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Cell Biology (fill in blanks) Science Olympiad Flashcards

PART 2
This covers:
-The Cell Cycle and Cell Division[CH.18,19]
-Cell Defense and Cell Death
-Stem Cells and Cancer Cells [20]
-Evolution of Cells [CH.1, 7, 14, 15]

flash cards for the 4rd test in Cell Biology, Dr. Bill Campbell's class at LA Tech.
[complete collection of flash cards]

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1928969066CELL CYCLE: The life of a cell is called the ___ _____.cell cycle0
1928969095Eukaryotic cell division is generally more complex than prokaryotic division for 3 reasons: - Organelles - more ________ - larger genomechromosomes1
1928969067How do prokaryotes divide? -By binary _______.fission2
1928969096Does fission happen in Eukaryotic cells? YES. The ________ (organelle, animals) and _______ (organelle, plants) divide this way.mitochondria, chloroplast3
1928969097Cell cycle has 2 phases: ______ phase and __ phase.growth, M4
1928969068Growth phase is also called __________.Interphase5
1928969098Growth phase consists of: - __1 - __ - __2G, S, G6
1928969099Growth phase involves - DNA replication (___ phase) - membrane synthesis - distribution of cell contents - protein synthesisS7
1928969100In both G1 and G2 there is cell growth (G= Growth) but it is in ___ of interphase (growth phase) the new daughter cells begin and increases cytoplasmic contents.G18
1928969101In ___ of interphase (growth phase) there is preparation for division.G29
1928969102In 3 of the 4 stages (G1, M, G2, S) there is a check point except in what stage?S10
1928969103_____ and ___ ____ _____ (cdKs) regulate the cell cycle.cyclins, cyclin dependent kinases11
1928969104_____ bind to cyclin dependent kinases (cdKs) to activate them.Cyclins12
1928969069M phase or division phases involve - ______ division - ________ (cytoplasm division)nuclear, cytokinesis13
1928969105Although this phase involves cytokinesis.. cytokinesis is NOT part of __ phase.M14
1928969106M phase has 2 kinds (for different kinds of cells: germ&somatic). These are called _______ (germ) and _______.Meiosis, Mitosis15
1928969107Mitosis (or meiosis) is NOT cell division. Only the ______ has divided.nucleous16
1928969108There are 5 steps in m phase:prophase prometaphase metaphase anaphase telophase17
1928969070the nuclear envelope breaks down during _________.prometaphase18
1928969071Paired chromotids separtate and move to opposite poles during ________.anaphase19
1928969072the nuclear envelope reforms during _________.telophase20
1928969109cytokinesis in animal cells involves a ______ _______ and a _____ ____ made up of actin and myosin.cleavage farrow, contractile ring21
1928969110Cells with cell walls (plants) do not undergo cytokinesis with a cleavage furrow. instead they form a new ___ ___ between the two daughter cells.cell wall22
1928969111In plant cytokineses: At the beginning of telophase a specialized structure call a __________ forms to create a new cell wall.phragmoplast23
1928969112cytokinesis is different in animal cells than plant cells. Plant cells form a structure called a _________ where the new cell wall will divide the new cells.phragmoplast24
1928969113With a cell wall is it difficult for a plant cell to expand and grow. How is this accomplished? Acid Growth Hypothesis: - H+ is pumped _____(in/out) of the cell - water pressure causes cell to expand.into25
1928969073mitosis results in ___ daughter cells while meiosis results in ___ daughter cells.2, 426
1928969114mitosis results in daughter cells called ______ cells while meiosis results in daughter cells called _______.somatic, gamates27
1928969115Which is --false-- regarding Gamates: (a) are sex cells (b) are also called germ cells (c) are haploid (d) are dividing cellsd28
1928969116Eukaryotic cell cycle times vary fro 30 minutes to one full year Tue/FlaseTRUE29
1928969117CELL DEFENSE: Pathogens may involve invading and feeding on a cell however pathogens will ________ (always/ not always) kill the cell.not always30
1928969074What are some physical mechanisms of defense for plant cells{3}? ___ ____, ________, ___ ____cell wall, cuticles, leaf hairs31
1928969118What are 2 chemical mechanisms of defense for plant cells? chemical __________ _________ _________ (many plant cells die in the area)secretions, hypersensitive response32
1928969075During the hyper sensitive response cells in an area accumulate ____ and the cells die. This results in dark, dead, spots on leaves. This is a form of plant apoptosis.toxins33
1928969076The adaptive and innate immune responses both serve important purposes. One major different difference involving the innate immune repose is that it is present at ___ times in the organisms life.ALL34
1928969119Antibodies are part of the ______ immune response.adaptive35
1928969120Antigens on the surface of pathogens prompt __ cells to produce _______.B, antibodies36
1928969121an antibody can bind up to ____ antigens.237
1928969077Antibody structure: 2 identical ____ chains and 2 identical ____ chainsheavy, light38
1928969122CELL DEATH: What are 2 types of cell death? _____ and ______necrosis, apoptosis39
1928969123_____ is death due from damage or injury (a) necrosis (b) apoptosisa40
1928969124Necrosis affects __ while apoptosis affects __ (a) groups of cells (b) one cell/individual cellsa,b41
1928969078cells swell and burst/ruptures the plasma membrane in ______.necrosis42
1928969125_______ (enzymes) initiate apoptosis.caspases43
1928969079What types of cells does apoptosis affect? cells that: -are generated in ______ -develop _________ -have _______ their functionexcess, improperly, completed44
1928969080apoptosis in plants is involved in the formation of the ______ and _____.xylem; phloem45
1928969126STEM CELLS: There are two types of stem cells? _____ stem cells (ESCs) and _____ stem cellsembryonic and adult46
1928969127cells differentiate due to differences in _____ ________.gene expression47
1928969128Stem cells are like regular body cells not they are not _________.differentiated48
1928969129When stem cells divide BOTH (2) daughter cells will: (a) become stem cells as well (b) become another kind of cell other than a stem cell (c) become less able to give rise to other cells (totipotent will have pluripotent daughter cells; pluripotent will have multipotent daughter cells) (d) have the potential to differentiate or become stem cells together or separately. They do not both have to become the same cell type but they can.d49
1928969130embryonic stem cells are _______ and adult stem cells are ______.pluripotent, multipotent50
1928969131Adult stem cells include the lining of ______ and _____ stem cells (HSCs).intestines, hemopoetic51
1928969132HSCs give rise to ____ blood cell types.all52
1928969133damage to HSCs can be treated with ____ _______ transplant.bone marrow53
1928969081plant stem cells: In plants, the only sites of division are meristems. These include 3 sites: _____ apicle, _____apicle, ____ ____shoot, root, axillary bud54
1928969082CANCER CELLS: What 2 properties define a cancer cell? - reproduce without _________ - invade and ______ places normally reserved for other cellsrestraints, colonize55
1928969134What traits make a cell capable of cancerous growth? - _______ signals regulating division - avoids ________ - ________ unstable - _________ (relocates and grows)disregards, apoptosis, genetically, metastasizes56
1928969083A tumor is a _______. which is a mass of abnormal cells.neoplasm57
1928969084Define benign: Benign is when the growth is ________. The cells are not relocating but there is abnormal growth in the area.localized58
1928969085Define malignant: malignant is when the growth is abnormal and the cells are ________ surrounding tissues.invading59
1928969135____-________ a normal gene that has the potential to become a cancer causing gene.proto oncogenes60
1928969136_________ is a cancer causing gene.oncogenes61
1928969137______ _________ _____ inhibits progress throughout cell cycle, loss of gene causes cell to divide unregulated, recessive mutation is loss of functiontumor supressor genes62
1928969138EVOLUTION OF CELLS: All life forms are composed of ____.cells63
1928969139Properties emerge at the ____ level.cell64
1928969140How cells evolved is not known with certainty but the major focus on how cells evolved is on the evolution of ______ information.genetic65
1928969086Our universe is about 13.7 billion years old (byo) Our Earth is about 4.6 byo. The 1st cell we believe appeared about ___ billion years ago.3.666
1928969141The 1st cell(s) were thought to have been __________ (prokaryotic/eukayrotic) and _________ (heterotrophic/autotrophic).prokaryotic, heterotrophic67
1928969142____ is thought to have evolved before DNA. Living systems likely began with ______ ___ molecules.RNA, catalyic RNA68
1928969143Why would we think RNA evolved before DNA? DNA cannot self replicate while RNA can. RNA can also direct ______ synthesis.protein69
1928969144Ribozymes = RNA molecules that can catalize reactions. - (Are/are not) proteins - (Are/are not) enzymesare not, are70
1928969145If RNA has advantages like self-replication. What are the advantages that lead to the DNA based systems? - DNA is more stable because it is a _______ ______ molecule. - Unlike RNA, DNA has _____ systemsdouble stranded, repair71
1928969146The 1st cells were prokaryotic. How did they get organelles?: ----------------------------------------- [nucleus] The nuclear membrane and the __ membrane may have evolved from the invagination of the _____ membrane.ER, plasma72
1928969147Once cells gamed a nucleus they became __________ cells.Eukaryotic73
1928969148The 1st cells were prokaryotic. How did they get organelles?: ----------------------------------------- [mitochondria/chloroplast] A ________ cell may have been engulfed by a Eukaryotic cell. This is called ____________.Prokaryotic, endosymbiosis.74
1928969149mitochondria are thought to have come from a _________ Prokaryote that was engulfed by a Eukaryotic cell.aerobic75
1928969087chloroplast are thought to have come from a _________ Prokaryote that was engulfed by a Eukaryotic cell.Photosynthetic76
1928969150Evidence that mitochondria/chloroplast come from endosymbiosis: - _________ membrane - divide by _________ (like bacteria) - _______ similar to those in bacteria - have their own _______ (smaller than nuclear)double, fission, ribosomes, genome77
1928969088Why would the 1st cells be heterotrophic instead of autotrophic?: At the time of the earliest cells, levels of CO2 were ___ (high low). Photosynthetic autotrophs, such as plants today, use CO2 in the process to create their own energy. (as a carbon source) ________ processes of heterotrophs release CO2.low, Anearobic78
1928969089Anearobic heterotrophs released ____ (gas) into the atmosphere while Photosynthetic autotrophs begane to release ___ (gas) into the atmosphere.CO2, O279
1928969151Surprisingly the 1st natural disaster to the atmosphere involved the accumulation of ____ (gas).O280
1928969152Why is oxygen in the atmosphere bad for Earths early life?: O2 can be toxic to _________ cells.anaerobic81
1928969153atmosphere gaining O2 caused: - New _______ systems - Formation of atmospheric ____ - oxygen toxicity problems for life on EarthMetabolic, ozone82
1928969154New Metabolic systems improved life on Earth because life forms that use ______ respiration can create much more energy for themselves.aerobic83
1928969090atmospheric Ozone was a good thing for life on earth because it protects from __ _______.UV radiation84
1928969091Atmospheric ozone = 'good' Ground level ozone = 'bad' Ozone above ground level protects us from __ radiation. Ozone at ground level causes damage to cells.UV85
1928969092Ozone (O3) can be reduced to highly reactive forms called ______ _____ ______(ROs).reactive oxygen species86
1928969093Atmospheric ozone = 'good' Ground level ozone = 'bad' How are cars/pollution involved?: Pollution in the air (in the presence of sunlight) turns into _____ (at ground level; where the pollution is). Ozone turns into ______ _____ ______(ROs) which cause damage to cells.Ozone, reactive oxygen species87
1928969155reactive oxygen species (ROS) can harm life by causing damage to 3 biological molecules: - _____, _____, and ___Lipids, proteins, DNA88
1928969094How do biological organisms combat reactive oxygen species (ROS) and live in an environment with potentially dangerous oxygen? _______ defense mechanisms.Antioxidant89
1928969156Some Antioxidants include: Vitamin __ and enzymes like _____C, catalase90

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