Random questions from my fave TV shows
Michael Scarn stars as the hero the original movie production ______________ .
What is Threat Level Midnight?
In eukaryotic cells, ___________ and _________ are the organelles that convert energy to forms usable by the cell for work.
What are mitochondria and chloroplasts?
The smooth and rough ER are distinguished primarily by the presence or absence of:
What are ribosomes?
What is/are the most important function(s) of the cytoskeleton?
What are support and Motility?
A component of animal cells that is somewhat analogous to the cell walls of plants is:
What is the extracellular matrix?
Which recent "The Bachelor" contestant became quite the topic of discussion for the choice to remain celibate until marriage?
Colton Underwood
Theory that states that an early ancestor of eukaryotic cells engulfed an oxygen-using non-photosynthetic prokaryote.
What is endosymbiont/endosymbiotic theory?
What is the primary function associated with the Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum? (RER)
What is production of secretory proteins?
The centrosome is a region located near the nucleus in which ___________ grow out from.
What are microtubules?
What are the three main types of cell junctions in animal cells?
What are tight junctions, desmosomes, and gap junctions?
What structure became famous in Hannah Brown's season of the Bachelorette?
What is a windmill?
Part of the mitochondria that contains enzymes and mitochondrial DNA.
What is the mitochondrial matrix?
The Endoplasmic Reticular membrane separates the internal compartment of the ER (lumen) from what?
What is the cytosol?
("cytoplasm" will not get credit--remember that the ER itself is technically in the cytoplasm of the cell. "Cytoplasm" refers to the space in the cell inside of the plasma membrane, but outside of the nucleus.)
The three major components of the cytoskeleton are:
What are microtubules, microfilaments, and intermediate filaments?
What are plasmodesmata and how do they help plant cells to function?
What are membrane-lined channels filled with cytosol that unify plant cells with one another despite their being surrounded by a non-living cell wall?
Name 3 CEOs/owners of the central paper company featured in the Office
What is David Wallace, Jo Bennett, Robert California?
What is the main function of enzymes in the matrix side of the inner membrane and how does the structure of this region fit its function?
Catalyze steps of cellular respiration. Highly folded surfaces of the cristae greatly increase surface area to enhance productivity of cellular respiration.
Name at least 3 functions of the endomembrane system.
What is protein synthesis; lipid synthesis; uptake/store Ca++ from cytosol; transport of proteins to membranes/other organelles/out of cell; metabolism/movement of lipids; detoxification of poisons?
What are dyneins/their function and what do they use for energy?
What are large motor proteins that use ATP to produce the "bending" movement associated with motile cilia and flagella?
Receptor proteins called ________ facilitate communication between the ECM and the cell to regulate _____________.
What are integrins and cell behavior?
What is the full name of the Michael Scott "Fun Run?"
***Or correctly answer all 3 below***
1. Michael's meal of choice to "carb load"
2. Which of Angela's cats died in Dwight's "care"?
3. Which vaccine did Meredith receive in the hospital?
What is Michael Scott's Dunder Mifflin Scranton Meredith Palmer Memorial Celebrity Rabies Awareness Pro-AM Fun Run Race For the Cure?
***OR***
What is fettuccini Alfredo, Sprinkles, and Rabies?
What are the three key pieces of evidence supporting the endosymbiont theory?
What are presence of a double membrane, presence of DNA/ribosomes, and ability to act autonomously within the cell (i.e. grow and reproduce within the cell)?
What is the key difference in function between ribosomes bound to the ER and free ribosomes of the cytosol?
Bound ribosomes produce secretory proteins, which depart from the ER wrapped in vesicles to be transported mainly outside of the cell.
Free ribosomes produce only proteins that are used inside of the cell.
Microfilaments, which are made up of the globular protein __________, are most well known for their role in __________. Thousands of these filaments interact with thick filaments of the motor protein ___________ to cause _____________.
What is actin, cell motility, myosin, muscle contraction?
Two rooms can be connected to one another through different means--for example, they could be connected by a door; they could also be connected by bolts and screws to make sure they are held together firmly; they also might be sealed tightly together to make sure there is no excess space in between them (maybe to prevent water from getting in between them and damaging the foundation). How could you relate these 3 examples to the three types of cell junctions?
Gap junctions would be like doors--provide channel from one cell to an adjacent one.
Desmosomes would be similar to walls bolted together to prevent falling apart--act like rivets to fasten cells into strong sheets.
Tight junctions similar to sealed walls--plasma membranes of two cells pressed tightly together to seal the cell/prevent leakage of extracellular fluid