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Made of phospholipids, protein & cholesterol
-Forms the outermost boundary of a cell
-Permits certain substances to come in or leave the cell
-Is selectively permeable
Cell membrane
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A watery solution of minerals, organic molecules & gases
-Found between the cell membrane & the nucleus
Cytoplasm
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Contains the chromosomes of a cell
-is the control center of a cell because the genes it contains
-Contains the nucleolus
-Mature red blood cells lack this structure
Nucleus
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The 3 organic molecules that make up cell membrane
- 1. Phospholipids 2. Proteins
- 3. Cholesterol
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Provides stability for the cell membrane
Cholesterol
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Form pores & transporters in the cell membrane
Proteins
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Are antigens, in combination with oligosaccharides
Proteins
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Permit the diffusion of lipid-soluble substances into or out of the cell.
Phospholipids
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Are receptor sites for hormones
Proteins
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Structure: An extensive series of membranous tubules that extend from the nuclear membrane to the cell membrane may be rough or smooth.
Function: Passageway for transport of materials within the cell
Endoplasmic reticulum
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Structure: Made of proteins & ribosomal RNA
Function: The site of protein synthesis
Ribosomes
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Structure: A series of flat, membraneous sacs
Function: Synthesize carbohydrates & secrete materials from the cell
Golgi apparatus
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Structure: Double-membrane structures; the inner membrane has folds called cristae
Function: the site of ATP production
Mitochondria
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Structure: A single-membrane structures that contain tissue-digesting enzymes
Function: Digest warn out cell parts or ingested bacteria
Lysosomes
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Structure: Two rod shaped structures perpendicular to one another
Function: Organize the spindle fibers during cell division
Centrioles
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Structure: Short thread-like projections through the cell membrane
Function: Sweep materials across the cell surface
Cilia
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Structure: A single, long, thread-like projection
Function: Provides motility for a sperm cell
Flagellum
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Structure: Folds of the cell membrane on the free surface
Function: Increase surface area for absorption by the cell
Microvilli
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Structure: Barrel-shaped enzymatic structure
Function: The site of destruction of damaged proteins
Proteasome
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Definition: The movement of molecules from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration
Example: The movement of oxygen from the blood to the cells of the body.
Diffusion
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Definition: The diffusion of water through an semipermeable membrane.
EX: The absorption of water by the small intestine or kidneys
Osmosis
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Definition: Diffusion of molecules, requiring carrier enzymes or transporters
EX: The intake of glucose by cells of the body
Facilitated diffusion
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Definition: The use of energy to move molecules from an area of lesser concentration to an area of greater concentration
EX: The absorption of amino acids or glucose by the cells of the small intestine
Active transport
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Definition: Water & dissolved materials moved through a membrane from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure
EX: Blood pressure in capillaries forces plasma out to become tissue fluid
Filtration
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Definition: The engulfing of something by a moving cell
Ex: The engulfing of bacteria by white blood cells
Phagocytosis
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Definition: The engulfing of something by stationary cell
Ex: the reabsorption of small proteins by cells of the kidneys tubules
Pinocytosis
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Has the same concentration of dissolved material as does a cell
Isotonic solution
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Has higher concentration of dissolved material than does a cell
Hypertonic solution
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Has lower concentration of dissolved materials than does a cell
Hypotonic solution
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Makes up chromosomes of a cell, which are found in the nucleus
DNA
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Human cells contain how many of these DNA structures?
46
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A DNA molecule is made of ___strands of nucleotides twisted into a spiral called a _____.
Two Double helix
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The complimentary base pairing of DNA means that adenine is always paired with ________ cytosine is always paired with _______.
Thymine guanine
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A gene is a segment of DNA that is the genetic code for one ______
Protein
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A protein is made of the smaller molecules called________
amino acids
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The DNA code for one amino acid consists of how many bases? ______
-Therefore, the name for this code may also be the ______ code
-The other name for a triplet is a ______
Three Triplex Codon
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An RNA molecule consists of how many strands of nucleotides?
One
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One type of RNA copies the genetic code of a DNA gene; this type is called _______ RNA, which may be abbreviated _______
messenger MRNA
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The bases found in mRNA are adenine, guanine, cytosine and ______
uracil
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An mRNA molecule is synthesized from the DNA in the_____(part) of a cell, but then ,over to the cytoplasm & becomes attached to which type of cell organelle?
Nucleus Ribosomes
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A second type of RNA picks up amino acids in the cytoplasm of a cell; this type is called____RNA, which may be abbreviated _______
transfer tRNA
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A tRNA has a triplet of bases called an anticodon, which matches the _____to the mRNA & ensures that the amino acid is positioned in it's proper place in the protein
Codon
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Enzymes to form______bonds between amino acids are contained in the_____to which the mRNA is attached
Peptide Ribosomes
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The expression of the genetic code that gives us our hereditary characteristics is summarized in the sequence below
DNA --> ________ Proteins --> Hereditary characteristics ______--> Catalyze reactions to hereditary characteristics
mRNA Structural proteins Enzymes
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Which part is transcription? Which part is translation?
DNA→mRNA is transcription
Protein is translation?
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-Two identical cells are produced
-One cell with the diploid number of chromosomes divides one
-The cells produced are needed for the growth & repair of tissues
-Each cell produced has the diploid number of chromosomes
Mitosis
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-4 cells are produced
-one cell w/ the diploid # of chromosomes divides twice
-Each cell produced has the haploid # of chromosomes
-The cells produced are egg or sperm cells
Meiosis
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Before meiosis or mitosis takes place, a cell is said to be in a stage called interphase. During this time, DNA replication takes place. Explain what happens in DNA replication.
Each DNA molecule makes a copy of itself.
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-The centrioles organize the formation of the spindle fibers
-The chromosomes coil up & become visible as short rods, each is a pair of chromatids connected at the centromere.
The nuclear membrane disappears.
Prophase
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-The spindle fibers pull each set of chromosomes toward opposite poles of the cell
-Each chromatid is now considered a separate chromosome.
Metaphase
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-The pairs of chromatids line up on the equator of the cell
-The centimeters divide.
Anaphase
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-Each set of chromosomes uncoils, & nuclear membranes are re-formed
-Cytokinesis, the division of the cytoplasm, follows
Telophase
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Mitosis
Site:
Reason:
- Site: Outer layer of skin
- Reason: To replace cells that are worn off skin surface
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Mitosis
Site:
Reason:
- Site:Red bone marrow
- Reason: To replace RBC's that live only 120 days or stomach lining, to replace cells destroyed by hydrochloric acid in gastric juice
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Human cell that does not reproduce by mitosis
- Nerve cells or muscle cells
- Significance: Loss of these cells will have a permanent effect on the functioning of the organ of which they are a part of.
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What is the order of mitosis?
1.Interphase 2.Prophase 3.Metaphase 4. Anaphase 5.Telophase 6. Cytokinesis
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The organelles in which cell respiration takes place
Mitochondria
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Intracellular structures w/ specific roles in cellular functioning
Organelles
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Egg & sperm cells
Gametes
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Movement of molecules against a concentration gradient
Active transport
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the usual # of chromosomes within a cell
Diploid
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A membrane that permits only certain substances to pass through
Selectively Permeable
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Control center of the cell
Nucleus
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The cell division process that forms gametes
Meiosis
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The process by which a stationary cell takes in small particles
Pinocytosis
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Half of the usual # of chromosomes
Haploid
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Diffusion of water through a membrane
Osmosis
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Found between the cell membrane & the nucleus
Cytoplasm
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Mode of phospholipids, cholesterol & proteins
Cell membrane
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A statement that best explains the available evidence
theory
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Type of cell division essential for repair of tissues
Mitosis
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The process in which blood pressure creates tissue fluid
Filtration
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A human cell has 46 of these
Chromosomes
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Genetic code for 1 protein
Gene
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Movement of molecules with or along a concentration gradient
Diffusion
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Mr. D is receiving chemotherapy for cancer. This medication inhibits the process of mitosis, which slows the production of malignant cells. Also affected, how ere, are other cells that undergo rapid mitosis.
Mr. D may develop anemia if the ___________is affected in this way?
Redbone marrow
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Intraveneous solutions are often isotonic, which means that their concentrations of water & dissolved materials are ________ as the concentrations found in the blood plasma
The Same
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If distilled water mistakenly administered intravenously, the red blood cells at the site would_____ water by the process of_____ & would eventually_______
gain osmosis swell
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Certain antibiotics that are used to treat bacterial infections inhibit the synthesis of the nucleic acids DNA & RNA. ALthough this may slow the growth of bacteria, the same processes in human cells may also be inhibited. Without SNA synthesis, what cellular process could not take place?___________
2.Without RNA synthesis, what cellular process would not take place?__________
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The cell organelles most directly associated with cell division are the :
Centrioles
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The hereditary material of cells is____, which is found in the ________of the cell
DNA/chromosomes
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The major structural parts of a cell are the:
Cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm
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The cell organelle most directly associated w/ the production of cellular proteins is
Ribosomes
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The cellular transport mechanism that depend upon transporters or carrier enzymes in the cell membrane is:
Facilitated diffusion
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The cellular transport mechanism that depends upon blood pressure is:
filtration
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A water-salt solution with the same salt concentration as in cells is called:
Isotonic
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Mitosis produces cells that have:
The diploid # of chromosomes, 46 for people
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Meiosis produces cells that have:
The haploid # of chromosomes, 23 for people
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The organic molecules in the cell membrane that form pores & receptor sites for hormones are:
Proteins
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Meiosis is necessary to produce:
Egg or sperm cells
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Mitosis is necessary for:
Growth & repair of tissues
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The function of cilia is to:
Sweep materials across the surface
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THE NUCLEUS OF A CELL:
Regulates the activities of a cell by means of the genetic materials it contains
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The function of a golgi apparatus of a cell is to synthesize
Carbohydrates
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Diffusion is defined as the movement of molecules: from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration
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A gene is the genetic code for one:
Protein
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The complimentary base pairing of DNA is:
A-T & G-C
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The complimentary base pairing of DNA with mRNA is:
A-U & G-C
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Human cells that usually do not undergo mitosis in an adult are:
Nerve cells & muscle cells
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The cell organelle most directly associated with the destruction of damaged cellular proteins is the:
Proteasome
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The function of the microvilli of a cell is to:
Increase the surface area of the cell membrane
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In the body, the process of diffusion is responsible for the movement of :
Oxygen & CO2
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A cell that has the potential to develop into several different kinds of cell is a:
stem cell
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The cells lining the small intestine absorb glucose & amino acids by the process of:
Active transport
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The exchange of gases between the air in the lungs & the blood
diffusion
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The absorption of water by the small intestine
Osmosis
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