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What is the smallest unit of life?
How do most body cells arise?
What process do sperm and ovum cells arise by?
How many different cell types are mentioned in the text?
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Which part of a human cell separates intracellular fluid from extracellular fluid?
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What is the main function of the glycocalyx on the extracellular surface of the membrane?
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Which type of junction serves as anchoring junctions to prevent cell separation?
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What are integral proteins firmly inserted into?
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What forms a double layer in the plasma membrane?
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What is the main role of the plasma membrane in cellular activities?
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What do membrane proteins perform tasks such as?
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What allows neighboring cells to adhere and communicate?
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What are peripheral proteins not embedded in?
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What do linker protein filaments (cadherins) do in the intercellular space?
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What provides specific biological markers for cell recognition?
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What are extracellular materials in a human cell?
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What happens to cells in hypertonic solutions?
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What happens to cells in hypotonic solutions?
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What happens to cells in distilled water?
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What is the primary energy source for active membrane transport?
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What is the primary difference between primary active transport and secondary active transport?
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What type of transport moves large particles and macromolecules within vesicles?
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What are the different mechanisms included in endocytosis?
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What stimulates exocytosis?
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What is responsible for establishing membrane potential?
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What is the typical range of resting membrane potential?
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What do cell adhesion molecules and membrane receptors allow cells to do?
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Which organelle is responsible for producing most of the cell's ATP supply?
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What is the function of rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER)?
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Which type of ER is involved in lipid metabolism and detoxification?
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What is the role of G proteins in chemical signaling?
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Which organelle is responsible for protein synthesis?
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What is the function of the outer smooth membrane of mitochondria?
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What is the function of mechanical sensors in cellular signaling?
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Which organelle can increase its number in response to increased ATP requirements?
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What is the function of contact signaling in cellular processes?
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What is the role of plasma membrane receptors in cellular signaling?
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What is the main function of cytoplasm in a cell?
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Which organelle is an extensive system of interconnected tubes and parallel sacs, with rough ER studded with ribosomes that manufacture secreted proteins and integral proteins for cellular membranes?
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What type of junctions are abundant in high mechanical stress tissues like skin and heart muscle?
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What is the main function of gap junctions?
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What is the main difference between simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion?
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What type of facilitated diffusion involves carrier proteins that change shape to transport specific molecules?
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What is the process of osmosis?
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What role do osmotic pressure and tonicity play?
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What happens to cells in hypertonic solutions?
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What is the main effect of isotonic solutions on cell shape?
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What is the primary function of tonicity?
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What can osmotic imbalances cause in cells?
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What is the main role of desmosomes in tissues?
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What is the primary function of gap junctions?
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Study Notes
Cellular Organelles and Signaling Overview
- Mechanical sensors transmit extracellular matrix changes into the cell, while plasma membrane receptors serve as binding sites for contact and chemical signaling, most of which are glycoproteins.
- Contact signaling is crucial for development and immunity, and some infectious agents use it to identify target tissues.
- Chemical signaling involves ligands binding to specific receptors, including neurotransmitters, hormones, and paracrine chemicals, with G proteins acting as middlemen between extracellular and intracellular messengers.
- The cytoplasm consists of cytosol, organelles, and inclusions, with organelles performing specific cell functions and inclusions varying by cell type.
- Mitochondria are the cell's power plants, producing most of its ATP supply, and their density reflects a cell's energy requirements.
- Mitochondria have an outer smooth membrane and an inner membrane with shelflike cristae, where enzymes break down food fuels in a multistep process called aerobic cellular respiration.
- Mitochondria contain their own DNA, RNA, and ribosomes, and can increase their number in response to increased ATP requirements.
- Ribosomes are sites of protein synthesis, with free ribosomes making soluble proteins and membrane-bound ribosomes synthesizing proteins for incorporation into cell membranes or export from the cell.
- Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) is an extensive system of interconnected tubes and parallel sacs, with rough ER studded with ribosomes that manufacture secreted proteins and integral proteins for cellular membranes.
- Rough ER also functions as the cell's membrane factory and attaches sugar groups to proteins for eventual use.
- Smooth ER lacks ribosomes and is involved in lipid metabolism, detoxification, and calcium ion storage.
- The ER is continuous with the outer nuclear membrane and accounts for about half of the cell's membranes, playing important roles in protein synthesis and membrane production.
Cell Junctions and Passive Membrane Transport
- Desmosomes are abundant in high mechanical stress tissues like skin and heart muscle
- Gap junctions are communicating junctions between adjacent cells, allowing the passage of ions and small molecules
- Different types of gap junctions are composed of different transmembrane proteins, determining what can pass through them
- Passive membrane transport involves diffusion of molecules down their concentration gradient
- Simple diffusion allows small nonpolar lipid-soluble molecules to directly diffuse through the lipid bilayer
- Facilitated diffusion allows the passive transport of larger or polar molecules through carrier or channel proteins
- Carrier-mediated facilitated diffusion involves carrier proteins that change shape to transport specific molecules
- Channel-mediated facilitated diffusion involves transmembrane proteins that transport substances, usually ions or water, through aqueous channels
- Osmosis is the diffusion of a solvent, such as water, through a selectively permeable membrane
- Osmotic pressure and tonicity play a role in determining the distribution of water in different fluid-containing compartments of the body
- Osmotic imbalances can cause cells to swell or shrink until the solute concentration is balanced or the membrane breaks
- Tonicity refers to the ability of a solution to change the shape of cells by altering their internal water volume, with isotonic and hypertonic solutions having different effects on cell shape
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Test your knowledge of cellular organelles, signaling, and passive membrane transport with this informative quiz. Explore the functions of mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, and ribosomes, as well as the mechanisms of contact and chemical signaling. Learn about cell junctions, passive membrane transport, and the role of osmosis in maintaining cellular balance.
