Gbio 151 wordlist for test unit 2.
Be able to define, identify, explain, or give examples of each of the following.  Reading each chapter is suggested; pay special attention to the end of the chapter summary.  This word list is not all inclusive; be sure to study your notes as well.
 

Chapter 4:    cell theory,  Surface Area/Volume ratio,   characteristics of prokaryotes-vs- eukaryotes,   autotroph,  photosynthesis,   chemosynthesis,   heterotroph,  plasma (cell) membrane,  nucleoid,  cytoplasm,  cytosol,  bacterial ribosome,  bacterial cell wall,   peptidgogylcan,   capsule,   slime layer,   bacterial flagellum,   flagellin,  um - micrometer (micron),  compound (light) microscope,  electron microscope,   electron micrograph,  (TEM) transmission electron microscope,  (SEM) scanning electron microscope,  animal cell-vs-plant cell,   organelles,   nuclear envelope (membrane),   chromatin,   chromosome,   nucleoplasm,   nucleoli,   ribosome,   mitochondria,   cristae,   ATP,   plastid,   chloroplast,   chlorophyll,   chromoplast,  carotenoids,   leucoplast,   endosymbiosis theory,   endoplasmic reticulum,   rough ER,   smooth ER,   Golgi apparatus,   lysosome,   peroxisome,   vacuole,  contractile vacuole,   food vacuole,   cytoskeleton,  microfilaments,  actin,    intermediate filaments,   keratin,   microtubules,   tubulin,   flagella,   cilia,   "9 + 2" microtubule arrangement,   centriole,   cell wall,   cellulose,  plasmadesmata,   extracellular matrix,   characteristics of viruses
 

Chapter 5:    Fluid Mosaic Model,   selectively permeable,  permeable,  impermeable,   phospholipid bilayer,   hydrophobic,  hydrophilic,   proteins: integral, transmembrane, pheripheral,  glycolipids,   glycoproteins,  tight junctions,  desmosomes,  gap junctions,  passive transport,  active transport,  factors that determine if a substance can cross the cell membrane,  diffusion,  concentration gradient,  solution,  solvent,  solute,  equilibrium,  osmosis,  hypotonic solution,  hypertonic solution,  isotonic solution,  cytolysis,  plasmolysis,  turgor pressure,  facilitated diffusion,   carrier proteins,   sodium-potassium pump,   endocytosis,   phagocytosis,  pinocytosis,  exocytosis
 

Chapter 11:  (pages 247-259)
chemical composition and structure of DNA,   Watson and Crick,   complementary base pairing,   DNA replication,   Meselson and Stahl,   semiconservative method of DNA replication,   DNA polymerase,
 

Chapter 9:  (pages 193-204)  (mitosis only)
binary fission,  mitosis,  meiosis,  diploid,  haploid chromosome number,   cell cycle,   interphase:  Gap 1,  S-phase,   Gap 2,    M-phase:  prophase,   metaphase,   anaphase,   telophase,   cytokinesis,  daughter cell condition,  cell plate,  centrioles,  mitotic center,  spindle,    microtubules,  centromere,   chromatid,  equitorial plate,
 
 

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