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Which scientist is credited with coining the term cell from Latin cellulae? |
Robert Brown |
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The Latin phrase omnis cellula e cellula refers to a principle. Which of the following statements is the best translation of this phrase? |
All cells arise only from precising cells. |
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In 1665,_______ used a microscope to examine thin slices of ________. While examining this material, he observed tiny compartments that he called cellulae. |
Robert Hooke, cork |
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What are the three tenets of cell theory? |
1.All living organisms are composed of one or more cells. 2. The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms. 3. Cells arise from pre-existing cells. |
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Function of Nucleus. |
Information center. |
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Function of mitochondria. |
Oxidation of sugars. |
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Function of chloroplasts. |
Photosynthesis. |
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Function of nucleolus. |
Ribosome production. |
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Function of rough endoplasmic reticulum. |
Synthesis of secretory proteins. |
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Function of smooth endoplasmic reticulum. |
Steroid synthesis. |
Hairless bodybuilders |
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Function of Extracellular matrix. |
Support and flexibility. |
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Function of Chromoplast. |
Contains pigment in flowers. |
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Function of Golgi complex. |
Synthesis of complex polysaccharides. |
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Function of lysosome. |
Storage of hydrolase, In biochemistry, a hydrolase or hydrolytic enzyme is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a chemical bond. |
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Function of peroxisome. |
Detoxification of hydrogen peroxide. |
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Central vacuole. |
Turgor pressure. |
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Function of Ribosome. |
Protein synthesis. |
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Function of plasma membrane. |
Boundary of the cell |
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Common plant model organism. |
Arabidopsis (rockcress) is a genus in the family Brassicaceae. They are small flowering plants related to cabbage and mustard. |
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Common worm model organism. |
C. Elegans |
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Common fly model organism. |
Drosophila |
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Common Mammalia model organism. |
Mouse |
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Single cell eucaryote model organism. |
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) |
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Four universal features of all cells on earth. |
1. They all store hereditary information in DNA and transcribe portions of their heredity into RNA. 2. Ask cells use proteins as catalysts. 3. All cells are enclosed in a plasma membrane across which nutrients and waste must pass. |
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What are the three branches of the tree of life? |
Bacteria, archaea, eucaryotes. |
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Which of the three types of cells is most primitive? |
Procaryotes. |
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Hydrogen bonding is most important when determining the _______ structure of the protein? Primary, secondary, tertiary or quaternary? |
Secondary. Double helices and beta sheets. |
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What's this? |
Gap Junction between eukaryotic cells. |
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How many bonds can carbon maintain? |
3 |
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Which Organelle has only a single membrane around it? |
Peroxisome; detoxifies peroxide in a cell. |
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Condensation reactions occur in all macro molecule synthesis in cells, T or F? |
True |
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