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Bio 6
A Tour of the Cell
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
09/18/2012

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Term
Organelles sharing membranes and exchanging vesicles
Definition
Endomembrane System
Term
Endomembrane System Organelles
Definition
Nucleus, Smooth ER, Rough ER, Golgi Apparatus, Lysosome
Term
Surrounded by double membrane
Definition
Nucleus
Term
Contains DNA
Definition
Nucleus and Mitochondria
Term
Site where ribosomes subunits are produced
Definition
Nucleolus
Term
Also present in prokaryotic cells
Definition
Ribosomes, cytosol and cell walls
Term
Site of protein synthesis
Definition
Ribosomes and Rough ER
Term
May be free in cytosol or attached to Rough ER
Definition
Ribosomes
Term
Synthesize lipids, detoxifies drugs, stores Ca for muscles
Definition
Smooth ER
Term
Membrane lined with ribosomes
Definition
Rough ER
Term
Modifies proteins
Definition
Rough ER and Golgi Apparatus
Term
Produces some polysaccharides within the cell
Definition
Golgi apparatus
Term
Distributes products from ER
Definition
Golgi apparatus
Term
Contains digestive enzymes to recycle cell components, digest pathogens and detoxify wastes
Definition
Lysosomes
Term
Involved in autophagy
Definition
Lysosomes
Term
Evolved through endosymbiosis
Definition
Mitochondria, chloroplasts
Term
Surrounded by double membrane
Definition
Chloroplasts and mitochondria
Term
Contains ribosomes internally
Definition
Mitochondria and chloroplasts
Term
Major site of ATP production
Definition
Mitochondria
Term
Generates most of body heat
Definition
Mitochondria
Term
Captures sun's energy as potential energy
Definition
Chloroplasts
Term
Generally absent in animal cells
Definition
Chloroplasts
Term
Region between nucleus and plasma membrane
Definition
Cytoplasm
Term
Jelly-like fluis within the cell
Definition
Cytosol
Term
Protein structure used to move cell and contract muscles
Definition
Microfilaments
Term
Protein structure used to maintain cell shape and anchor organelles
Definition
Intermediate filaments
Term
Protein structure making up cilia and flagella
Definition
Microtubules
Term
Protein structure involved in chromosome and organelle movement
Definition
Microtubules
Term
Channels through plasma membrane connecting plant cells
Definition
Plasmodesmata
Term
Absent in animal cells
Definition
Plasmodesmata
Term
Channels between animal cells common in heart and during embryonic development
Definition
Gap junctions
Term
Produces leak-prood seal between cells
Definition
Tight junctions
Term
Strong connection between cells to protect against physical stress of pulling
Definition
Desmosomes
Term
Provides cell rigidity and protection outside of plasma membrane
Definition
Cell Wall
Term
Light Microscope
Definition
LM
Whole, sliced specimen
~200 nm
1000x
Term
Scanning Electron Microscope
Definition
SFM
3-D surface
~2 nm
300,000x
Term
Transmission Electron Microscope
Definition
TEM
Thin section
2nm
300,000x
Term
Cell Fractionation
Definition
Taking cells apart and separating major organelles from subcellular structures to study cell structure and function, done in a centrifuge.
Term
Chromosomes
Definition
Structures that carry genetic information.
Term
Chromatin
Definition
The complex of DNA and protein that makes up chromosomes.
Term
Nucleoid
Definition
The non-membrane enclosed area of a prokaryotic cell that contains the DNA.
Term
Cytoskeleton
Definition
A network of fibers extending throughout the cytoplasm, comprised of microtubles, intermediary filaments and microfilaments.
Term
Enodosymbiosis
Definition
The theory that mitochondria and chloroplasts evolved through the swallowing and incorporation of bacterial cells.
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