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Biology Ch. 5-7 Flashcards

1
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what is the storage polysaccharide in plants

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Starch

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2
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What is the storage polysaccraide in animals

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glycogen

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3
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what is cellulose

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polymer of glucose, most abundant compound on earth

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4
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what is the major component of plant cell walls

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cellulose

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5
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what are insects, spiders considered

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exoskeleton arthropods, structural polysaccharide

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6
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hydrolysis

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releases energy in the form of glucose

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7
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proteins

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chains of amino acids, consist of one or more polypetides

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8
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Four main important large molecules

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Carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acid, lipids

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9
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What are macromolecules

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huge, complex formed by similar molecules

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10
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What are polymers

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long molecules consisting of many similar or identical building blocks

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11
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What are monomers

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small molecules that are repeated in polymers

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12
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What are enzymes

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macro-molecules that speed up the chemical reactions in cells.

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13
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When are enzymes important

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dehydration and hydrolysis

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14
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What are carbohydrates

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polymers of sugars

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15
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What is a monosacchride

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Carbonyl and hydroxyl group, usually CH2O

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Classification of Monosaccharides

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location of Carbonyl, size of carbon skeleton, spatial arrangements of parts around carbon atoms

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What does a Monosaccharide do in a cell

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form rings in aqueous solution, nutrients the cell especially glucose

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18
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What is a Disaccharide

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two Monosaccharides form a covalent bond from dehydration

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19
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Common Disaccharides

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lactose and maltose

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20
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What are Polysaccharides

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macromolecules, storage, building materials for structures that protect the cell or organism

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21
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Glucose Monomers (Starch)

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stored energy (plants) Hydrolysis releases energy

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22
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Glucose Monomers (Glycogen)

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stored in liver and muscle cells, hydrolysis releases energy

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23
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What is Cellulose

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major component of plant cell walls and abundant organic compound on earth

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24
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Exoskeleton of arthopods are what

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structural polysaccharides

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25
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Lipids

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hydrophobic carbon skeleton and not true polymers

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26
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fats

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formed by dehydration reaction, glycerol and fatty acids

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27
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what bond does saturated fats have

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single bonds

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28
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what bond does unsaturated fats have

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double bonds

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29
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What are Phosolipids

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essential to the cell, make up cell membrane, hydroxyl group

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30
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3 hydrophobic polypetides

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Valine, Phenylalanine, Alanine

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31
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3 Polar Amino Acids

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Cysteine, Serine, Tyrosine

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32
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4 Structures Protein Levels

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Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary

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33
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What is the Primary Structure

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Sequence of Amino Acids

34
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What is the Secondary Structure

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Hydrogen Bonds

35
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What is Tertiary Structure

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Overall shape and interaction with chain

36
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What is Quaternary Structure

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Overall structure of polypetides

37
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4 causes of Denaturation

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pH, salt concentration, temperature, solvent

38
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Two types of Nucleic acids

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Deoxyribonucleic, ribonucleic

39
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Classification of RNA

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ribose, single strand

40
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classification of DNA

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deoxyribose, double stranded

41
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Three important parameters of a microscope

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Magnification, resolution, contrast

42
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what microscope prep kills cells

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electron microscope

43
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what transmits the image on the electron microscope

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a beam shooting in the electrons ( on surface)

44
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5 things that all cells have

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plasma membrane, cytosol, chromosomes, ribosomes, proteins

45
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What are prokaryotic cells

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DNA is membrane bound called nucleoid, no membrane bound organelles, smaller

46
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What are eukaryotic cells

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DNA membrane bound called nucleus, mitochandria, chloroplast, bigger

47
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Surface Area of the cell

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the larger the cell the smaller the surface area, the smaller the cell the larger the surface area

48
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what is the nuclear envelope

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double membrane, lipid bilayer

49
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what do the pores do

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regulate entry, exit of proteins and RNA

50
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What is Chromatin

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complex proteins and DNA within nucleus

51
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What is the Endomembrane System

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collection of membranes inside eurkaryotic cells or transfer vesicles

52
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What are vesicles

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sacs made of membranes

53
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what is the endoplasmic reticulum

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called ER, extensive network of membranes

54
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Cisternae

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tubules and sac membranes

55
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Lumen

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inside of Er cisternae

56
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What are the two types of ER

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Smooth and Rough

57
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What is the Rough ER

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makes proteins, glycoproteins, polypeptides grow within

58
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Golgi Apparatus

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stores and distributes products

59
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What is the Smooth ER

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makes lipids, detoxifies drugs and poisons, stores calcium

60
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What is a stack of flattened membranes

61
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what is the function of lysosomes

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speed up hydrolysis of polymers, carries out intracelluar digestion

62
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What does Phagocytosis

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eats a cell

63
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Selective Permability

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regulate the transportation of substances in and out of the cell

64
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Fluid Mosiac Model

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scientific model of the plasma membrane

65
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why do proteins move slower the lipids

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because of the size of the cells

66
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what do cholestrol buffers do

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prevent lipid movement at high temperatures, and prevent close packing at cool temperatures

67
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Intergral Proteins

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penetrate hydrophobic core of bilayer

68
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Peripheral proteins

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bound to the surface of the membrane and integral proteins

69
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What are the 6 major functions of membrane

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transport, cell to cell recognition, intercelluar joining, enzyme activity, signal tranduction, attachment to cytoskeleton

70
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Transport function

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movement of substances across the membrane

71
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Enzyme Activity

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Catalysts to reaction

72
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Signal Transduction

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receives chemical messages and relays to other side of membrane

73
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cell to cell recognition

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Recognize glycoproteins serving as ID tags

74
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Intercelluar joining

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form cell junctions

75
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attachment to Cytoskeleton

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maintain cell shape

76
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nonpolar molecules

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hydrocarbons,oxygen, carbon dioxide

77
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two types of transport proteins

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channel(aquporins) and carrier proteins

78
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two modes of membrane support

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passive no energy and active needs ATP

79
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What is Osmosis

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diffusion of water in the a selectively permeable membrane

80
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What is Toncitity

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ability for a solutions to gain or lose water

81
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Three types of Toncitiy

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Hypertonic, Hypotonic, isotonic

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