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Chapter 3 Cell Function Flashcards

1
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Protein synthesis consists of?

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transcription and translation

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2
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Copying the DNA sequence into mRNA is known as what?

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Transcription

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3
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What is the template for mRNA synthesis?

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The sense strand

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4
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How does mRNA leave the nucleus?

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through nuclear pores

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5
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What is translation?

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translating the nucleotide sequence of mRNA into a sequence of amino acids forming a protein.

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6
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Where does translation occur?

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where you find ribosomes: free in the cytosol and upon the outer surface of rough ER

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7
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What macromolecule facilitates translation of mRNA into a polypeptide?

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Transfer RNA or tRNA

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8
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What is a codon?

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the amino acid possessed by each tRNA that’s for a specific sequence of 3 mRNA nucleotides that are read together.

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10
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How many amino acids coded for by the codons?

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20

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11
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How are amino acids on adjacent tRNA joined together?

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Peptide bonds

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12
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Which cells possess a complete set of chromosomes?

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All cells with a nucleus

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13
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What is a sequence of nucleotides on a chromosome coding for a particular protein known as?

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a gene

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14
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Two copies of a gene that come from father and mother are known as?

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Alleles

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15
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a mutant or alternate allele codes for what?

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A faulty protein or no protein at all.

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16
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If two alleles are the same they are what?

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Homozygous

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17
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If two alleles are different they are what?

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Heterozygous

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18
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What is a recessive disorder?

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A disorder where you need two mutant or faulty forms of the allele (homozygous) to exhibit the disorder.

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19
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When is a person known as a carrier?

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They have one mutant copy and one normal copy of the gene, but don’t have the disease since the normal copy serves the function adequately.

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20
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What is a dominant disorder?

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One where only one faulty allele (heterozygous) is needed to cause the disorder.

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21
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What is an autosomal genetic disorder?

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A disorder caused by a faulty gene in an autosome

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22
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What are autosomes?

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22 of the pairs of chromosomes are autosomes

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23
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What happens when a mutant allele is associated with the X-chromosome?

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A sex-linked disorder occurs

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24
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Why do males have a greater chance of inheriting a sex linked disorder?

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Males have only one X chromosome

25
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What are the functions of proteins?

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enzymes
cell structure
membrane transport
antibodies
hormones

26
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Why do alternate of mutant alleles cause disorders?

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enzymes that don’t work
faulty cell structures
faulty membrane proteins

27
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True or false - all alternate alleles lead to fatal disorders

28
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Eye color, hair colour, ABO blood type are examples of what?

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Random mutations in alleles.

29
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Alternate alleles can be beneficial how?

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Natural selection where organisms with favourable variations win the struggle for survival.

30
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What is cell division?

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Production of new cells from pre-existing cells.

31
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What controls cell division?

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Cycle control enzymes which, when activated, permit the duplication of nuclear DNA.

32
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How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?

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23 pairs (46 total)

33
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What is cell division useful for?

A

growth
repair or replacement

34
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What does DNA stand for?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

35
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What has to happen before a cell can divide?

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It must replicate the genetic material so that each daughter cell receives identical copies of all genes.

36
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What is DNA packaged as during cell division?

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Chromosomes

37
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DNA appears in what shape?

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A spiraling double helix

38
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What are the two types of cell division in human cells?

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Meiosis and Mitosis

39
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Where does mitosis occur?

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in somatic cells (most body cells)

40
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Where does meiosis occur?

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in sex cells (cells in ovaries and testes destined to become eggs and sperm)

41
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How may chromosomes does a cell have for meiosis?

42
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What do sex chromosomes determine?

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the sex and the type of gametes they will produce.

43
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What are the sex chromosomes of females?

44
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What are the sex chromosomes of males?

45
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What is cellular respiration?

A

The process by which glucose is broken down in order to harvest energy to do work in the cell

46
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What is a by-product of cellular respiration?

47
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What is the opposite reaction to cellular respiration?

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Photosynthesis

48
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What is the first step of the process of cellular respiration called? (breakdown of glycose)

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Glycolysis

49
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Is glycolysis aerobic or anaerobic?

50
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What does glycolysis yield?

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2 ATP and 2 pyruvic acid per glucose.

51
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The mitochondria convert the pyruvic acid from glycolysis into what?

52
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ATP is produced by catabolic or anabolic reactions?

53
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ATP is consumed in what type of reactions?

54
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What are the 4 stages of aerobic cellular respiration?

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  1. glycolysis in the cytoplasm, yield 2 pyruvic acid.
  2. 2 pyruvic acid enter the mitochondria
  3. Krebs cycle
  4. electron transport chain (ETC)
55
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How many ATP are produced for every one molecule of glucose consumed in aerobic cellular respiration?

56
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What are the 2 stages of anaerobic respiration?

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a. glycolysis in the cytoplasm (yielding 2 pyruvic acid)
b. pyruvic acid fermentation into lactic acid.

57
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Brain and heart muscle and tissue can only use what type of cellular respiration?

A

aerobic cellular respiration

58
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Cells other than than heart and muscle can use what type of cellular respiration?

A

aerobic and anaerobic cellular respiration

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