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1
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CH3

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Methyl, nonpolar

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2
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OH

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Hydroxyl, polar

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3
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COOH

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Carboxylic group, polar

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4
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NH3

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Amino group, polar

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5
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PO4-

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Phosphate group, polar

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6
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Phosphorylation

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Adding of phosphate groups, endergonic

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7
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Dephosphorylation

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Splitting phosphate groups, exergonic

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8
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Phosphoanhydride bond

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Bond between the two phosphate groups

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9
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Anaerobic

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Does not require oxygen

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10
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Aerobic

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Requires oxygen

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11
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Where does glycolysis occur?

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Cytoplasm

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12
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Is glycolysis aerobic or anaerobic?

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Anaerobic

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13
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What happens in a coupled reaction?

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The enzyme allows a favorable reaction to occur, but an unfavorable reaction occurs simultaneously, because the activation energy was too high

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14
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Substrate level phosphorylation

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Phosphate is donated by a high energy carbon compound

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15
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Main purpose of fermentation…

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Replenish NAD+ levels

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16
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Two different types of fermentation:

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Lactic acid and ethanol

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17
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What is pyruvate and what is it used for in fermentation?

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Pyruvate is an electron acceptor used in fermentation to generate lactate and oxidize NADH to NAD+

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18
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What happens to lactate in fermentation?

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Secreted from cell as waste

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19
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Is fermentation anaerobic or aerobic?

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Anaerobic

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20
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What process is pyruvate oxidized?

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TCA Cycle

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21
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Besides fermentation, where else can we recycle NADH back to NAD+?

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Electron Transport Chain

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22
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At the end of glycolysis, where are the pyruvate molecules transported to?

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Mitochondria

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23
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Where does respiration and electron transport chain occur in eukaryotes

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Mitochondria

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24
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What is the terminal electron acceptor for humans?

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O2

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25
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In glycolysis, for every molecule that is metabolized, ___ molecules of pyruvate are produced

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2

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26
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Where does the TCA Cycle occur?

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Matrix of mitochondria

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27
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In the TCA cycle, one acetyl CoA will yield…

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One ATP/GTP, 3 NADH, 1 FADH2

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28
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What happens to CO2 in the TCA Cycle?

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It is released as gas from breathing

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29
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What is a Metabolic Intermediate

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Compound that is produced by a reaction which then acts as a substrate for the next reaction

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30
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What is the reductive TCA Cycle used for?

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Construct glucose and other carbon containing molecules for CO2. ATP and NADH will be inputs since it is in reverse

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31
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What does the ETC produce?

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Proton gradient

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32
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What is the proton gradient used for?

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Running ATP synthase

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33
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A more negative reduction potential means…

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The less likely the compound will accept electrons. Stronger electron donor

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34
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Oxidized compounds will have a higher…

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Reduction potential

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35
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O2 is a very strong…

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Oxidizing agent (Will become reduced)

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36
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+ delta G knot prime means what for delta E knot prime

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It will be negative and vice versa

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37
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The oxidant is…

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the compound getting electrons

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38
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The reductant is…

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the compound losing electrons

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39
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What are the two major recycable energy carriers?

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NAD+ and FAD(2+)

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40
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NAD+ is used as a reactant in …
While NADH is used as a reactant in…

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Glycolysis, TCA Cycle
ETC, Fermentation

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41
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More CH bonds mean…

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More reduced

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42
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ETC occurs in…

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The inner mitochondrial matrix

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43
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What happens in respiration?

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A series of redox reactions that transfer electrons to the terminal electron acceptor

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44
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The electrons passing through the ETC gradually lose…

A

Potential energy

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45
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Generating ATP from ADP is called…

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Oxidative phosphorylation (Redox reaction and phosphorylation)

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46
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What does the ETC begin with?

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Donation of electrons from NADH and FADH2

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47
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What is aerobic respiration?

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Process of using oxygen as a terminal electron acceptor in an electron transport chain

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48
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The endergonic formation of a proton gradient is powered by…

A

the exergonic redox reactions

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49
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What is chemiosmosis used for?

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Creating 90% of the ATP during aerobic glucose catabolism

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50
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What are the fates of an excited electron?

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  1. Go back to ground state (fluoresced)
  2. Transferred by resonance
  3. Transferred to an electron acceptor (Photochemical reaction)
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51
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Photophosphorylation

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Process of transferring light energy into ATP

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52
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What is special about green sulfur bacteria

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Can perform photosynthesis using low-energy infrared photons becaause they live in the absence of light

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53
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In green sulfur bacteria photosynthesis, the electrons are cyclic/non-cyclic

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Cyclic

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54
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In non-cyclic photophosphorylation, electrons end up onto…

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NADPH after moving through ETC

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55
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NADPH in non-cyclic photophosphorylation will be used for…

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Carbon fixation

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56
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Green sulfur bacteria evolved to utilize ___ as an electron donor, while green plants cannot

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H2S

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57
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What is the overall function of light dependent reactions of oxygenic photophosphorylation?

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Transform solar energy into chemical compounds in the form of NADPH and ATP

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58
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The energy from light dependent reactions is used for

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reactants for the light independent reactions

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59
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Photosystem I and II are found in…

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the thylakoid membrane

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60
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What happens in the Calvin Cycle?

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The ATP will be input and the electron is deposited onto CO2 for long-term storage in the form of a carbohydrate

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61
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Calvin Cycle takes place in the…

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Stroma

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62
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What is special about the reaction center?

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Close to an oxidizing agent to undergo oxidation where the light energy is transformed to stable state

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63
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Z Scheme

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PSII (P680) –> ETC –> P700ox –> ETC –> donated to NADP+
Along the way, proton gradient formed

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64
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P680ox replaces its electron by…

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Taking an electron from water

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65
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What happens to water molecules in PSII?

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Split to create O2. O2 is then released into the atmosphere

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66
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In photosynthesis, the plant cells use the ATP and NADPH formed during photophosphorylation to…

A

Reduce CO2 to sugar

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67
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What are autotrophs

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Organisms that can obtained their carbon from an inorganic source

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68
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What are heterotrophs

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Organisms that requrie organic carbon

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69
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Calvin Cycle leads to the reduction of

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CO2 to G3P

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70
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What are the three stages of the Calvin Cycle

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  1. Carbon fixation
  2. Redcution of 3-PGA
  3. Regeneration of RuBP
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71
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Amino acids are the…

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monomers that make up proteins

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72
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What is the core structure of every amino acid

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Alpha carbon bonded to an amino group, caboxyl group, a hydrogen atom, and R group

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73
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What is the backbone of an amino acid

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N-C-C

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74
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N terminus denotes…

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The beginning of the molecule and the amino group

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75
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C terminus denotes…

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The end of the molecule and the carboxyl group

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76
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Where are peptide bonds formed

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When two amino acids bond. Covalent bond

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77
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What kind of reaction occurs when a peptide bond is formed

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Condensation/hydrogen synthesis

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78
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What bonds when a peptide bond is formed

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The carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of the other amino acid

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79
Q

What are the most common shapes in the secondary structure

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alpha helix and beta sheets

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80
Q

Secondary structures are held together by…

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hydrogen bonds from the backbone

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81
Q

What is the tertiary structure?

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3-D structure of polypeptide

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82
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What creates the tertiary structure?

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Interactions among R groups

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83
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What kind of bonds are found in tertiary structures?

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Hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic interactions, ionic bonds, disulfide bridge (covalent bond)

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84
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When is a disulfide bridge created?

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When two cysteine side chains interact

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85
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What kind of proteins can refold?

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Small proteins

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86
Q

Quaternary structure

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Weak interactions between multiple tertiary structures to act as one unit

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87
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When does denaturation occur

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A proteins changes in temperature, pH, or exposure to chemicals and loses its shape

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88
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What are enzymes?

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Catalysts that are made of proteins often with non-protein cofactors

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89
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Enzymes have an active site providing a unique chemical environment for…

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Substrates

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90
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How are enzymes regulated

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Inhibition and activation

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91
Q

Noncompetitive inhibitors are…

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allosteric

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92
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The chemical reactants to which an enzyme binds are the enzyme’s…

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substrates

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93
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The substrate binds onto the enzyme’s…

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Active site

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94
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What is competitive inhibition?

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When an inhibitor similar enough to a substrate binds to the active site to block the substrate from binding

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95
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What happens in noncompeititve inhibition?

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The inhibitor molecule binds to a location that is not the active site. The binding alters the shape of the enzyme so it doesn’t bind effectively. Also called allosteric inhibition

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96
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Competitive inhibitors affect the __ but not the __ where noncompetitive inhibitors affect the ___

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Initial rate; maximal rate; maximal rate

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97
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What are allosteric activators?

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Bind to locations away from the active site, inducing a changw to increase chances of substrate binding to active site

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98
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What do cofactors do?

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Bind to molecules to promote optimal function

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99
Q

What are prokaryotes?

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Single celled organisms that do not have a distinct nucleus with a membrane or other organelles

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100
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Prokaryotes are composed of two distinct groups of organisms:

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Bacteria and archaea

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101
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Bacteria and archaea are ciritcal for…

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recycling nutrients essential for creating new biomolecules and the evolution of new ecosystems

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102
Q

What is a stromatolite?

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Sedimentary structure formed when minerals precipitate out of water

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103
Q

What began the oxygenation of the atmosphere?

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Cyanobacteria

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104
Q

What is a cell wall?

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A protective structure that allows organisms to survive in extreme conditions

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105
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What are the three common shapes of bacteria and archaea?

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Cocci (spherical), bacilli (rod-shaped), and spirlli (spiral-shaped)

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106
Q

Which aqueous compartment does ADP synthase occur?

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Stroma

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107
Q

The plastid’s inner membrane and thylakoid membrane are resistant to…

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the diffusion of protons

108
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Water splitting occurs in the…

A

lumen of the thylakoids

109
Q

In water splitting, you are generating

A

protons and electrons. Contibutes to proton gradient

110
Q

Which side of the mitochondrial membrane would you make water?

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On the matrix side

111
Q

Integral proteins are embedded…

A

across the plane of the membrane

112
Q

Peripheral proteins are attachded…

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to the inner or outer surface

113
Q

Oxidation of water by P680 is endergonic/exergonic?

A

exergonic

114
Q

How are the 3 domains of life related?

A

A bacterium and an archean became symbionts; some of their descendants later evolved into eukaryotes

115
Q

Which strategy for capturing energy came last?

A

Aerobic respiration

116
Q

What might provide the energy required to concentrate the sugar lactose within a cell?

A

The coupled hydrolysis of ATP to ADP + Pi

117
Q

What happens in G1 phase?

A

Cell growth

118
Q

What happens in S phase?

A

DNA replication/synthesis, centrosomes replicate

119
Q

What is a centrosome?

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Main microtubule organizers. Pull microtubules and create spindles

120
Q

What happens in G2 phase?

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Preparing for division of cell by checking DNA, making sure there are enough organelle to move on

121
Q

What is G0 phase?

A

Inactive

122
Q

What happens in prophase?

A

Chromosome condensation
Centrosomes move toward poles

123
Q

Part of condensation involves binding proteins called…

A

cohesions

124
Q

What happens in prometa and metaphase?

A

Chromosomes captrued by poles
Chromatids line up on metaphase plate
Each sister chromatid is attached to a pole and under tension

125
Q

Dynein is…

A

Motor protein that moves toward negative pole of microtubules

126
Q

What happens in anaphase?

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Cohesions holding chromatids and chromosomes separate

127
Q

What happens in telophase?

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Chromosomes decondense
Nuclear envelope begins to reassemble
Microtubules become less dynamic

128
Q

What happens at the same time as telophase?

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Cytokinesis

129
Q

Contractile ring is an…

A

actin/myosin cytoskeletal machine

130
Q

What is the end of goal of mitosis?

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Create an identical pair of cells (conservative replication)

131
Q

What is the end goal of meiosis?

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Create cells with half genetic content
Genetic variation
Reductive and recombinatorial

132
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What kind of cells are used in meiosis?

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Somatic cells (non sex cells)

133
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End product of meiosis is…

A

gametes (haploid)

134
Q

An allele is…

A

a version of a gene

135
Q

What happens in prophase 1 of meiosis?

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DNA condenses
Homologus chromosomes begin to associate

136
Q

In late prophase 1 of meiosis, homologus chromosomes begin to align and form…

A

Chiasmata (cross-over sites)

137
Q

Why is chiasmata important?

A

Provides genetic variation
Links homologus pair

138
Q

What happens in metaphase 1 of meiosis?

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Nuclear envelope dissolves and microtubules hunt and find kinetichores

139
Q

Kinetichores pointing the same way are called…

A

Syntelic

140
Q

In metaphase 1 of meiosis, kinetichores for sister chromatids attach..

A

to the same centrosome/pole

141
Q

Kinetichore pointing different ways are called

A

amphisyntelic

142
Q

Sister chromatids have … attachment

A

syntelic

143
Q

homologus pairs have … attachment

A

amphisyntelic

144
Q

What happens in anaphase 1 and telophase 1 of meiosis?

A

Similar to mitosis but

145
Q

What connects to the centromeres?

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Spindle, kinetichores, and hold the sister chromatids together

146
Q

Microtubules grow from…

A

centrosomes placed at opposite poles of the cell

147
Q

Microtubules attach at…

A

each chromosomes kinetichores

148
Q

Where does photosynthesis occur in green plants?

A

chloroplast

149
Q

The jelly-like structure in chloroplast is called…

A

stroma

150
Q

inside the stroma, there are…

A

grana

151
Q

one part of the grana is called…

A

thylakoid

152
Q

the thylakoid is made of…

A

thyloakoid membrane and lumen(innermost)

153
Q

What is the chlorophyll found in PS II of green plants?

A

P680

154
Q

What proteins are found in the thylakoid membrane?

A

PSII, Cytochrome B6F, PSI, ATP synthase

155
Q

What is the pigment in PSI?

A

P700

156
Q

What is the Z scheme?

A

Combination of the cyclic and non cyclic processes that plants do

157
Q

How do green plants put an electron back onto P680?

A

Oxidize water

158
Q

What are the products of non cyclic green plant photosynthesis?

A

NADPH and O2 (Byproduct)

159
Q

Which photosystem is used in cyclic green plant photosynthesis?

A

PSI

160
Q

What is the point of cyclic photosynthesis?

A

Generate a proton gradient to make ATP

161
Q

What is special about cyctochrome B6F

A

It can pump protons

162
Q

What do we call the motion of protons across ATP synthase

A

Chemiosmosis

163
Q

Cytochrome B6F pumps protons from the … to the …

A

stroma; lumen

164
Q

What are the products of green plant cyclic photosynthesis?

A

ATP

165
Q

What is the most abundant enzyme on Earth?

A

Rubisco

166
Q

What enzyme catalyzes the first step of the Calvin Cycle?

A

Rubisco

167
Q

Photosystems are made of…

A

pigments

168
Q

Early Earth was very high in ___ and ___ levels

A

H2; CO2

169
Q

What part of amino acids define tertiary structure?

A

R groups and primary structure

170
Q

What determines how proteins fold?

A

Primary structure

171
Q

Allosteric sites can…

A

Activate or deactivate enzymes

172
Q

Active sites can…

A

Bind substrates
Adjust substrates
Decrease transition energy level

173
Q

What are cofactors/coenzymes?

A

Attached to enzyme and required for its activity
Not used in reaction

174
Q

What are the products of the TCA cycle?

A

NADH, FADH2

175
Q

NADH and FADH2 from TCA cycle go to…

A

ETC

176
Q

What does the ETC make?

A

Proton gradient

177
Q

What is feedback inhibition?

A

When there is an excess product, so the product binds to the enzyme to inhibit it

178
Q

What does an allosteric activator do?

A

Binds to the enzyme to change its shape so that the substrate can bind to the enzyme

179
Q

What does an allosteric inhibitor do?

A

Binds to enzyme to change its shape so the substrate cannot bind to the enzyme

180
Q

Where does glycolysis, fermentation, TCA cycle, ETC, and pyruvate oxidation occur in prokaryotes?

A

Cytoplasm, Cytoplasm, Cytoplasm, Inner plasma membrane, Cytoplasm

181
Q

Where does glycolysis, fermentation, TCA cycle, ETC, and pyruvate oxidation occur in eukaryotes?

A

Cytoplasm, Cytoplasm, mitochondrial matrix, inner mitochondrial membrane, Mitochondrial matrix

182
Q

How did mitochondria arise?

A

Archaean engulfed bacterium. Kept it alive instead of digesting and the two formed a symbiotic relationship

183
Q

How did chloroplast arise?

A

Eukaryotic cell engulfed a cyanobacteria

184
Q

What kind of cells have mitochondria?

A

Animal cells, plant cells, protists, fungi

185
Q

What kind of cells have chloroplast?

A

Plant cells

186
Q

Where are integral membrane proteins located?

A

Along the lipid bilayer

187
Q

Where are the peripheral membrane proteins located?

A

On the inside or outside part of the membrane

188
Q

How are transport proteins similar to enzymes?

A

Can be under allosteric control
Can recognize specific substrates
Can couple unfavorable reactions with favorable ones

189
Q

What are the two kinds of transport?

A

Active and Passive

190
Q

What are the two kinds of passive transport?

A

Simple diffusion, and facilitated diffusion

191
Q

How is simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion different?

A

Simple diffusion uses no protein and is not regulated. Facilitated diffusion uses a transmembrane protein and is regulated

192
Q

What pass through transmembrane proteins?

A

Polar molecules and ions

193
Q

What is the difference between passive and active transport?

A

Passive goes with the concentration gradient (high to low) and active goes against it (low to high)

194
Q

What are the three proteins found in membrane transport?

A

Uniport, simport, antiport

195
Q

What does a uniport do?

A

Transport one thing in one direction

196
Q

What does a simport do?

A

Transport two things in one direction

197
Q

What does a antiport do?

A

Transports two things in two directions

198
Q

What are the two main differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

A

Eukaryotic cells are large and have membrane bound organelles

199
Q

What is the zip code, road, and vehicle for intracellular transport?

A

Signal sequences, cytoskeleton, and motor proteins

200
Q

What are the two types of cytoskeleton for intracellular transport?

A

Microtubules and actin

201
Q

What motor proteins use microtubules?

A

dynein and kinesin

202
Q

What motor proteins use actin?

A

myosin

203
Q

What are the 4 main functions of the cytoskeleton?

A

Road for motor proteins
Maintain cell shape
Cellular motion
Providing mechanical strength

204
Q

Cytoskeleton is constantly being…

A

Formed and deformed

205
Q

What are intermediate filaments used for?

A

Mechanical strength, stress resistance, organelle anchoring

206
Q

What are microtubules used for?

A

Intracellular transport and cell division

207
Q

What is actin used for?

A

Intracellular transport, cellular motion, and maintaining cell shape

208
Q

What are the three filaments?

A

Intermediate filaments, microtubules, and actin

209
Q

What are microtubules made of?

A

alpha-beta-tubulin dimers

210
Q

What do the + end and - end of microtubules refer to?

A

Asymmetry

211
Q

What can alpha tubulin do?

A

Bind to GTP

212
Q

What can beta tubulin do?

A

Bind to GDP and GTP and hydrolyze GTP

213
Q

Which end does kinesin and dynein walk towards?

A

Kinesin: + end
Dynein: - end

214
Q

What does actin bind to?

A

ATP

215
Q

What are the phases of the cell cycle? (Broad)

A

Grow phase, DNA replication, DNA segregation, cell division

216
Q

What are the two broad phases a cell spends in?

A

M phase and interphase

217
Q

What are centrosomes made of?

A

Microtubules

218
Q

What holds sister chromatids together?

A

Cohesin proteins

219
Q

What is different about metaphase I?

A

The centrosomes attach to both sister chromatids to ensure they are separating the homologous chromosomes and not the sister chromatids

220
Q

What are the four different things about meiosis I?

A

Recombination by crossing over
Synaptonemal complex
Kinetochore fusion
Centromere cohesin

221
Q

What are homologous chromosomes held together by?

A

Synaptonemal complex

222
Q

bivalent permits…

in chromosomes

A

recombination

223
Q

What is the place where homologous chromosomes interact with one another called?

A

chiasma

224
Q

If maternal and paternal have same alleles, it is…

A

homozygous

225
Q

Dominant:

A

One copy of allele is needed to obtain trait

226
Q

Recessive

A

Two copies of allele is needed to obtain trait

227
Q

Phenotype

A

Observable characteristics

228
Q

What did Mendel do

A

Observed pea plants

229
Q

Homologues are independently…

A

assorted

230
Q

Chromosomes are made of…

A

DNA and protein(histones)

231
Q

Heritable change in a living organism using material extracted from a dead one is called…

A

transformation
Ex: Making nonvirulent bacteria virulent

232
Q

What is Mendel’s 1st law of inheritance?

A

Segregation: Genes are transferred as separate and distinct units from one generation to the next

233
Q

Answer: dies or lives
Mouse injected with virulent S bacteria
Mouse injected with nonvirulent R bacteria
Mouse injected with virulent S bacteria that was heat treated
Mouse injected with virulent S bacteria that was heat treated and nonvirulent R bacteria

A

dies
lives
lives
dies

234
Q

What is Mendel’s 2nd law of inheritance?

A

Independent assortment: Alleles of a gene in 1 chromosome pair are inherited independently of alleles of a gene on another pair; gametes fuse at random

235
Q

What is Mendel’s 3rd law of inheritance?

A

Dominance: One allele possesses a greater influence over the other

236
Q

What do viruses consist of?

A

Protein and nucleic acid (DNA or RNA)

237
Q

Where are viruses injected into?

A

Injected into the cytoplasm of cells. Substance of virus can be determined based on radioactive material present, particularly, Phosphorus (DNA) and Sulfur (Proteins)

238
Q

P680 can (reduce/oxidize) …?

A

Oxidize water

239
Q

P700 can (reduce/oxidize) …?

A

Reduce NADP

240
Q

Lysozyme…

A

Breaks down cell walls

241
Q

What factors contribute to denaturing proteins?

A

Heat, salt, pH

242
Q

Model for structure of DNA gave an explanation for…

A

Sequence and code
Replication
Repair
Recombination

243
Q

DNA strands are (parallel/antiparallel)

A

Antiparallel

244
Q

DNA strands have polarity of…

A

(5’, 3’)

245
Q

Polymer of DNA

A

deoxyribonucleic acid

246
Q

Monomer of DNA

A

Deoxy-ribose nucleotides (A,C,T,G)

247
Q

Within strands nucleotides are linked by…

Between strands the bonds are…

A

Phospho-diester bonds

Hydrogen bonds between complementary bases

248
Q

The 5’ sugar is linked to…

A

Phosphate group

249
Q

Incoming nucleotides are added to the …

A

3’ end

250
Q

DNA sequences are always written as …

A

5’ to 3’

251
Q

Nucleoside consists of:

A

Base + sugar (adenosine, guanine, thymine, cytidine)

252
Q

Nucleotide consists of:

A

Base + sugar + phosphate

253
Q

What are the nitrogenous bases

A

adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine

254
Q

DNA backbone is:

A

sugar - Phosphate - sugar

255
Q

What are the deoxy-ribose carbons 1’,3’,5’ linked to, respectively?

A

Base, OH, phosphate

256
Q

A always bonds with… (__ H bonds)

A

T (2 bonds)

257
Q

G always bonds with … (___ H bonds)

A

C (3 bonds)

258
Q

Complementarity makes strands…

A

redundant

259
Q

DNA replication requires a lot of…

A

enzymes and factors

260
Q

In DNA replication, enzymes come together in…

A

a replication fork that moves in one direction

261
Q

DNA primase:

A

Adds RNA primers without initial 3’ OH

262
Q

What are the three membrane functions mediated by proteins?

A

Platform for biological reactions
Sensing
Cell recognition

263
Q

Net direction of a reaction depends on…

A

Relative potential energies of reactants and products

264
Q

Potential energies of molecules are determined by…

A

Structure and concentration

265
Q

Hydrolysis of ATP could drive…

A

Formation of concentration gradient
Endergonic reactions
Cytoskeletal reorganization
Intrcellular transport
Muscle contraction

266
Q

When a photon interacts with a molecule, it can be…

A
  1. Scattered - Photon changes direction but no wavelength
  2. Transmitted - Photon keepd going
  3. Absorbed - Molecule acquires energy of photon and goes to excited state
267
Q

When a pigment molecule absorbs a photon, the enrgy can be…

A

Released as a lower energy photon (fluorescence)
Transferred directly to another nearby pigment (resonance)
Used for a chemical reaction (redox)

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