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1305 Exam 2 Biology
Dr. Nemec's Biology 1305 test number 2
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
10/04/2010

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Substances that enter the Golgi Apparatus Come from ?
Definition
The endoplasmic Reticulum
Term
The Major distinction between a prokaryotic and a eukaryotic cell is
Definition
The nucleus
Term
DNA of a prokaryotic cell is found in
Definition
the Nucleoid Region
Term
Chloroplasts are a kind of
Definition
Plastids
Term
Microtubules are composed of
Definition
Tubulin
Term
Some organelles in Eukaryotic cells are thought to have
Definition
Originated from Endosymbiosis
Term
Tough ropelike filaments that stabilize cell structure and resist tension are called
Definition
Intermediant Filaments
Term
Biological membranes are composed of
Definition
Lipids, proteins and carbohydrates
Term
A protein that forms an Ion channel through a membrane is most likely to be
Definition
A transmembrane Protein
Term
What are specialized cell junctions
Definition
Gap junctions
Tight Junctions
Desmosomes
Term
Cells are small because?
Definition
they need a high surface area to volume ratio
Term
Why is high surface area to volume important?
Definition
It determines the amount of chemical activity and waste
Term
What does the plasma membrane consist of?
Definition
phospholipids, Cholesterol, proteins, carbohydrates

hydrophobic and hydrophillic
Term
The nucleus consists of
Definition
Nuclear Envelope
Genetic information
Chromosomes
Chromatin
Chromatid
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How do pores in the nucleus help RNA?
Definition
Helps travel genetic information in and out to create proteins
Term
How does movement occur in a microtubule
Definition
through a motor protein,
(the one that walks)
Term
Microfilaments...?
Definition
create a pseudopod and help the cell move
Term
Intermediate filmanets
Definition
Help anchor the cell into place,
tough, rod like
Resist tension
Term
The mitochondria is the?
Definition
powerhouse
the inner folds are the cristae
has an innermatrix and innermembrane space
Term
The peroxisome is?
Definition
Removes wastes from the cell
Term
The centrioles?
Definition
Help during cell division
Split the chromosomes into Chromatin
Term
The endoplasmic Reticulum is?
Definition
protein synthesis,
sends things to the Golgi Apparatus
rough: has ribosomes
Smooth: does not
Term
RNA's route through the cell
Definition
Gets the DNA information, goes to the RER to be synthesized, then either to the SER to be further changed, put in a vesicle (always must be moved by microtubules), goes into the Golgi, then can either be sent outside of the cell or it will stay within the cell.
Term
How do substances move from the ER to the golgi?
Definition
Vesicles made of membranes
Term
Golgi Apparatus is?
Definition
two ends
CIS recieving end
TRANS: sending end

packaging
Term
The chloroplast is?
Definition
Main job: photosynthesis
Chrolophyll makes it green
Term
Granum
Definition
Stack of thykaloid
Term
Thykaloid
Definition
Individual Disk
Term
Stroma
Definition
space inside,
relative to inner membrane space
Term
Vacuoles are?
Definition
Found in plant cells
storage and digestion
Term
Sugar in the membrane is important for
Definition
Cell recognition and bonding
Term
The cholesterol in the membrane helps?
Definition
Increase inner membrane fluidity
Term
Peripheral membrane proteins are?
Definition
Ones that are either on the inside or the outside of the membrane
Term
Integral proteins are?
Definition
also called Transmembrane proteins
go all the way through the membrane
Term
Glycolipids and Glycoproteins are
Definition
ones that only go halfway through the cell
either attached to a lipid or a protein
Term
Patterns for glucose
Definition
Linear and branched
Term
Cell recognition is
Definition
when one cell recognizes specifically binds to another certain type of cell
Term
Cell adhesion is
Definition
when the bond is already connection between the two cells in strengthened
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Homotypic means
Definition
the same molecule sticks out on both sides of the membrane
Term
heterotypic means
Definition
different molecule sticks out on either side of the membrane
Term
Tight junctions are
Definition
Tightly stitched together, like a quilt
only water and small solutes can go through
Term
Desmosomes are
Definition
One spot where the cell is wielded togethercytoplasmic plaque to achor it and keratin fibers to go around the cell. Spot wield
Term
Gap Junctions
Definition
A tunnel is created from one cell to the other, mainly for communication
Term
integrins can
Definition
attach and detach themselves in order to move the cell
Term
Passive energy is mainly done by
Definition
Diffusion or osmosis, from high concentration to low concentration
Term
Isotonic solutions
Definition
Equal concentration
Things moving in and out freely
Term
Hypertonic Solution
Definition
Higher concentration on the outside
cell shrivels up due to water loss
Term
Hypotonic
Definition
Higher concentration on the inside of the cell
water moves in, increasing cell size
Term
Active
Definition
requires energy
Term
Turgor pressure is
Definition
only located in plant cells, water pressure used to make plants stand up straight
Term
The difference between Osmosis and Diffusion is
Definition
Osmosis is only the movement of water while diffusion is the movement of molecules
Term
When placed in a hypertonic solution the animal cell will
Definition
shrink
Term
One result of the movement of ions through ion channels is the creation of a membrane potential. The membrane potential is
Definition
the difference in Ion concentration across the plasma membrane
Term
Active transport usually moves molecules
Definition
in the direction opposite of diffusion
Term
Phagocytosis, pinocytosis, and receptor-mediated endocytosis all involve
Definition
the folding in of the plasma membrane
(to accept whatever is being accepted into the cell)
Term
To respond to a signal, the cell must have a ______ molecule that can detect the signal
Definition
receptor
Term
Signals that bind to receptors of the same cell that made them are known as
Definition
autocrine signals
Term
Receptor proteins have very specific binding sites for chemical signals called
Definition
ligands
Term
Which of the specialized cell junctions allow neighboring cells to communicate directly?
Definition
Gap Junctions
Term
The membrane-lined bridges spanning the cell walls between plant cells are known as
Definition
plasmodesmata
Term
what is a ligand?
Definition
the binding of a chemical signal
Term
What are aquaporins
Definition
a membrane channel that lets water move through and excludes ions so that the electrical properties of the cell are maintained
Term
Uniporter
Definition
Moves single substances in one direction
Term
Symporter
Definition
two substances in the same direction
Term
antiporter
Definition
moves two substances in opposite directions
Sodium potassium pump
Term
Phagocytosis
Definition
cellular eating
Term
pinocytosis
Definition
cellular drinking
Term
receptor mediated endocytosis
Definition
molecules at the cell surface recognize and trigger the uptake of materials
Term
receptor proteins
Definition
which are proteins that can bind to specific molecules within the cell or in the cell's external environment
Term
exocytosis
Definition
materials packaged in vesicles are secreted from the cell in a vesicle membrane fuses with the plasma membrane
Term
autocrine
Definition
signals bind to the receptors on the same cell that secrets them
Term
paracrine
Definition
signals bind to receptors on nearby cells
Term
Plasmodesmata
Definition
membrane lined tunnels that traverse the thick cell walls separating plant cells from one another
Term
desmotubule
Definition
endoplasmic reticulum, fills up most of the opening of the plasmodesma
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