Bio Exam #4 Flashcards
To make ATP in chloroplasts, ATP synthase directly uses
The proton-motive force
The extracellular layer in animals is…
a protective layer; solid
Signaling hormone that is carried throughout the organism to distant cells
endocrine
DEFINE: Cadherin
Specific adhesion proteins found in desmosomes
What is oxidized in lactic acid fermentation?
NADH to NAD+
What does RUBISCO do?
Catalyzes the incorporation of CO2 in the light-independent reactions
Where is the calvin cycle located?
Stroma
What establishes the resting membrane potential in neurons?
Potassium leak channels
Plasmodesmata can connect
Adjacent plant cells
Why is action potential “all-or-none”?
The potentials are all the same magnitude, but will not occur unless the threshold potential is reached
What do the dendrites of a postsynaptic cell convert?
Chemical signal into electrical signal
____ bind to integrins and connect them with the extracellular matrix to resist tension
Laminins
A neuronal cell at rest as a _____ membrane potential
Negative
What is the final electron acceptor in the mitochondrial electron transport chain?
Oxygen
What is the final electron acceptor in the chloroplast electron transport chain?
NADP+