bio Flashcards

1
Q

tattoo goes in which layer of skin

A

dermis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Dinos appeared in which period

A

triassic period

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

what proteins to cytokinesis

A

actin and myosin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

cri du chat is an example of what

A

partial monosomy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

penicillin inhibits

A

cell walls of bacteria

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Microarray technology

A

allows a researcher to examine many genes and determine which are expressed in a particular
cell type. slide containing thousands of genes are placed in spots

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

somatic cell transfer

A

stem cell research where u take cell of body and create an ovum?

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP

A

a method for determining the kinetics of diffusion through tissue or cells

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

ouabain

A

poison that messes with Na and K pump

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

valve at junction of small and large intestine

A

ileocecal valve

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

colchine

A

Colchicine is an alkaloid that inhibits the polymerization of tubulin into microtubules. Microtubules and associated
proteins c01nprise the mitotic spindle. Mitosis would stop if Colchicine is present.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

radioactive iodine test

A

concentrates in thyroid

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

what happens with vasoconstriction of afferent arterioles to kidney

A

decreased rate of filtration

* same affect with blood flow dec,

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

what happens with vasoconstriction of efferent arterioles to kidney

A

increased rate of filtration

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

__ innervations affect the afferent arterioles and decreases the volume of urine flow

A

sympathetic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

know your types of hormones and examples

A

plz

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

connective tissue comes from which layer

A

mesoderm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

identical twins happen cuz of

A

indeterminate cleavage (instead of determinate)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

jaundice

A

from excess bile pigments such as bilirubin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

ciliary muscle in eye

A

adjust lens shape

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

a cancerous cell known as a ___ grows indefintely

A

myeloma

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

lymphocyte fuses with a myeloma cell

A

hybridoma and can now produce a desired antibody!

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Prostaglandins

A

modified fatty acids which help induce fever, pain sensation, and inflmnmation.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

adrenal gland makes

A

epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol and aldosterone.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

which trimester do organs develop

A

1st ** also most sensitive here!!!

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

how to break disulphide bond

A

reducing conditions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

bacteria endospores

A

Endospores are resistant

to extremes of temperature, chemicals, toxins, detergents ,as well as radiation . will have a thick outer coat.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

macrophages size

A

Macrophagεs are the largest phagocytic cells and wil1 phagocytize bacteria.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

neutrophil amount

A

Neutrophils make up

about 60% of white blood cells

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Fixed action pattern

A

includes animals flocking, as well as spiders spinning webs! complex behaviour that comes from stimulus!

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

lymphocyte amount

A

Neutrophils l11ake up about 60% of the white blood cells, with lymphocytes making up 30%

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

spleen

A

makes lymphocytes, filters blood, stores blood cells, and destroys old blood cells

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

epinephrine cascade

A

can bind to a receptor and cause a cascade which

ultÌIl1ately leads to glycogen breakdown

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

nerve growth factors cascade??

A

regulate cell behavior by binding with receptors that can cause a biochel11ical
cascade

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

catabolism

A

breakdown of nutrìents to provide energy. Anabolism is the synthesis of biomolecules from
simpler compounds

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Adenylyl cyclase`

A

catalyzes ATP to cyclic AMP

inactive until epinephrine binds to the receptor protein. The cyclic AMP functions as a second
messenger

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

attenuated vaccine

A

contains a version of the living microbe that has been weakened and modified in the lab.
However the ability to induce protective immunity remains as virulence is lost

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

tuberculosis

A

a diseasε causεd by bacteria that spreads through microscopic droplεts relεased into thε alL
Snlall pox, chickenpox, rabies and hεpatitis arε causεd by a virus.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

marine fish

A

rarely pee, constantly drink. have isotonic urine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

fresh water fish

A

constantly urinate but rarely drink. very dilute urine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

arthropods body cavity

A

Ceolomate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

Platyhelminthes cavity

A

acoelomate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

villi in small intestine do not secrete

A

bicarbonate!!

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

radioactive tracer for DNA?

A

phosphorus!

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

sarcoma

A

cancer of connective tissue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

carcinoma

A

cancer of skin so present in epithelial tissue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

maple, oaks and grasses are

A

ANGIOSPERMS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

basophil quantity

A

LEAST of all WBC

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

vasa recta

A

capillary system that serves the loop of henle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

mammals and amphibians excrete

A

urea

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

aquatic animals secrete

A

ammonia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

humans opening of mouth or anus is called

A

BLASTOCYST

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

PRIMITIVE GUT HOLE THING IS CALLED

A

blastopore

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

in the summer, where is o2 in lake

A

upper layers, nutrients are in deep water

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

somatostatin

A

suppresses the release of gastrointestinal hormones such as gastrin, secretin and cholecystokinin. This suppression wi11 decrease the rate of gastric emptying along with reducing blood flow within the intestines.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

humour immunity

A

acts against pathogens such as free viruses and bacteria and is based on circulation of antibodies.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

cell mediated immunity

A

works against pathogens that have entered body cells by use of T cells

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

diapedesis

A

White blood cells slip through the tiny endothelial pores. neutrophils go through first!!

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

AB blood is

A

the universal recipient!!

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

agglutination

A

mixing of blood from different categories (AB and B) results in agglutination

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

please look at map of different terrain systems

A

taiga, tundra etc

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

south of tundra is

A

coniferous forest or taiga

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

desmosomes

A

abundant in the skin and randomly
arranged on the lateral sides of plasma membranes. Desmosomes allow cells to become joined into strong epithelial
sheets.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

upon stressing a bone

A

bone forming cells called osteoblasts deposit collagen and release calcium phosphate to
strengthen the bone. The n1Íneral hydroxyapetite is produced.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
65
Q

glomerular filtrate lacks__ and is similar to

A

large protein, plasma

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
66
Q

first stem in urine formation

A

is the filtration of substances through the glomendar membrane into Bowman’ s capsule

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
67
Q

Edward syndrome

A

trisomy of chromosome 1

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
68
Q

down syndrome

A

trisomy 21

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
69
Q

klinefelter syndrome

A

trisomy of sex

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
70
Q

turner syndrome

A

MONOSOMY XO

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
71
Q

norepinephrine and epinephrine are what kind of hormones

A

nonsteroidal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
72
Q

alcohol does what to urine

A

blocks vasopressin (ADH), thus urge to urinate happens as

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
73
Q

vasopressin and BP

A

can also raise blood pressure due to vasoconstríctÍon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
74
Q

lumen is term for

A

space inside tube

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
75
Q

ring of muscle on organs is called

A

spincter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
76
Q

submucosa

A

a connective tissue with blood and lymph vessels along with nerve plexusεs.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
77
Q

golgi bodies in prokarya

A

DO NOT EXIST

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
78
Q

angiosperms can be

A

monocots or dicots!!

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
79
Q

cambrium tissue makes

A

xylem and phloem

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
80
Q

nucleoside

A

sugar and base!!

- side hoe is sweet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
81
Q

eukarya often have MULTIPLE origins of replication!!

A

yes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
82
Q

IgA

A

found in saliva, sweat and tears and prevents bacteria binding to skin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
83
Q

IgD

A

antibody (immunoglobulin) is involved in differentiation of B ce11s into memory and plasma cells

84
Q

hemoglobin is a __ molecule

A

allosteric

85
Q

platelets are made from

A

large, multìnucleated cells in thε red marrow

called Megakaryocytes

86
Q

yellow bone marrow

A

fat storage

87
Q

spongy bone

A

see red marrow that functions in the formation of red blood cells, certain white blood cells, and platelets (thrombocytes

88
Q

gibberelins

A

plants to flower as well as allow stem elongation

89
Q

ethylene

A

fruit ripening

90
Q

Abscisic acid

A

is an inhibitor of plant growth hormones

91
Q

centriole separation occurs

A

in prophase

92
Q

Blue-Green algae are

A

prokaryotes from Kingdom Monera

*** BACTERIA

93
Q

peripheral proteins can be removed by

A

Mild treatment with salts

94
Q

removing integral proteins

A

Detergents, organic solvents, and

ultrasonic vibrations

95
Q

blue green algae __ cell walls

A

HAVE

96
Q

female birth control

A

estrogen and progestin. trick body into “pregnancy”

97
Q

male birth control

A

interfere with LH and FSH thus decrease sperm production

98
Q

review hormones

A

plz

99
Q

coagulase

A

an enzyme producεd by staphylococcus bacteria that allows blood to clot

100
Q

grasshopper is

A

arthropod

101
Q

Chief cells

A

secrete Pepsinogen

102
Q

Parietal cells:

A

secrete HCl, intrinsic factor (B-12 absorption)

103
Q

G-cells

A

secrete the hormonε gastrin which stimulate HCI production of parietal cells

104
Q

collagen helix

A

TRIPLE helix

made with hydroxyproline and hydroxylysíne

105
Q

Osteoblasts,

A

do not carry out mitosis, secretε collagen

build bone

106
Q

when body needs calcium

A

osteoclasts break it

107
Q

hormones for osteoclasts

A

PTH (Parathyroid hormone) will stimulatε Osteoclastic activity, whíle Calcitonin
tones down the blood calcium level by decreasing Osteoclastic activity

108
Q

Scurvy

A

amnino acid Proline not being hydroxylated

to hydroxyproline‘ This accounts for less stability in the collagen molecule.

109
Q

Cardiac Muscle:

A

Single nucleus, has striations as well as complex junctíons between adjacent individual cells called Intercalated discs,
it is involuntary.

110
Q

skeleton muscle

A

Multinucleated, voluntary and striated. Nonnally does not undergo mitosis, contains thick myosin protein filaments
that slide past the thin actin protein filaments.

111
Q

Smooth muscle:

A

Single nucleated, found in walls ofurinary bladder, digestive system, utenls, blood vessels, involuntary, non-striatεd,
actin and myosin are present, but not organized into sarcomeres like seen in skeletal muscle.

112
Q

cortisol

A

increases blood glucose

113
Q

aldosterone

A

increases na and cl absorption, k excretion

114
Q

epinephrine

A

vasoconstriction of blood vessels

115
Q

know fast and slow block of polyspermy

A

plz

116
Q

highest level of hormone in secretion of me=nstrual cycle

A

progesteron

117
Q

diatom cell wall

A

glass

118
Q

Reverse Transcriptase

A

enzyme seen in retrovimses in which RNA, rather than DNA, is the genetic materíal. DNA ís made from RNA and
incorporated into the host cell

119
Q

SEX LINKED DISEASE IS ALWAYS ON

A

X CHROMOSOME

120
Q

hardy weinberg assumptions

A

no mutation, natural selection, migration, and all random mating

121
Q

inversion of chromosome

A

a chromosomal segment is turned around 180 deg

122
Q

translocation of chromosome

A

switches places

123
Q

klinefelter

A

44 autosomes and XXY

124
Q

dear god plz know mentruation and maturation of sperm inside out

A

plz

125
Q

what did darwin lack

A

he did not know how variations in traits happened!!!

126
Q

corpus luteum degrades to

A

Corpus Albicans w/o fertilization

127
Q

SA node does what

A

starts the heart contraction

128
Q

amphioxus animal

A

AN INVERTEBRATE

- this is a LANCET

129
Q

know the viviparous oviviparous stuff

A

in notes

130
Q

be careful when asked about where blood GOES or COMES FROm

A

changes the answer

131
Q

genetic code is unversal except for

A

mitochondria

132
Q

acetyl coA and phosphoenolpyruvate are ex of

A

high energy compounds

133
Q

Cholecystokinin

A

honnone made by cells ofthe duodenum (first part ofthe small intestine) that stimulates bile
release

134
Q

secretin

A

Some duodenal cells produce. stimulates the production of pancreatic juice,
especially the bicarbonate portion

135
Q

gastrin

A

does HCl secretion

136
Q

Enterogastrone

A

made in the duodenum, and when fatty food is in the intestÍne, it inhibits stomach gland sεcretion
and slows the stomach’s nluscular movement

137
Q

KNOW THY HORMONES

A

plz

138
Q

carbon monoxide hemoglobin is called

A

carbaminohemoglobin

139
Q

umbilical vien carry

A

OXYGENATED BLOOD

140
Q

ductus venosus

A

blood bypasses liver of baby

141
Q

foramen ovale

A

can bypass the pulmonary

circulation

142
Q

Corpus Callosum

A

divides the brain hemispheres

143
Q

ligament connects

A

bone to bone

144
Q

what does liver do

A

albumin synth, bile synth. destroy old blood, converts waste into urea but stores GLYCOGEN

145
Q

diapause

A

like hibernation but in insects

146
Q

restriction endonuclease only cuts

A

PALINDROME (don’t confuse with SNRPS)

147
Q

urine leaves kidney by way of

A

ureter

148
Q

gout

A

uric acid crystals deposit in tissues

149
Q

diabetes insipidus

A

insufficient vasopressin production

150
Q

tay sachs

A

lysosomal defect

151
Q

Hashimoto’s disease

A

thyroid involvement

152
Q

PKU disease

A

a high amount of the amino acid phenylalanine in the blood

  • HOMOzygous recessive and lack phenylalanine enzyme
153
Q

know your embryology

A

plz

154
Q

visual purple is

A

rhodopsin in retina of eye!!!

155
Q

know the brain functions

A

plz

156
Q

most enzymatic hydrolysis occurs in

A

small intestine!

157
Q

blood from villi goes

A

into LACTEAL~

158
Q

n2 is replenished into atmosphere by

A

Denitrifying bacteria!

159
Q

different animals differ in their

A

DNA sequence!

160
Q

what element separated mesozoic from Cenozoic sediments

A

iridium!

161
Q

any cloning of cells is what technique

A

PCR

162
Q

genomic library

A

all organisms’ DNA

163
Q

cDNA

A

contains only EXPRESSED genes of an organism

164
Q

products of TCA

A

3 NADH, 1FADH2, 1 GTP

165
Q

when asked about anticodon on tRNA from DNA

A

REMEMBER mRNA gets made first, THEN do the matching to the mRNA

166
Q

bacteria get their energy from

A

glycolysis and ETC!

167
Q

nervous system and endocrine system link?

A

hypothalamus. regulates stuff and produces neurosecretins

168
Q

bile enters where

A

duodenum

169
Q

ileum is what

A

last part of digestive system

170
Q

what is NOT produced in glycolysis and krebs

A

NAD+!

171
Q

crossing over occurs where in meiosis

A

prophase 1

172
Q

in any dihybrid cross remember

A

9: 3:3:1
- 3 and 3 are the half recessive ones
- 1 is fully recessive

173
Q

islets of langerhans produce

A
  • alpha and beta cells in pancreas. alpha: glucagon while beta makes insulin
174
Q

leydig cells produce

A
  • in testes secrete testosterone
175
Q

contracting muscle has..

A

lactate. and it gets 2 ATP per production of lactate!!

176
Q

chargaff rule

A

A + G = C +T

177
Q

how many cranial nerves

A

12

- can be sensory, motor and mixed

178
Q

apocrine

A

glands that respond to stress

179
Q

eccrine

A

maintain body temp glands

180
Q

sweat glands are.. both

A

apocrine and eccrine

181
Q

interior of cnidoblasts are

A

nematocysts!

182
Q

melanocytes are found in which layer

A

stratum germinativum

183
Q

sinus is

A

cavity or hollow space in bone

184
Q

peritoneum is

A

tissue that covers organs and lines body cavity

185
Q

functional unit of the nervous system is

A

neuron!

186
Q

progeria

A

autosomal recessive disease with premature aging

187
Q

achondroplasia

A

dwarfism. autosomal dominant disease

188
Q

r plasmids

A

can carry genεS for enzymes that can dεstroy antibiotics such as tεtracycline

189
Q

lac operon

A

3 structural genes that allow for synthesis of 3 enzymes for lactose metabolism

-Lactose
binds to thε repressor and inactivates it.. It is
also required that glucose be absent. If glucose is absent, a positive gene regulation occurs‘

190
Q

earth atmosphere early was made up of

A

reducing stuff. NH2, H2, CH4, water, Co and CO2 but NO OXYGEN

191
Q

r selected species

A

smaller animals, who do exponential growth. minimal parent care, and low survival rate

192
Q

what transports water in plants

A

XYLEM

193
Q

excessive bone resorption

A

leads to excessive release of calcium from bone!! causes INCR in ca levels

194
Q

skeletal muscle

A

striated, voluntary long fibers, MULTI nuc

195
Q

smooth muscle

A

involuntary, tapered ends, non striated

196
Q

cardiac muscle

A

striated, involuntary, branched

197
Q

cortical reaction

A

formation of a fertilization membrane!!

- this is SLOW block

198
Q

topoisomerase

A

unwinds the helix in replication and transcription!

199
Q

p + q = 1

A

FREQUENCIES of ALLELES

200
Q

p2 = 2pq = q2

A

frequencies of INDIVIDUAL GENOTYPES

201
Q

what holds lipid bilayer together

A

HYDROGEN BONDING for heads, and van deer waals forces for the tails

202
Q

pedigree when mom and dad both have it, and one offspring has it

A

autosomal dominant. Parents r heterozy

203
Q

pedigree only offspring has it

A

autosomal dominant Parents r heterozy

204
Q

pedigree dad has it, and (mostly) only daughters have it

A

x linked dominant.

205
Q

pedigree (mostly) only sons have it

A

x linked recessive