NUSTEP Human Biology 2015 - 2016
CHAPTER 3 – CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
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3.1 What is a Cell?
Learning Outcome 2 – Explain the surface to area volume ratio limits cell size.
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3.2 How Cells are Organized
Memorize Figure 3.4.
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Be able to label every component of the cell.
Know the function of each component of the cell.
Be able to recognize each structure if it is shown by itself without the cell.
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3.3 The Plasma Membrane and How Substances Cross It
Memorize Figure 3.6.
Describe and/or sketch the following processes:
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Diffusion
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Osmosis
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Facilitated transport
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Active Transport
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Endocytosis
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Exocytosis
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3.4 The Nucleus and Endomembrane System
State the function of each component as it relates to protein production.
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Nucleus
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Nucleolus
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Nuclear envelope
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Nuclear pores
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Ribosomes
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Rough ER
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Smooth ER
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Golgi Apparatus
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Lysosomes
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3.5 The Cytoplasm, Cell Movement, and Cell Juctions
Learning Outcome 1 – Explain the role of the cytoskeleton in the cell.
Learning Outcome 3 – State the role of flagella and cilia in human cells.
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Learning Outcome 3 – Compare / Contrast the function of adhesion junctions, gap junctions, and tight
junctions between human cells. (Sketches may be useful.)
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3.6 Mitochondria and Cellular Respiration
Learning Outcome 1 – Sketch a mitochondria and label the matrix and cristae.
What evidence indicates that
mitochondria once were independent
cells?
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2.
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Learning Outcome 3
location
in
out
glycolysis
Citric acid (Krebs) cycle
electron transport chain
fermentation
Define / sketch
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Metabolic pathway
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Enzyme
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Substrate
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Active site
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Coenzyme
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NAD+
Summarizing the Concepts You are responsible for knowing ALL information in the chapter summary, in
addition to the information in this packet.
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