15831774282 | Types of cell communication | Autocrine, Juxtacrine, Paracrine, Endocrine | 0 | |
15831787876 | Autocrine | within the same cell | 1 | |
15831793171 | Juxtocrine | between touching cells | 2 | |
15831798699 | Paracrine | between nearby cells | 3 | |
15831810553 | Endocrine | between distant cells through the bloodstream | 4 | |
15831853921 | 3 parts of signal transduction pathway | reception, transduction, response | 5 | |
15831949375 | Reception (signal transduction pathway) | Ligand binds to receptor protein | 6 | |
15831958162 | Transduction (signal transduction pathway) | the signal travels through the cell to the response site. Amplification and phosphorylation happen here | 7 | |
15832016946 | response (signal transduction pathway) | the cell carries out the action sent by the ligands | 8 | |
15832051216 | Signal amplification | turns one signal molecule into multiple second messenger molecules | 9 | |
15832072735 | Ligand | molecule that binds to a specific receptor | 10 | |
15832084855 | protein kinase | enzyme that transfers phosphate groups from ATP to a protein | 11 | |
15832203597 | Hox genes | genes that control where body parts should go | 12 | |
15832253343 | Cell division is controlled by... | checkpoints at G1, G2, and M | 13 | |
15832261656 | Phases of the cell cycle | G1, S, G2, M | 14 | |
15832264138 | G1 | The cell increases in size and duplicates organelles | 15 | |
15832273132 | G2 | DNA replication is checked for errors and corrected | 16 | |
15832278444 | S- phase | cell duplicates DNA | 17 | |
15832281663 | G0 | cell is no longer dividing | 18 | |
15832295497 | what phase is the picture in | prophase | ![]() | 19 |
15832306051 | what phase is the picture in | metaphase | ![]() | 20 |
15832312504 | what phase is the picture in | Anaphase | ![]() | 21 |
15832319229 | what phase is the picture in | telophase | ![]() | 22 |
15832326792 | cytokinesis in plants | rebuild the cell wall (partially finished wall is called the cell plate) | 23 | |
15832338501 | cytokinesis in animals | pinch in the cell membrane creating a cleavage furrow until the membrane meets and separates the cell | 24 | |
15832345836 | cytokinesis | cytoplasm dividing | 25 | |
15832355519 | Stages of mitosis | prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase (PMAT) | 26 | |
15832358461 | Prophase definition | nucleus vanishes, chromosomes form, spindle sets up | 27 | |
15832366123 | Metaphase definition | chromsomes move to the middle of the cell | 28 | |
15832370111 | Anaphase definition | chromosomes split into 2 separate chromosomes and move to opposite sides of the cell | 29 | |
15832382399 | Telophase definition | nucleus reappears, spindle fibers disassemble, chromosomes unwind | 30 | |
15832404811 | Chromatin | the form of DNA when it is not dividing | 31 | |
15832406753 | Chromosome | the form of DNA when it is dividing | 32 | |
15832410087 | Histone | protein that DNA wraps around | 33 | |
15832416925 | Sister chromatid | copies of chromosomes | 34 | |
15832424180 | centromere | Region of a chromosome where the two sister chromatids attach | 35 | |
15832427108 | Centrioles | "tow truck" that uses spindles to pull chromatids apart to opposite poles | 36 | |
15832441223 | Sex chromosomes | chromosomes that determind the sex of an organelle | 37 | |
15832448315 | Autosomes | non-sex chromosomes | 38 | |
15832450996 | Diploid | cells with 2 sets of chromosomes | 39 | |
15832454868 | Haploid | cell with only 1 set of chromosomes | 40 | |
15832463118 | p53 | tumor suppressor gene | 41 | |
15832466109 | why is the p53 gene important? | it blocks the cell cycle if DNA is damaged | 42 | |
15832480714 | Apoptosis | cell death | 43 | |
15832487249 | A p53 mutation.. | can cause cancer because replicated DNA is damaged | 44 | |
15832505360 | Ploidy | how many sets of chromosomes you have | 45 | |
15832512953 | What is the longest phase of the cell cycle? | prophase | 46 | |
15832522108 | How many total chromosomes do humans have? | 46 | 47 | |
15833972023 | positive feedback loop | moves the system away from homeostasis | 48 | |
15833977907 | negative feedback loop | counteracts changes of various properties to keep the system at homeostasis | 49 |
AP Bio Unit 4 Flashcards
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