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all organisms exist in either ______ or ________ form

unicellular or multicellular

what do all organisms carry out

the functions of life

what is the first postulate of cell theory

all organisms are compose of one or more cells

What is the second postulate of cell theory

cells are the smallest form of life



what is the third postulate of cell theory

all cells come from pre-existing cells

what did Robert Hooke invent in 1665, what did he observe and what did he coin

the microscope, cork cells, cell

what did anton van leuvenhoek observe in 1670

living animalcules

in 1838 what did Martias Schlseiden state?

plants made of up of independent beings called cells

what did Theodor Schwann state in 1839

all animals are up of cells

what did louis pasteur disprove in 1860

spontaneous generation theory.

What is the metabolism function of life

reactions within the body (cellular respiration)

What is the growth function of life

repair, replacement

What is the reproduction function of life

DNA passed onto offspring

what is the Irritability function of life

response to stimuli

what is the homeostasis function of life

maintenance of constant internal conditions e.g. body temperature

what is the nutrition function of life

ingestion, digestion, aspiration, and the utilization of nutrients to maintain life

what the order of relative sizes:

subatomic particles, atoms, molecules, thickness of the cell membrane, virus, bacteria, eukaryotic organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organisms

what is the formula for surface area for the limits to cell size

4πr^2 (four pi times radius to the power two)

what is the formula for volume for the limits to cell size

4/3 πr^3 (four thirds pi times radius to the power of three)

what is the SA:V ration formula

3/r

How may the cell modify this SA:V ratio

increasing in length (nerve cell) or invaginating (microvilli)

How do multicellular organism begin life

as a single cell (zygote) after sexual reproduction

What follows being a single cell zygote

Mitotic division follows creating a cluster of identical cells, each having identical DNA

When does differentiation begin

when certain genes (DNA segments) are expressed while others are suppressed

what happens after specialization

some cells retain the ability to reproduce like cells (e.g. skin) while others are greatly limited (e.g. neurones)

stem cells retain the ability and differentiate what are the 4 types

uni potent


multipotent


plury potent- body cells


toti potent- placenta and umbilical chord



stem cells in plants

meristematic tissue in stem and root

stem cells in animals

embryonic cells are called pluripotent tips. Human stem cells are the basis of therapeutic cloning technics.

How could therapeutic cloning help parkinson's and Altzehiemer's patients

they are result of loss of brain cells; stem cells are implanted to replace lost brain cells

what happens when a cell ages

Telemeters get shorter as the cell ages until it frays and goes away

what does Canadian law prohibit

creation of embryos for research. This includes somatic cell nuclear transfer or human therapeutic cloning

What could happen in human therapeutic cloning was legal

licensed researchers would be allowed to substitute DNA for the nucleus of an ehh the resulting embryo would contain stem cells- capable of turning into brain, liver cells etc. Being able to cure Alzheimer's, parkinson's, cancer, spinal chord injuries.

how is a day old embryo described, and why is the risk of of rejection lowered.

only potentially human, no nervous system or conciseness merely a group of un-different cells. it is lowered because the DNA would be the donors own

How does the government hope to further research with stem cells obtained from:

adult humans


embryos left over from fertilization clinics


tissue of aborted foetuses



What two kingdoms did Aristotle think existed

plantae & amialia

what are the classifications for all species

kingdom (kpcofgs)


phylum


class


order


family


genus


species

who and when was the microscope invented, what did he discover

leeuwenhoek, 17th century, an entire world of micro organisms

what kingdom was proposed in 1806 and by who

ernst heckt Protista (single cell organisms)

What is the forth kingdom

Fungi, absorb food materials

what is the 5th kingdom

baterica (prokaryote, monera, eubacteria)

what is the 6th kingdom

Archaea (Bacteria that survive in the harshest environment)

What do eukaryotes have, that prokaryotes do not

A cell nucleus

What kingdom belongs in the prokaryotes and which in the eukaryotes

bacteria and archaea, in eukaryotes protists, plants, fungi, animals.

what is the size of prokaryotes then eukaryotes

small (1-100μm), large (100-1000μm)

prokaryotes have ______ DNA, and eukaryotes have what type of DNA.

Circular DNA, and DNA with nuclear membrane

What type of genome do prokaryotes have

single chromosome in nucloid region

what type of genome do eukaryotes have

several chromosomes in membrane bound nucleus

What are eukaryote cells divided by which don't divide prokaryotes

mitosis, and meiosis

what type of reproduction do prokaryotes carry out, then eukaryotes

asexual, sexual

Prokaryotes are rarely______, but most forms of _______ are multi cellular

multicellular, eukaryotes

Prokaryotes have no __________ organelles, and eukaryotes have ________

membrane bound, mitochondria

Many prokaryotes are _________ and most eukaryotes are _________ (starts with an a)

anaerobic, aerobic

the cell wall in prokaryotes is __________ and the cell wall in eukaryotes is _________

peptidoglycan, cellulose

Both types of cells have a _______ membrane

plasma

in both there is a flagella for ________

motility

In both the ribsome is the site of _________

protein synthesis

How old is Archaea bacteria?

may have been the first life. forms 3.5 bya

Where do methogens live? what is there source of energy?

oxygen free environment (swamp), CO2, N2, H2S and they produce methane as waste

What are Halophiles and where do they live?

saltlovers, live in 15% saline environments

What are thermoacidphiles, and where do they live?

heat and acid lovers, live in hot (80c) acidic environments like sulphur springs and deep sea vents. using S ad an energy source.

what is biotechnology?

enzymes required for medical and industrial research

Archaea enzymes withstand ___________, they can be used for what type of editing.

extreme conditions, DNA.

what are all the shapes of kingdom bacteria?

cocci (shperical) Bacilli (rod-shaped) Spirilli (spiral shaped)

what are the different patterns of prokaryotes?

diplo (pairs), statylo (clusters), strepto (chain)

What is a gram positive cell wall structure

thick protein wall; stain purple

what is a gram negative cell wall structure

thick protein layer; stain pink

energy sources can be either_______ or _______

autotrophic, heterotrophic

What type of light, and inorganic compounds (prokaryotes)

photosynthetic, chemosynthetic

What is aerobic

metabolize water and oxygen

what is obligate anaerobic

die if exposed to oxygen

what are facultative anaerobes

grow in presence or absence of 02

what are saptorophs

feed on dead organic matter

what is asexual cell reproduction

divide by binary fission

what is sexual cell reproduction (conjugation)

cells link via pili and transfer all or part of their chromosomes or plasmids (small loops of DNA)

what are plasmids used for

used in recombination and cloning techniques

explain spore formation

the life cycle may include a dormant phase in which bacteria are able to survive unfavourable enviroment

(eukaryotes) describe the cytoplasm organelle

organelles occur in the cytoplasm or cytosol of the cell bound by the plasma membrane

describe endoplasmic reticulum

network of transportation tubules from nuclear membrane to plasma membrane

Smooth ER enzymes functions in:

produce phospholipids and lipids


production of steroid based hormones


detoxification of poisons in the liver


storage of calcium ions in muscles cells


glycogenesis in liver

rough ER enzymes has ribosomes on its _________ therefore functions in _________ and ________

ribosomes, protein synetesis and transport

what are ribosomes composed of

2 subunits of DNA and protein. Eukaryotic larger than prokaryotic 80s vs 70s

what are lysosomes? what are they used for

vesicles of hydrolytic digestive enzymes, digestion of food and destruction of workout organelles or cells

what is a golgi apparatus and what is its function

flattened sacs, collection packaging, modification, distribution of substances into vesicles (from cis to trans side)

who proposed that mitochondria may originated as bacterial cells that became symbiotic with primitive eukaryotic cells based on characteristics

lynn margulis

describe mitochondria characteristics

rod-shaped, similar size to bacteria, possess own DNA hard double membrane, posses own 70s ribosomes.

describe mitochondria membrane and function

has double membrane, folded inner membrane. (cristae); matrix inside inner membrane. Functions in ATP production-----> powerhouse of cell

describe the nucleus

bound by double membrane (nuclear envelope)


contains chromosomes-> during interphase in form of chromatin (DNA and histones coiled as nucleosome)


chromosomes made on tightly coiled nucleosomes become visible during mitosis


nucleolus functions in DNA production

Chloroplasts are on of three types of _______ found only in ____ cells

plastids, plant (chromo, amylo)

Describe characteristics of chloroplasts and where they may have come from

chloroplasts may have originate as cyanobacteria. double membrane, own circular DNA, 70s ribosomes.

what do chloroplasts contain

geranium which absorb light and embedded in cytosol-like stroma

what is a centrosome

pair of centrioles at 180 degrees to each other found in animal cells

microtubules are used for construction of

cytoskeleton, spindle fibres for mitosis, flagela, cilia

what is a vacuole

membrane-bound storage organelles formed by golgi apperatus

what do vacuoles store?

food, toxins, metabolic waste, water

what is much larger in plant cells and aids in creating turgor pressure against cellulose and is based in the cell wall

vacuoles

what stores a lot of starch

vacuoles

what are some components of a cell wall?

protection, support, rigid shape

what is an animal cell matrix composed of

collagen and glycoproteins used for attachment to other cells or cell product recognition, cell migration direction direction of stem cells etc.

what is bacterias extra cellular component (cell wall)

peptidoglycan

what is fungus extra cellular component (cell wall)

chitin-based

what is yeasts extra cellular component (cell wall)

gluten and mannan

what is algae's extra cellular component (cell wall)

cellulose

what is plant's extra cellular component (cell wall)

cellulose

what is animals extra cellular component (cell wall)

no cell wall; matrix secreted composed of glycoprotein

the activities of a living cell depends on the ability of its cell membrane to:

-transport raw material into the cell


-transports products and waste out of the cell


-prevents the entry of unwanted matter into the cell


-prevents the escape of the matter needed to perform the cellular functions

what did the electron microscope reveal?

-the cell membrane is a bilayer made of phospholipids molecules


-phosphate-glycerol head with 2 fatty acid rails


-electric charge of molecule is unevenly distributed, forming polar head and non polar trail



what contains a mosaic of different components scattred throughout it (fluid mosaic model)

cell membrane

what allows animal cell membranes to function in a wide range of temperatures; maintains rigidity at high T and fluid in low T

cholesterol

what do proteins (integral and peripheral) do

transport regocntion and binding sites channels, pimps, adhesion.

what must happen in order for the cell to function properly

conditions within a cell must remain relatively constant

on both sides of the cell membrane water is _______

solvent

The actives of a living cell depend on the ability of it's cell membrane to:

transport raw material into the cell


transport products and waste out of the cell


prevent the entry of unwanted matter into the cell


prevent the escape of the matter needed to preform the cellular function

describe phosphate- glycerol

head with two fatty acid tails

_________ charge of molecule is unevenly distributed forming polar ________ and non-polar ______

electric, head, tail

the head is __________ and the tail is _________

hydrophilic (water loving), hydrophobic

how do phospholipids arrange themselves

through a combination of attraction and repulsion a film of phospholipids molecules spontaneously arrange themselves into a spherical, cage-like bilayer

water attracting polar heads face both the ________ and __________ while the non-polar lipid tails face _________

inside and outside, each other

the external environment of a protest (such as amoeba) contains:

other organisms, decaying organic matter and dissolved gasses

what is every cell bathed in in a multicellular organism

a layer f extra cellular fluid (ECF) also consisting of a variable mixture of water and dissolved materials

define semi-permeable membrane

a membrane controlling what can enter and exit; materials move through the cell membrane passively or actively

what is a passively permeable membrane

due to brownian motion, no energy is expanded by the cell. Diffusion is the moment of molecules from a region where there are more concentrated to where they are less concentrated.


Large surface area relative to volume increase

what is osmosis

the diffusion of water across a semi-permeable membrane.

what is a hyper osmotic solution

a solution that has a high concentration of solutes than a hypo-osmotic solution therefore water moves from hypo to hyper-osmotic solutions

describe istomic, hypotonic, and hypertonic

isotomic: movement in and out of a cell


hypotonic: water moves into cell)


hypertonic: water moves out of cell

what does facilitated diffusion allow

diffusion of large molecules e.g. glucose

what do carrier proteins do

change shape allowing passage

what do channel proteins do

provide H20- filled passages from ions(aq)

what does an active semi-permeable membrane do

maintain constant internal conditions, some materials must be transported up a concentration gradient, to concentrate nutrients for growth, remove toxic waste etc.

what must be kept different from the ECF

intercellular environment

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