape, and prevents excessive uptake of water
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made of cellulose fibers embedded in other polysaccharied and protein
plant cell walls
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primary cell wall
relatively thin and flexible
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middle lamella
thin layer between primary walls of adjacent cells
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secondary cell wall
added between plasma membrane and the primary cell wall
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animal cells are covered by
extracellulr matrix
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the extracellular matrix is made up of glycoproteins such as
collagen, proteoglycans, fibronectin
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extracellular matrix proteins bind to
integrins (receptor protein)
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extracellular matrix can
regulate a cells behavior (communicating through intergrins), influence the activity of genes in the nucleus
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channels that perforate plant cell walls
plasmodesmata
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allows water and small solutes to pass from cell to cell
plasmodesmata
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membranes of neighboring cells are pressed together, preventing leakage of extracellular fluid
tight junctions
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fasten cells together in strong sheets
desmosomes
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provide cytoplasmic channels between adjacent cells
gap junctions
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cells rely on…
intergration of structures and organelles in order to function
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