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2987171436The 4 fundamental units of life are:All organisms are made of cells, The cell is the simplest collection of matter that can be alive, all sales are related by their descent from earlier cells, and cells can differ substantially from one another but share common features0
2987171437Biologists use __________ and the tools of ___________ to study cellsmicroscopes; biochemistry1
2987171438_______ are usually too small to be seen by the naked eyeCells2
2987171439In a _______________, visible light is passed through a specimen and then through glass lenseslight microscope3
2987176952_________ refract or bend the light, so that the image is magnifiedLenses4
2987180717The three important parameters of microscopy is:Magnification, resolution, contrast5
2987189601_____________ is the ratio of an object's image size compared to its real sizeMagnification6
2987193782____________ is the measure of the clarity of the image, or the minimum distance of two distinguishable pointResolution7
2987196522__________ is the visible differences in brightness between parts of the sampleContrast8
2987205116_________________ can magnify effectively to about 1000 times the size of the actual specimenLight microscopes9
2987213591The ____________ of standard light microscopy is too low to study organellesresolution10
2987219317____________ are the membrane-enclosed structures in eukaryotic cellsorganelles11
2987223096Two basic types of electron microscope's are used to study ____________ ___________subcellular structures12
2987228843__________ __________ ___________ focus a beam of electrons onto the surface of the specimen, providing images that look 3-DScanning electron microscopes13
2987233884_______________________ _____________ focus a beam of electrons through a specimenTransmission electron microscopes14
2987236557_______________________ are used mainly to study the internal structure of cellsTransmission electron microscopes15
2987244852_____________________ and __________________________ provide sharper images of three-dimensional tissues and cellsConfocal microscopy, deconvolution microscopy16
2987250642_____________________ is the fluorescent lighting and lasersConfocal microscopy17
2987258357_______________________ is fluorescent lighting and digital removal of out-of-focus lightDeconvolution microscopy18
2987282172_________________ takes cells apart and separates the major organelles from one anotherCell refraction19
2987295637_____________________ cells into their component partsCentrifuges fractionate20
2987299259_______________________ enable scientists to determine the functions of organellesCell refractionation21
2987317024Homogenization22
2987324473Eukaryotic cells have __________________ that compartmentalize their functionsinternal membranes23
2987329578The only organisms of the domains Bacteria and Archaea consist of ___________________prokaryotic cells24
2987333633Protists, fungi, animals, and plants all consist of ___________________Eukaryotic cells25
2987338944Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have what 4 features?Plasma membrane, cytosol, chromosomes, ribosomes26
2987348698__________ is a semi fluid substanceCytosol27
2987351858Prokaryotic cells differ from eukaryotic cells by having what 4 things?No nucleus, DNA in an unbound region called the nucleoid, no membrane-bound organelles, cytoplasm bound by the plasma membrane28
2987377918Prokaryotic cell parts29
2987398540Eukaryotic cells differ from prokaryotic cells by having what 3 thingsDNA in the nucleus that is bounded, membrane bound organelles, cytoplasm in the region between the plasma membrane and the nucleus30
2987402803_____________ cells are usually much larger than _____________ cellsEukaryotic, prokaryotic31
2987407411The ________________ is a selective barrier that allows sufficient passage of oxygen, nutrients, and wasteplasma membrane32
2987393828Plasma membrane structure and details33
2987458364The ____________ to ___________ ratio of a cell is criticalsurface area, volume34
2987469275As a cell increases in size, its __________ grows proportionately more than its ___________volume, surface area35
2987482209There are more cells which is better than less cells because of the amount of cell membranes between36
2987488107A ________________ has internal membranes that break the cell into organellesEukaryotic cell37
2987495070The basic fabric of biological membranes is a _________________________ and other __________.double layer of phospholipids, lipids38
2987502917Plant and animal cells have most of the same _____________Organelles39
2987504612Endoplasmic reticulum40
2987508510Plant cell41
2990949780The eukaryotic cell's genetic instructions are housed in the ___________ and carried out by the ___________nucleus, ribosomes42
2990951701The nucleus contains most of the __________ in a eukaryotic cellDNA43
2990954089___________ use information from the DNA to make proteinsRibosomes44
2990978129The _________ contains most of the cell's genes and is usually the most obvious organelleNucleus45
2990982443The ______________ encloses the nucleus, separating it from the cytoplasmnuclear envelope46
2990987545In the nuclear membrane, each membrane consists of a ____________lipid bilayer47
2990992268Nuclear envelope48
2990996759_________ regulates the entry and exit of molecules from the nucleusPores49
2990999565The nuclear size of the envelope is lined by the _______________nuclear lamina50
2991001111The nuclear lamina is composed of _________ and maintains the shape of the _________proteins, nucleus51
2991037546In the nucleus, DNA is organized into discrete units called _____________chromosomes52
2991042734The DNA and proteins of chromosomes are together called __________chromatin53
2991046935__________ condenses to form discrete ____________ as a cell prepares to divideChromatin, chromosomes54
2991051991The ___________ is located within the nucleus and is the site of ribosomal RNA a synthesisnucleolus55
2991053955Ribosomes carry out __________ synthesis in the cytosol and outside the ERProtein56
2991063512The ______________ system regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cellendomembrane57
2991068571The Endomembrane system consist of the _______________, _____________________, ______________, ___________, __________, and _________________nuclear envelope, the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, vacuoles, and plasma membrane58
2991080135The Endomembrane system components are either continuous or connected via transfer by _________vesicles59
2991083174The _____ accounts for more than half of the total membrane in many eukaryotic cellsER60
2991085438The ER membrane is continuous with the _______________nuclear envelope61
2991087208The ________ ER lacks ribosomes and the ________ ER is studded with ribosomessmooth, rough62
2991092224Endoplasmic reticulum and nuclear envelope model63
2991096780The _____________ functions to synthesize lipids, medibolize carbohydrates, detoxify drugs and poisons, store calcium ionsSmooth ER64
2991103397The __________ functions to secrete glycoproteins, distribute transport vesicles, to be a membrane factory for the cellrough ER65
2991104409_________________ are secretory proteins surrounded by membranesTransport vesicles66
2991107017_______________ are proteins covalently bonded to carbohydratesGlycoproteins67
2991114867The Golgi apparatus consist of flattened membranous sacs called ___________cisternae68
2991118844The _________________ functions to modify products of the ER, manufacture certain macromolecules, sort and package materials into transport vesiclesGolgi apparatus69
2991123441The Golgi apparatus70
2991176499A lysosome is a membranous sac of ___________ enzymes that can digest _______________hydrolytic, macromolecules71
2991181084Lysosomal enzymes work best in the ________ environment inside the lysosomeacidic72
2991185858Hydrolytic enzymes and lysosomal membranes are made by ___________ and then transferred to the ________________ for further processingrough ER, Golgi apparatus73
2991192518Some cell types can engulf another cell by a process called ______________Phagocytosis74
2991196125In order to digest the molecules, a __________ has to fuse with the food vacuolelysosome75
2991202849____________ is a process where lysosomes use enzymes to recycle the cell's own organelles and macromoleculesAutophagy76
2991204636Phagocytosis and autophagy model77
2991230364Vacuoles are large vesicles derived from the ________________ and __________________ER ,Golgi apparatus78
2991236765Food vacuoles are formed by ____________phagocytosis79
2991238010_________________, which are found in many freshwater protist, pump excess water out of cellsContractile vacuoles80
2991243854_________________, which are found in mature plant cells, hold organic compounds and waterCentral vacuoles81
2991248895_____________ and _____________ change energy from one form to anotherMitochondria, chloroplasts82
2991252677_______________ are the sites of cellular respirationMitochondria83
2991254255______________ are the sites of photosynthesisChloroplasts84
2991256221Peroxisomes are ___________ organellesoxidative85
2991322188____________ and __________ are similar to bacteria because they are enveloped by double membrane, contain free ribosomes and circular DNA, grow and reproduced somewhat independently in cellsMitochondria and chloroplasts86
2991332561The similarities between mitochondria and chloroplasts, and bacteria has led to _______________________the endosymbiont theory87
2991339362The ___________________ suggests that an early ancestor of eukaryotes engulfed an oxygen-using nonphotosynthetic prokaryotic cellendosymbiont theory88
2997503056Mitochondria are in nearly all _____________ cellseukaryotic89
2997512903Mitochondria have a smooth outer membrane and an inner membrane folded into ________cristae90
2997521982The inner membrane in a mitochondrion create two compartments: _________________ and _________________Intermembrane space, mitochondrial matrix91
2997535067Diagram of mitochondrion92
2997541023Chloroplasts contain the green pigment called ______________chlorophyll93
2997545040_____________ are found in leaves and other green organs of plants and in algaeChloroplasts94
2997555660Diagram of chloroplast95
2997562637The chloroplast structure includes ___________ and the _________thylakoids, stroma96
2997568031_____________ are membranous sacs in chloroplastsThylakoids97
2997573396The ________ is the internal fluid in a chloroplastStroma98
2997581434Granum are stacks of ____________ in a chloroplastThylakoids99
2997588199The chloroplast is one of a group of plant organelles called ________plastids100
2997594574______________ are specialized metabolic compartments bounded by single membranePeroxisomes101
2997599486Peroxisomes produce __________________ and convert it to waterhydrogen peroxide102
2997606052The _______________ is a network of fibers extending throughout the cytoplasmcytoskeleton103
2997609390The cytoskeleton organizes the cell's ___________ and __________, anchoring many organellesstructures, activities104
2997621048______________, ________________, _____________________ make up the cytoskeletonMicrotubules, microfilaments, and intermediate filaments105
2997636030Microtubules, microfilaments modelIntermediate filaments not shown106
2997648359The cytoskeleton help to __________ the cell and maintain its _______support, shape107
2997659381Motor protein diagram108
2997669099The three main types of fibers that make up the cytoskeleton in order from thickest to thinnest:Microtubules, intermediate filaments, microfilaments109
2997684312The main function of microtubules, also called ________ _________, maintain the cell _________________tubulin polymers, shape and motility110
2997698945The main function of microfilaments, also called _______ __________, is __________________actin filaments, muscle contraction111
2997714848The main function of intermediate filaments is to _______________________ ________________anchor the nucleus and other organelles112
2997726620______________ are hollow rods and function to separate chromosomes during cell divisionMicrotubules113
2997735924In animal cells, microtubules grow out from a _____________ near the nucleuscentrosome114
2997744721In animal cells, the centrosome has a pair of ___________, each with _____ triplets of microtubules arranged in a ______centrioles, nine, ring115
2997751790Centrioles and centrosome116
2997759021Microtubules control the _________ of flagella and cilia, which differ in patternbeating117
2997771635______ and _________ are microtubule-containing extensions that project from some cellsCilia, flagella118
2997789320Cilia and flagella share 3 common structures:A core of microtubules sheathed by the plasma membrane, a basal body, and a motor protein called dynein119
2997811953Structure of cilium120
2997819274Cells crawl along a surface by extending _____________ and moving toward thempseudopodia121
2997825365__________ ____________ is a circular flow of cytoplasm within cellsCytoplasmic streaming122
2998086887In plant cells, ______-_______ interactions and _____-____ transformations drive cytoplasmic streamingactin-myosin, sol-gel123
2998107471__________________ are more permanent cytoskeleton fixtures than the other two classesIntermediate filaments124
2998120972The _________ is an extracellular structure that distinguishes plant cells from animal cellscell wall125
2998115325Prokaryotes, fungi, and some unicellular eukaryotes have a __________Cell wall126
2998127054Plant cell walls are made of __________________ embedded in other polysaccharides and proteincellulose fibers127
2998134143The multiple layers in a plant cell wall are:Primary cell wall, middle lamella, secondary cell wall128
2998148694The _________________ layer is relatively thin and flexibleprimary cell wall129
2998158345The ______________ is a thin layer between primary walls of adjacent cellsmiddle lamella130
2998164750The __________________ is added between the plasma membrane and the primary cell wallsecondary cell wall131
2998170538__________________ are channels between adjacent plant cellsPlasmodesmata132
2998194517Plasmodesmata, and plant cell wall diagram133
2998204642Animal cells lack cell walls but are covered by an elaborate extracellular matrix which is made of certain _______________glycoproteins134
2998214838Collagen, proteoglycans, and fibronectin make up the ___________________Extracellular matrix (ECM)135
2998223516ECM proteins bind to receptor proteins in the plasma membrane called __________integrins136
2998228467Extracellular matrix137
2998237206ECM can regulate a cell's behavior by communicating with the cell through __________integrins138
2998269915_______________ are membranes of neighboring cells that are pressed together to prevent leakage of extracellular fluid in animal cellsTight junctions139
2998278854______________, also called anchoring junctions, fasten cells together into strong sheetsDesmosomes140
2998287782______________, also called communicating junctions, provide cytoplasmic channels between adjacent cellsGap junctions141
2998343894Cell junctions142

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