Unit 2 AP bio 

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Biology

Cells

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Nerve

________ and muscle cells have gated ion channel proteins to enable the flow of charged ions such as sodium and potassium present in the sodium potassium pump of action potentials.

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osmosis

When water utilizes facilitated diffusion, it is called ________.

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Plants

________ generally have a large central water vacuole which stores water and ions.

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hydrophobic fatty acid tails

The ________ are what controls the movement of substances described above.

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Bound

________ ribosomes are attached to the rough endoplasmic reticulum and mainly make proteins for export.

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external environment

The membrane acts like a barrier separating the inside of the cell from the ________ of the cell.

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eukaryotes

Many unicellular ________ have contractile vacuoles to pump water out of the cell.

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phagocytosis

In ________, the cell engulfs a large molecule, and brings it into the cell.

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Carbon dioxide

________ and oxygen gas frequently rely on simple diffusion in order to enter and exit the cell membrane.

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Calvin Cycle

The proximity of the stroma to the thylakoids allows for the sharing of products between the ________ (which happens in the stroma) and the light- dependent reactions.

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exocytosis

When molecules are secreted from the cell, it is called ________.

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large vesicles

Are ________ which store many different things, such as food or water.

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Molecules

________ can not pass through the phospholipid bilayer of the plasma membrane easily when particles are either charged or polar.

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Aquaporins

________ are essential for plant cells, red blood cells.

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inner membrane

The inside of the ________ is called the mitochondrial matrix, which is the site of the Krebs Cycle.

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solute

When ________ binds to the receptor, the plasmid pulls away creating a vesicle with the ________.

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surface area

The cell reaches a point where the ________ doesnt allow enough nutrients to pass that the cell needs it divides.

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endoplasmic reticulum

The ________ (ER), made up of two parts, serves to make other products that the cell needs.

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RNA

In prokaryotes, ________ is converted to proteins right after being made from DNA, as they do not have a nucleus or endoplasmic reticulum.

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ATP

Uses energy, in the form of ________, to transport molecules against their concentration gradient.

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hydrophilic heads

The structure of the membrane, with the hydrophobic tails and ________, the cellular membrane has selective permeability.

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Ribosomes

________ synthesize proteins according to mRNA sequences that they receive during the process of translation.

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passive movement

Is a(n) ________ of a substance from an area of higher to lower concentration.

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Mitochondria

________ also have their own circular DNA.

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form of passive transport

Facilitated dIffusion is a(n) ________ which does NOT require energy.

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hypotonic solution

A(n) ________ is one that has LESS solute than the inside of the cell.

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chloroplast

The ________ is made up of the stroma, or liquid filling of the ________, and the thylakoids, flat sacs of membranes that allow for the absorption of light.

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hypertonic solution

A(n) ________ is one that has MORE solute in it than there is inside of the cell.

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Active transport

________ may also be used for large or bulky molecules or to transport large quantities of small molecules.

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isotonic solution

A(n) ________ is one that has EQUAL solute in it to that of the cell.

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eukaryotic cells

In ________, after RNA is made from DNA in the process of transcription, it moves to the ribosome to go through the process of translation.

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lysosome

The ________ is also used to recycle and digest old or damaged parts of the cell.

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movement of water

The ________ inside and out of the cell is essential to its survival.

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Carrier proteins

________ provide an easy way for hydrophilic molecules to pass through the concentration gradient.

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site of translation

They are the ________ and are responsible for making all of the proteins for the cell.

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Passive transport

________ occurs when molecules go down the concentration gradient.

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Channel proteins

________ are laid throughout the membrane to provide a Hydrophilic passage through for the molecules to avoid the Hydrophobic core.

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Proteins

________ can be hydrophobic, hydrophilic, charged, uncharged, polar, or non- polar depending on the configuration of the amino acids in the protein.

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Free ribosomes

________ are in the cytosol and make proteins that stay in the cell for various functions.

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inner foldings

The ________ of the mitochondria membrane, referred to as cristae, are essential to the increased surface area of the inner membrane.

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cell gulps

The ________ "surrounding solutes into small vesicles that are covered in a layer of protein.

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transport vesicle

A(n) ________ from the Golgi apparatus moves along the microtubules in the cell until it reaches the plasma membrane.

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cell membrane

The ________ also has glycoproteins and glycolipids attached to it along with steroids.

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endosymbiotic theory states

The ________ that an early ancestor of eukaryotic cells engulfed a prokaryotic cell, and the prokaryotic became an endosymbiont, a cell living in another cell.

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Osmosis

________ allows organisms to control their internal solute composition and water potential.

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surface area

By reducing the amount of competing space and ________, and also reducing the amount of competing reactions, eukaryotic cells are able to be more efficient than prokaryotic cells.

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RNA

The ________ has to move out of the nucleus to either a free- standing ribosome or to the rough endoplasmic reticulum.

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Lysosomes

________ can digest foods by using phagocytosis or engulfing nutrients to digest them.

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Carrier proteins

________ alter their shape to allow the flow of molecules through the concentration gradient of the membrane similarly to an enzyme substrate complex.

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passive movement

Is also a(n) ________ of a substance from an area of higher to lower concentration.

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2.1 Cell structure

subcellular components

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Models of the plasma membrane are given the name

fluid mosaic model

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This process is aided by proteins located on the plasma membrane (membrane proteins) such as transport proteins

Channel proteins and carrier proteins

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