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What is cell theory?

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The basic unit of structure and function in all living things. All living things are composed of one or more cells. Come from pre-existing cells.

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What is an atom?

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Basic unit of matter

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What are molecules?

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Atoms held together by chemical bonds.

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What are intramolecular bonds?

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The bonds within a molecule

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What are intermolecular bonds?

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The bonds between molecules

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Which are stronger, intramolecular or intermolecular bonds?

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Intramolecular

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What are ionic bonds?

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Transfer of electrons

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What are covalent bonds?

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Sharing of electrons

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What is non-polar?

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Equal sharing of electrons

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What is polar?

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Unequal sharing of electrons

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What is electronegativity?

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The strength of attraction an atom has for its electrons in a covalent bond.

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What electronegativity values classify non-polar, polar and ionic?

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Below 0.5 is non-polar
Between 0.5 and 1.7 is polar
Above 1.7 is ionic

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What is an electrolyte?

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A molecule with free ions, containing both positively and negatively charged ions. Crucial for hydration, regulating fluids, muscle and nerve function.

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What is homeostasis?

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The tendency of a cell to regulate its internal conditions. The ability of a cell to maintain a condition of equilibrium of stability.

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What are London forces?

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Simultaneous attraction between the electrons and the nucleus in an adjacent molecule. Inter

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What are dipole-dipole forces?

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Partial positive charge of one molecule is attracted to the partial negative in another molecule. Inter

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What is hydrogen bonding?

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Involves electropositive hydrogen atom bonded to electronegative N, O or F. Small H = close = short = strong bonds

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What is hydrophilic?

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Water loving

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What is hydrophobic?

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Water fearing

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What is miscible?

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Able to dissolve

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What is immiscible?

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Unable to dissolve

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What type of bond does water have?

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Polar covalent

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What are the five properties of water?

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Cohesion, adhesion, high specific heat capacity, high specific heat of vaporization, high density

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What is cohesion?

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When water forms H bonds with one another

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What is adhesion?

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When water forms H bonds with other polar molecules

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What is high specific heat capacity?

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Hydrogen bonding causes water to absorb a large amount of heat before temp will increase

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What is high specific heat of vaporization?

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Hydrogen bonding causes water to absorb large amounts of heat to become a gas

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What is high density of water?

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As water freezes, H bonds spread the molecules apart, reducing the density below liquid. Ice is less dense than water.

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What is an acid?

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Release hydronium ions in water. pH below 7.

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What are some characteristics of life?

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Cells, ability to reproduce, require energy, produce waste, DNA, RNA, respond to stimuli, movement, growth, gases, natural selection

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What is a base?

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Release hydroxide ions in water, pH above 7

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What is pH?

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Measures the amount of hydrogen protons in a substance and the strength of an acid.

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What are buffers?

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Work to resist large changes in pH upon the addition of an acid or a base. Composed of a weak acids and its conjugate base.

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What is the protein buffer system?

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Include basic and acidic groups acting as hydrogen depletes or donors to maintain the pH level at 7.4 in the blood

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What is the bicarbonate buffer system?

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Can donate or remove an H ion from a solution to control and regulate pH.

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What is metabolic acidosis?

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Lots of acidic compounds in the blood stream

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What is respiratory acidosis?

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Build up of dissolved carbon dioxide

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What is metabolism?

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The sum of all the reactions in the body. Anabolic plus catabolic

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What is anabolic?

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Building large molecules

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What is catabolic?

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Breaking large molecules

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What is a nutrient?

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A specific substance found in food that performs a function in the body such as providing energy, building and repairing cells, regulating body processes

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What is an organic compound?

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Contains C, H, O. Include macronutrients

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What is an inorganic compound?

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Does not contain C, H, O. Includes micronutrients

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What are macromolecules?

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Carbs, proteins, fats and nucleic acids

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What is a monomer?

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One part. Subunit. Building blocks

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What is a polymer?

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Many parts, chain of subunits. Groups of monomers joined together to form large molecules

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What are functional groups?

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Clusters of atoms that behave in particular ways. Determines physical and chemical properties

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What are hydrocarbons?

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Have a methyl group

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What are alcohols?

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Have a hydroxyl group

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What are carbonyls?

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Have a aldehyde, keytone or carboxyl group

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What are amines?

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Have an amino group (NH2)

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What is dehydration synthesis

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It is an anabolic reaction. It requires energy as new bonds are being formed. Involves breaking functional groups of two molecules. Strings monomers together by removing water. The equation is two monosaccharides yields a disaccharide plus water

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What is hydrolysis

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It is a catabolic reaction. It releases energy because bonds are breaking. Involves reforming the functional groups of two molecules. Water splitting. Break polymers into monomers by adding water. The equation is a disaccharide plus water yields two monosaccharides

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What are some sources of carbohydrates

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Fruits vegetables breads grains wheat

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What is the role of a carbohydrate

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It is the primary source of energy. It also contributes to cell membranes

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What are the type of carbohydrates?

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Monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides

57
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Listen example of a monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide

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Glucose, sucrose, cellulose

58
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Where are carbohydrates stored?

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They are stored in the muscle or the liver, excess stored as glycogen, fat or cholesterol

59
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What are the functional groups for a carbohydrate

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Hydroxyl, Carbonyl

60
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What is fibre?

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Undigested carbohydrates from plant matter. For example humans cannot digest cellulose however it is still very useful for functions such as cleaning the digestive track

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What are a source of fats?

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Dairy, butter, meat, oil

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What is the role of fats?

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Energy, cell membrane, hormones, lubricating joints, insulation

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What are the types of fats?

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Waxes, triglycerides, phospholipids, steroids

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Where are fat stored?

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Adipose tissue

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What are the functional groups for fats?

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Hydroxyl, carboxyl

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What are waxes?

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Hydrophobic molecules

67
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What are triglycerides?

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Main component of oil and animal fats. Made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen in no fixed ratio. Energy storage. Stored as adipose tissue. Made of three fatty acid plus one glycerol

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What are phospholipids?

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They form cell membranes. Made of two fatty acids, one glycerol, and one phosphate group

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Describe the structure of a phospholipid?

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Hydrophilic head, two hydrophobic tails

70
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What are steroids?

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They form hormones like testosterone and cholesterol

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What is saturated?

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Saturated fats have single bonds. They contain the maximum amount of hydrogens. Chains like closely together and tightly packed. They are solid at room temperature

72
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What is unsaturated?

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At least one double bond. Less than the maximum amount of hydrogen. Chains are kinked and loosely packed. Liquid at room temperature

73
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What is trans fat?

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Created one hydrogens are added to an unsaturated fat and the molecule no longer kinks. Achieved through a process called hydrogenation

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What is hydrogenation?

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The process where hydrogens are added to reduce the quantity of double bonds. This can improve the shelf life of foods

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What is a source of proteins?

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Meat, cheese, eggs, nuts, milk, soy beans

76
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What is the role of proteins? Give an example of a protein to go with each role

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Structure, storage, transport, defense, enzymes

Keratin, albumin, hemoglobin, antibodies, amalase

77
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What is the subunit of proteins?

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Amino acids

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How many amino acids are there?

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20

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What are the types of proteins?

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Proteins can be fibrous or globular. Many amino acids covalently bonded by peptide bonds to form long chains called polypeptides. Different amino acids are brought in to form different proteins.

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What are the functional groups on a protein?

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Carboxyl, amino

81
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What is denaturing a protein?

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The unraveling of a protein. Chemical and environmental factors can cause proteins to denature and lose their function

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What are the four levels of protein organization?

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Primary when many amino acids come together to form peptides covalently bonded together. Secondary when peptides begin to fold and coil to take the shape of Alpha helix or beta-pleated sheet. Tertiary when the shape of the polypeptides become specific to the function. Quaternary when many polypeptides come together to form a larger functional protein

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What is the role of nucleic acid’s?

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To store and transmit hereditary information, energy molecule

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What are some types of nucleic acids?

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DNA, RNA, ATP. Nucleic acids are made of monomers of nucleotides.

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What are the functional groups on a nucleic acid?

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Hydroxyl, phosphate, amino

86
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What is a nucleotide?

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Made of phosphate, sugar, nitrogenous base

87
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What are the bonds holding each part of DNA together?

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Between the bases are hydrogen bonds. Between a base and a sugar are glycosidic bonds. Between a sugar and phosphate are phosphodiester bonds

88
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What is DNA?

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Deoxyribose nucleic acid. It’s stores are genetic code.

89
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What are the bases of DNA?

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Adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine

90
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What is the structure of DNA?

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Double helix, two strands running antiparallel

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How many hydrogen bonds hold each bases together?

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A + T are held together by two hydrogen bonds.

G + C are held together by three hydrogen bonds.

92
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What is some important information about the cell membrane?

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Controls what is entering and exiting the cell. The cell membrane is selectively permeable, meaning it allows some substances to pass more easily than others. It is made largely a phospholipids and proteins. Phospholipids are arranged as a bilayer.

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What is the mitochondria?

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A double membrane structure. The inner membrane is folded into projections called cristae. The site of ATP synthesis and is called the powerhouse of the cell

94
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What are ribosomes?

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The protein builders of the cell

95
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Describe the path of macromolecule transport

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They travel from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi apparatus to vesicles to the cell membrane

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What does the fluid Mosaic model refer to?

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Refers to cell membranes. The fluid refers to the fluid and flexible cell membranes. The mosaic of proteins are a collage of membrane proteins and other molecules embedded in the fluid matrix of the lipid bilayer.

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what is passive transport?

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The movement of molecules with the concentration gradient where no energy is required

98
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What is simple diffusion?

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The movement of small nonpolar molecules

99
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What is facilitated diffusion?

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When protein channels help move specific molecules through the cell membrane

100
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What is osmosis?

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When water diffuses across the membrane from a high concentration to low concentration. Direction of osmosis is determined by comparing the total solutes concentrations

101
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What is osmotic gradient?

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The different concentrations on the two sides of the cell membrane

102
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What is an isotonic state?

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Equal solute equal water. The solute concentration inside the cell equals the solute concentration outside the cell. Molecules at equilibrium

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What is a hypertonic state?

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More solute, less water. Higher solute concentration outside this up. As a result sell loses water to solution. This causes dehydration and shrinking of the cell

104
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What is a hypotonic state?

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Less solute, more water. Lower solute concentration outside the cell. As a result the cell gains water from solution. Cell swells and will burst. This can come from a lack of salt

105
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What is active transport?

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The movement of materials against the concentration gradient. Energy is needed.

106
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What is endocytosis?

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Moving large molecules into the cell using vacuoles or vesicles. The three types are Pinocytosis and phagocytosis, and receptor mediated endocytosis

107
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What is Pinocytosis?

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Cell drinking. Takes in droplet of extracellular fluid with dissolved molecules

108
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What is phagocytosis?

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Cell eating. Takes in extracellular fluid with larger molecules of bacteria or bits of organic matter

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What is receptor mediated endocytosis?

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Specific molecules attached to receptors on the cell membrane and are taken in

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What is exocytosis?

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Large molecules within the cell are transported out

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