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| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| Prokaryote | No nucleus & no membrane bound organelles |
| Where is gravity on the space station? | On the outside |
| Eukaryote | Membrane bound organelles & nucleus |
| Histone proteins | Increases surface area and allows for reading of any section (chromatin) |
| Ribosomes | Produce proteins |
| Histone proteins | Increases surface area and allows for reading of any section (chromatin) |
| Organelles | Nucleus, mitochondria, e.r, chloroplast, golgi, vacuole, lysosome; make cell efficient by adding a membrane |
| Histone proteins | Increases surface area and allows for reading of any section (chromatin) |
| All cells have | Dna, ribosomes, cell membrane, cytosol (liquid that all chemical reactions and cell components are suspended in) |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| Efficiency | High surface area to volume ratio (small cells) |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| Why are cells different? | They make different proteins in ribosomes |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| How do organelles make cells efficient | Make cells efficient by adding membrane |
| (structure) phospholipid bilayer/plasma membrane | Phosphate (polar) lipid (nonpolar) |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| (function) selectively permeable | Allows passage of certain molecules based on structure (oxygen, nutrients, waste) |
| Isn't connect; free to move | Phospholipid bilayer |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| Protein channel | Types of protein channels determines what it lets in; makes more protein channels if it needs to |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| Water | Holds cell membrane (phospholipid bilayer) together |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| Plasma membrane (phospholipid bilayer) | Selectively permeable |
| Nucleus | Genetic instructions are housed here (DNA) |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| Ribosomes (not an organelle) | Produce proteins in cytosol (free) or the outside of the ER or nuclear envelope (bound) |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| Mitochondria | Releases energy (atp) after taking in sugar; change energy from one form to another; has 2 membrane to increase surface area (increase efficiency) |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| Chloroplasts | Photosynthesis/store energy; change energy from one form to another |
| Golgi | Package and modify (may add molecules to make final functional state) |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| Vacuoles | Storage; large vesicles derived from ER and golgi; budd off proteins; made up of phospholipids |
| Lysosomes | Contains hydrolytic enzymes for breaking down substances (macromolecules) |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| Centrioles | Needed for mitosis/meiosis |
| Cell fractionation | Takes cells apart and separates the major organelles from one another; enables scientists to determine functions of organelles |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| Endomembrane system | Regulates protein traffic and performs metabolic functions in the cell; made of phospholipids |
| Blood (top to bottom) | Plasma (water, ions, sugar, CO2) White blood cell Red Blood Cell (most dense) |
| Vacuoles | Large vesicles derived from ER and Golgi |
| Where is gravity on the space station? | On the outside |
| Vacuoles | Large vesicles derived from ER and Golgi |
| What do phospholipids selectively choose? (property) | First big or small (small) small: oxygen, co2, water, salt big: sugar, hormones, proteins, amino acids big molecules use protein channel NONPOLAR HYDROPHOBIC can pass through |
| Why are plant cells efficient? | Plant cells have no surface area in vacuole |
| Not membrane bound | Ribosome |
| Types of domains | Prokaryote vs. eukaryote |
| Types of kingdoms | Animal, plant, archaebacteria, eubacteria, fungi, protist |
| Identifying using microscopes | Look for ones by themselves |
| Staphylo | Clump |
| Chain | Strepto |
| Circles | Cocci |
| Rods | Bicillis |
| Histone proteins | Increases surface area and allows for reading of any section (chromatin) |
| Free ribosomes | Freely float around in cytosol |
| Attached ribosomes | Bound to outside of endoplasmic reticulum or nuclear envelope |
| Endomembrane system (similar to essay) | Creates modifies and transports proteins; made of phospholipids; nucleus, er, golgi, lysosome, vacuole, vesicles, plasma membrane |
| Spirillum (prokaryote-bacteria) | Https://live.staticflickr.com/7017/6414379075_e55179fcee_t.jpg |
| Bacillus (prokaryote-bacteria) | Https://live.staticflickr.com/6101/6414374677_86b1c87604_t.jpg |
| Cocci (prokaryote-bacteria) | Https://live.staticflickr.com/4561/37952049155_4d7c4d9244_t.jpg |
| Smooth ER | Makes lipids (hydrophobic) |
| Rough ER | Has ribosomes on the surface; makes proteins (hydrophilic) |
| Litic | To break down |
| Amoeba (eukaryote-protist) | Https://live.staticflickr.com/2658/4098743813_09ab6d44f6_t.jpg |
| Glycoprotein | (cell ID) identifies; ex: bacteria cells don't have same ___ as your cell |
| Paramecium (eukaryote-protist) | Https://live.staticflickr.com/5149/5689797940_88675f19a3_t.jpg |
| Microfilament (support beams) | Structural; flexible; gives cells shape |
| Euglena (eukaryote-protist) | Https://live.staticflickr.com/5337/8999902391_dbe29c4e71_t.jpg |
| Microtubules | Hollow tubes; thicker; transports things (motor proteins walk on it) |
| Spirogyra (eukaryote-protist) | Https://live.staticflickr.com/4047/4674687677_c009809dfa_t.jpg |
| Yeast (eukaryotic-fungi) | Https://live.staticflickr.com/5105/5581057587_8657583227_t.jpg |
| Open end | Uglena |
| Cillia | Paramecium |
| Cheek (eukaryotic-animal) | Https://live.staticflickr.com/1735/42025589824_2e534d794f_t.jpg |
| Vacuoles | Storage; pump excess water out of the cells (contractile-freshwater protists); hold organic compounds and water (central) |
| Potato (eukaryotic-plants) | Https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50859893903_183d6b1f69_t.jpg |
| Cell wall | Found in plants and prokaryotes; protects, maintains shape, prevents excess water uptake |
| Onion (eukaryotic-plants) | Https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50860608091_ae853413ac_t.jpg |
| Extracellular matrix | Environment outside of the cell |
| Elodea (eukaryotic-plant) | Https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8036/7980690405_01b4d965ac_t.jpg |
| Plasmodesmata | Plants; connects cytoplasm |
| Tight | Keeps something inside; prevents leakage of extracellular fluid (epithelial tissues that line organs); force things (bladder) |
| Desmosomes | Hold tissues together (skin, heart, muscles); things can freely pass through |
| Vesicle | Membrane bound sack that stores and transports substances |
| Vacuoles | Large vesicles derived from ER and Golgi |