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19 Cards in this Set
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Cytoplasmic streaming |
The motion of cytoplasm in a cell that results in a coordinated movement of the cell's contents |
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Phagocytosis |
The process by which a cell engulfs foreign substances or other cells |
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Plasmolysis |
Collapse of a walled cell's cytoplasm due to lack of water |
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Cytolysis |
The rupturing of a cell due to excess internal pressure |
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Activation energy |
Energy needed to start a chemical reaction |
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Isotonic solution |
A solution in which the concentration of solutes is essentially equal to that of the cell which resides in the solution |
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Excretion |
The removal of soluble waste materials |
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Egestion |
The removal of nonsoluble waste materials |
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Secretion |
The release of biosynthesized substances |
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Respiration |
The breakdown of food molecules with a release of energy |
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Leucoplasts |
Organelles that store starches or oils |
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Endoplasmic reticulum |
An organelle composed of an extensive network of folded membranes that performs several tasks within a cell |
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Digestion |
The breakdown of absorbed substances |
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What happens during glycolysis? |
It uses two glucose molecules and two ATPs, makes 4 hydrogen atoms, 4 ATPs and 2 pyruvic acid molecules, and takes place in the cell's cytoplasm |
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What happens during the formation of acetyl coenzyme A? |
It uses 2 pyruvic acid molecules and 2 coenzyme A molecules, it makes 2 acetyl coenzyme A molecules, 2 hydrogen atoms and 2 carbon dioxide molecules, and it takes place in the mitochondria |
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What happens during the Krebs cycle? |
It uses 2 acetyl coenzyme A molecules, 3 oxygen molecules, and it makes 2 coenzyme A molecules, 6 hydrogen atoms, 4 carbon dioxide molecules, and 2 ATPs and this takes place in the mitochondria |
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What happens during the electron transport system? |
It uses 12 hydrogen atoms and 3 oxygen molecules, and it makes 6 water molecules and 32 ATPs, and it takes place in the inner membrane of the mitochondria |
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What is used during cellular respiration? |
1 glucose molecule and 6 oxygen molecules |
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What is made during cellular respiration? |
6 carbon dioxide molecules, 6 water molecules, and 36 ATPs |
