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31 Cards in this Set
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prokaryotic cells lack a:
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nucleus and membrane-bound organelles
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What are the two kinds of prokaryotic cells?
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Bacteria and archaedia
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What are the three main parts of a bacterium?
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cell envelope, cytoplasm, and appendages
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The cell envelope is composed of:
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cell wall and cell membrane
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The cell wall of a bacterium is made of:
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peptidoglycan
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The plasma membrane of a bacterium is made of:
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phospholipids
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What are the names of the three types of appendages bacteria can have?
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fimbriae, flagella, pilus
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fine little hair-like structures along the cell wall
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fimbriae (cilia?)
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tube-like structure used for locomotion is:
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flagellum
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A hollow, pointy structure used for transfering DNA from one bacteria to another is:
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pilus
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The cell wall of an archaea cell is composed of:
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polysaccharides
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Archaea cells live in what kind of conditions?
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extremes like boiling water, tar pits, etc.
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What are the features of a eukaryotic cell?
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nucleus, membrane-bound organelles
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What is the nuclear membrane and the cell membrane of a E. cell made out of?
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phospholipids
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Which organelle is the site of protein synthesis?
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ribosomes
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Which organelle is used for transport through sheets of membrane?
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Endoplasmic reticulum
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The endoplasmic reticulum has two kinds of membrane sheets:
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rough and smooth
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The smooth ER is used to for:
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lipid synthesis
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The rough ER has ______ attached to its surface and makes:
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ribosomes, protein synthesis for transport
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The _______ takes proteins and lipids produced by the ER and packages them for transport __________
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Golgi apparatus, outside the cell
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Specialized proteins (enzymes) for digestion are contained inside the:
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lysosomes
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Lysosomes are used to digest: and are considered:
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organic compounds, defenders
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Storage devices for the cell are called:
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vacuoles
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Cellular respiration occurs in the:
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mitochondria
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What are the convoluted folds within the mitochondria called and why are they folded?
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cristae and are folded to increase surface area
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Hollow and liquid-filled portion of mitochondria
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matrix
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The site of photosynthesis in plants is called the
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chloroplasts
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Chloroplasts have two outer membranes and are considered to have:
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double membranes
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The hollow, liquid-filled space within a chloroplast is called the
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stroma
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The third membrane within the stroma is the
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grana
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The space within the grana is called the
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thylakoid space
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