Chapter 3 – Cells: The Living Units Concepts Flashcards

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Differentiate between intracellular and extracellular materials.

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List the predominant molecules of the cell membrane.

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Define phospholipids and explain how they are arranged to form a cell membrane.

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Describe the fluid nature of cell membranes.

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Describe the structure and arrangement of phospholipids, glycolipids, and cholesterol in
cell membranes.

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Differentiate between integral and peripheral membrane proteins

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Identify a protein as being an integral or peripheral membrane protein in a given
scenario.

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Identify the functions of some integral proteins.

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Identify the functions of some peripheral proteins.

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Describe how DNA is replicated and identify the roles of specific enzymes in the process.

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Describe the concept of semiconservative replication and explain how DNA replication meets these requirements.

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Describe the role of DNA polymerase and DNA ligase in DNA replication.

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Give the sequence of one strand of DNA if given its complementary sequence.

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14
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Describe the flow of information from gene to mRNA to protein.

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Describe the role of mRNA in transcription.

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Explain what process occurs in the initiation step of transcription.

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Explain what process occurs in the elongation step of transcription.

18
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Explain what process occurs in the termination step of transcription.

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Recall the steps and events of transcription and explain how each occurs.

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Explain what the role of the promoter is in transcription.

21
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Predict the mRNA sequence of a gene if given the template strand of a DNA sequence.

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Recall the steps and events of translation and explain how each occurs.

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Explain what process occurs in the initiation step of translation.

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Explain what process occurs in the elongation step of translation.

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Explain what process occurs in the termination step of translation.
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Explain what happens during the codon recognition, peptide bond formation, and translocation steps of the elongation stage of translation.
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Explain the importance of the initiator tRNA in translation.
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Identify the role of ribosomes in translation.
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Describe the role of tRNA in translation.
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Describe the role of rRNA in translation.
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Use the genetic code to predict the amino acid sequence that would be produced from a given mRNA sequence.
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Predict the sequence of an anticodon if given the sequence of the the corresponding codon.
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Predict the sequence of a codon if given the sequence of the corresponding anticodon.
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Describe the overall process of gene expression in cells.
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Predict the amino acid sequence that would be produced if given the template strand of a DNA sequence.