Cell Stuff Flashcards
1
Q
What was the Miller-Urey experiment?
A
An experiment that tried to replicate early earth conditions to see if life could be created and after a few days they found amino acids had been created by the conditions
2
Q
What is a catalytic RNA/Ribozyme?
A
A strand of RNA that folds in a particular way that allows it to complete chemical reactions
3
Q
What does the RNA world model believe the evolution of life was? (Like what came before what)
A
Complex organic molecules -> Self Replicating RNA -> Proteins -> DNA
4
Q
How do vesicles grow and shrink?
A
Adding or releasing Micelles (have to agitate first which means become skinny)
5
Q
What are the 3 major domains of life?
A
Eucaryotes, archaea, bacteria
6
Q
What is the evidence that mitochondria were engulfed by cells?
A
- size and replication
- own ribosomes
- own double membranes
- own genome
