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King Phillp Came Over For Granny's Soup
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Classification of organisms into universally accepted taxons: names reflect the organism's evolutionary heritage
Taxonomy
Nitrogenous base with two rings (adenine and guanine)
Purines
Nitrogenous base with one ring (thymine, cytosine, uracil)
Pyramidine
A molecule that exits as a double-stranded helix made from sugars, phosphorus and nitrogenous bases
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
Single-stranded molecule made from sugars, phosphates and nitrogenous bases; required for the transfer and translation of the DNA code within a cell
RNA (ribonucleic acid)
Nucleic acids (chain of nucleotides: consists of a pentode, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base)
DNA and RNA
Molecule that consists of a pentode, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base
Nucleotide
The job is to store and transmit hereditary information:
Nucleic acids
A type of sugar
Pentose
Not all RNA in the cell is translated into _____.
proteins
Complete set of DNA for an individual; contains all genes
genome
Unique molecule that provides direction for it's own replication and directs RNA synthesis
DNA
Genetic material that organisms inherit from their parents
DNA
Molecule in the backbone of DNA and RNA that links adjoining bases together
Phosphate group
Molecule found in DNA and RNA that encodes the genetic information in cells
Nitrogenous base
Name five types of nitrogenous bases:
Adenine
Cytosine
Guanine
Thymine
Uracil
Adenine
Cytosine
Guanine
Thymine
Uracil
Five types of nitrogenous bases
Nitrogenous bases found in both DNA and RNA
Adenine
Cytosine
Guanine
Nitrogenous bases found in DNA and not RNA
Thymine
Nitrogenous bases found in RNA and not DNA
Uracil
Nucleoside:
Nitrogenous base and the sugar without the phosphate group
Two families of nitrogenous bases:
pyrimidine and purine
Nitrogenous bade with one ring (thymine, cytosine and uracil)
Pyrimidine
Nitrogenous base with two rings (adenine and guanine)
Purine
This complex is able to form because weak bonds are able to form between the hydrogen atoms and oxygen or nitrogen atoms bases in the complimentary strands of DNA
Double helix structure
Weak bond
Hydrogen bond
Pentose component in DNA
Deoxyribose
Pentose component in RNA
Ribose
Genetic blueprint of the cell
DNA
Messenger within the cell
RNA
DNA-synthesis of mRNA in the nucleus-movement of mRNA into cytoplasm via nuclear pore-synthesis of protein
DNA-RNA-Protein
Organelle responsible for synthesizing protein within the cell from amino acids
Ribosomes
Compound composed of a large number of amino acids joined in a particular type of chemical bond called a peptide bond
Protein
Process of cells copying the instructions from DNA into the RNA
Transcription
Process of protein reduction from messenger RNA
Translation
RNA is the messenger between DNA and protein synthesis
True
DNA strand has a built-in directionality along its sugar-phosphate backbone from_____.
5' to 3'
(the two sugar-phosphate backbones run in opposite direction from each other)
The sugar-phosphate backbones are on the outside of the helix, and the nitrogenous bases are paired in the interior of the helix
True
Genetic blueprint of the cell
DNA
Messenger within the cell
RNA
DNA-synthesis of mRNA in the nucleus-movement of mRNA into cytoplasm via nuclear pore-synthesis of protein
DNA-RNA-Protein
Organelle responsible for synthesizing protein within the cell from amino acids
Ribosomes
Compound composed of a large number of amino acids joined in a particular type of chemical bond called a peptide bond
Protein
Process of cells copying the instructions from DNA into the RNA
Transcription
Process of protein reduction from messenger RNA
Translation
RNA is the messenger between DNA and protein synthesis
True
DNA strand has a built-in directionality along its sugar-phosphate backbone from_____.
5' to 3'
(the two sugar-phosphate backbones run in opposite direction from each other)
The sugar-phosphate backbones are on the outside of the helix, and the nitrogenous bases are paired in the interior of the helix
True
In a ___ cell the DNA is concentrated in a region that is not membrane enclosed called the nucleotide.
Prokaryotic
Contains:
Cell wall
Cytoplasm
Nucleoid
Plasmids
Flagella
Fimbriae
Ribosomes
Capsule
Plasma membrane
Pili
Prokaryotic cell
Bacteria and Archaea (only) are ___.
Prokaryotes
Rich protein fluid with gel-like consistency that houses organelles.
Cytoplasm
Region between the nucleus and the plasma membrane of a eukaryotic cell
Cytoplasm
In prokariotic cells, rich protein fluid with gel like consistency that houses organelles
Cytoplasm
Region of prokaryotic cell where the cell's DNA is located (not enclosed by a membrane). Condensed DNA of the cell.
Nucleoid
In a prokaryotic cell, it contains genes and the genetic blueprints for the formation of proteins that make up the machinery of cells.
Nucleoid
In a prokaryotic cell, are small circular portions of DNA not associated with the Nucleoid, that contain a small number of genes
genes compared to the DNA in the
Nucleoid.
Plasmids
In a prokaryotic cell, RNA is copied from the DNA to take the instructions from the Nucleoid to the rest of the cell.
True
In a prokaryotic cell,manufacture proteins for the cell from the RNA messages. Very small bodies free floating in the cytoplasm.
Ribosomes
Locomotion organelle of prokaryotic cells
Flagella
In prokaryotic cells, is the membrane enclosing the cytoplasm.
Plasma membrane
In prokariotic cells, is the rigid structure outside the plasma membrane
Cell wall
Some eukaryotic cells live as single cells, but many exist as part of a larger complex of cells composing a multicellular organism
True
Eukaryotic cells are more complex and larger than prokaryotic cells.
True
Parts of eukaryotic cell:
Nucleus
Ribosomes
Mitochondrion
Cytoplasm
Nuclear membrane
Lysosomes
Rough ER
Smooth ER
Cell membrane
Vacuole
Golgi apparatus
Nucleolus
Eukaryotic cell
In an eukaryotic cell: what is the membrane that envelopes the cell and is semipermeable to allow certain substances and water in and out?
Plasma membrane
In eukaryotic cells: what makes proteins based on RNA messages from the cell's genes?
Ribosomes
In eukaryotic cells: what is the tubular transport network within the cell?
Endoplasmic reticulum
In eukaryotic cells: what is studded with ribosomes?
Rough ER
In eukaryotic cells: what is responsible for moving proteins from one part of a cell to another and from moving proteins to the outside of a cell?
Smooth ER
In eukaryotic cells: what is involved in the packaging and transport of proteins in the cell, including protein secretion?
Golgi aparatus
In eukaryotic cells: what refines proteins that have been manufactured by the ribosomes, sorts the proteins and prepare them for transport to other parts of the cell or to the cell membrane for secretion?
Golgi apparatus
In eukaryotic cells: what work hand in hand with the ER in protein movement and processing?
Golgi apparatus
In eukaryotic cells: what are the small membrane-bounded sacs within the cytoplasm that are used to transport proteins or other substances in or out of the cell?
Vesicles
In eukaryotic cells: what type of vesicles functions as a basic storage unit of the cell that can hold various compounds?
Vacuole
In eukaryotic cells: what type of vesicles contains digestive enzymes that are capable of disposing of cellular debris and worn cellular parts?
Lysosomes
What are the three types of vesicles in eukaryotic cells?
Vacuole, lysosomes and peroxisome
In eukaryotic cells: what type of vesicles function to rid the body of toxic components, such as hydrogen peroxide?
Peroxisome
In eukaryotic cells: what type of vesicles are major sites of oxygen used and energy production?
Peroxisome
In eukaryotic cells: what organelle produces hydrogen peroxide as a by-product, then converts it to water?
Peroxisome
The liver contains many peroxisomes because toxic substances build up here.
True
In eukaryotic cells: what is the powerhouses of the cell?
Mitochondria
In eukaryotic cells: what are the locations where the cellular fuel ATP is produced?
Mitochondria
In eukaryotic cells: what are large kidney bean shaped organelles that are surrounded by membranes?
Mitochondria
In eukaryotic cells: what is the organelle where cellular respiration occurs and most ATP is generated?
Mitochondria
The outer membrane of Mitochondria is smooth but the inner membrane is convoluted, with infoldings called cristae in which enzymes are found.
The enzymes on the cristae help convert sugar into ATP to power the cell.
In eukaryotic cells: what are the cellular tracks that, during mitosis, form the mitotic spindle? (the spindle helps organize and segregate the chromosomes during cell division)
Microtubules
In eukaryotic cells: what is the region where the cell's microtubules are initiated and that contain a pair of centrioles?
Centrosomes
What are microtubule-organizing centers that help to form and organize the mitotic spindle during mitosis?
Centrosomes
In eukaryotic cells: what is the very large organelle in the central portion of the cell that is enclosed by a double membrane with pores in it?
Nucleus
In eukaryotic cells: what is the control center of the entire cell and contains the cell's genetic material?
Nucleus
In eukaryotic cells: what directs all of the activities of the cell?
Nucleus
In eukaryotic cells: what is the small body within the nucleus that functions to produce ribosomes that get moved to the cytoplasm to make cell proteins?
Nucleolus
What are organelles that contain chlorophyll?
Chloroplasts
What allows the capture of sunlight that is used for production of glucose during photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll
Plant cells need both mitochondria and chloroplast.
True
What is used to carry out photosynthesis?
Chloroplast
Plant cells have much larger vacuoles than eukaryotic cells have.
True
In plant cells but not animal cells:
Chloroplasts
Central vacuole
Cell wall
Plasmodesmata
What is the outer layer that maintains cell's shape and protect cell from mechanical damage and is made of cellulose, other polysaccharide and protein?
Cell wall
What is the prominent organelle in older plant cells that functions as storage, breakdown of waste products hydrolysis of macromolecules?
Central vacuole
In plant cells, what are the channels through cell wall that connect the cytoplasm of adjacent cells?
Plasmodesmata
The prokaryotic cell surface is layered first by the plasma membrane, the cell wall and the capsule.
True
What is the most basic of cell types?
Prokaryotic
The Nucleoid of the prokaryotic cell contains the DNA. The cytoplasm contains the ribosomes and plasmids.
True
The surface of an eukaryotic cell is called the cell membrane.
True
The cytoplasm of an eukaryotic cell surrounds the ER, ribosomes, Golgi apparatus, mitochondria, vacuoles.
True
Major difference between plant cell and eukaryotic cell: chloroplasts and cell wall
True
In prokaryotic (bacterial) cells, the DNA is located in the ____, and in eukaryotic (animal/plant) cells, the DNA is found in the _____.
Nucleoid; Nucleus
What is the portion of DNA on a chromosome that provides information for an organism's characteristics?
Genes
What is the condensed, single, very long strands of DNA double helix located in the nucleus of a cell containing hundreds of genes?
Chromosomes
What is the genetic blueprint for the information of proteins that make up the machinery of the cell?
Genes
What send messages within the cell and to other cells in the form of a code which is made possible through complementary base pairing?
Genes
Chromosomes consist of subunits of genes and genes consist of DNA
True
Within the genes are double stranded molecules of DNA.
True
Chromosomes, genes, DNA and RNA are the substances that preside over protein production.
True
What is the compound composed of a large number of amino acids joined in a particular type of chemical bond called peptide bond?
Protein
_____ are large structures of DNA that contain the ____, the blueprints for making an individual.
Chromosomes; genes
The central dogma of biology states that ____ gives rise to RNA, which gives rise to protein.
DNA
To translate the complimentary code on DNA into protein, ____ is required.
RNA
______ produces a more specialized cell from a less specialized cell.
Differentiation
What is a mass of cells formed after an egg is fertilized and begins dividing?
Zygote
What is an early development of an animal or a plant after fertilization?
Embryo
What are the cells of reproduction?
Gametes
What is the complete set of DNA for an individual?
Genome (contains all genes)
What is the organism's underlying genetic makeup or code?
Genotype
What are the reproductive cells that give rise to sperm or ovum?
Germ cells
What is the organism that contains cellular organelles and cells that contain nuclei?
Eukarya (protist, plants, fungi and animals)
What is one set of chromosomes called?
Haploid cell
What is a protein catalyst?
Enzymes