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Undergraduate 1
12/16/2010

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The maintenance of a constant internal environment in the organism is also known as
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homeostasis
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Cells in general
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smallest self sustaining unit of life
regulate their internal environment
capable of energy transformation and exchange.
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The cell theory was formally stated by
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Schleiden and schwann
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the principle that states all cells come from other cells
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Rudolph virchow
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invented the first practical microscope
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anthony van leeuwenhoek
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Network of folded internal membranes that may have ribosomes associated
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Endoplasmic Reticulum
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This organelle process, sorts and modifies proteins
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golgi complex
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This organelle is the "power planet" of the cell
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Mitochondria
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this organelle involves the degradation of other cells
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lysosomes
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Network of structural support
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Cytoskeleton
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Found exclusively in plants
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Plasmodesmata
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plant cells contain both
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Mitochondria and chloroplasts
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Animal cells contain
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mitochondria but no chloroplasts
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Biological membranes
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Regulate the passage of materials
participate in biochemical reactions
send and receive info on the environment.
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The fluid mosaic model was proposed by
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Singer and nicholson
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Water diffusion across a semi permeable membrane
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Osmosis
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The first phase of aerobic respiration
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glycolysis
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the first phase of aerobic respiration produces
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2 net ATP molecules
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The second phase of aerobic respiration
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acetyl CoA Formation
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The formation of acetyl CoA
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occurs in the mitochondria
is not directly linked to ATP production
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in glycolysis, the two enzymes that use ATP are
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Hexokinase and phosphofructokinase
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in the citric acid cycle, this enzyme catalyzes the synthesis of ATP
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succinyl CoA sythetase
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In the krebs cycle, this enzyme catalyzes the synthesis of ATP
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succinyl CoA synthetase
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In mitochondria, NADH can directly transfer electrons to
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Complex I
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In mitochondria, FADH2 can directly transfer electrons to
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Complex II
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In the the electron transport chain, Atp production occurs at
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complex V
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In photosynthesis, the light DEPENDENT reactions occur in
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the thylakoid membrane
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In photosynthesis, the light INDEPENDENT reaction occur in the
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Stroma
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Faculty member with pathogenic bacteria
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Dr. Fan
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