Chapter 4, 5 and 6 Review Flashcards
What is the fundamental unit of life?
Cell
What cell recognizes and destroys non-self cells?
Immune Cells
What structure in the cells is associated with the breakdown of foreign materials?
Lysosomes
What is the major function of ribosomes?
Protein Synthesis
What organelles allow for recycling of amino acids?
Lysosomes
What processes proteins to leave the final cistern in a vesicle?
Golgi Apparatus
What is the mitochondria responsible for?
ATP Production
What are the threads or granules in non dividing cells?
Chromatin
What does the nucleolus mainly consist of?
rRNA
What are projections that move materials and mucus?
Cilia
What are skin cells held by?
Desmosomes
What is the cell extension that assists in absorption?
Microvilli
What is the tail-like structure that projects the sperm?
Flagella
DNA is a major component of what organelle?
Nucleus
What is the structure that separates the inside and outside contents?
Plasma Membrane
Which organelle is pinched-off from the Golgi Apparatus?
Lysosome
What is a nonmembraneous cell?
Ribosome
What is a membraneous cell?
Lysosome
What is the engine of the cell?
Microfilaments
What type of cell connect acts as a “spot weld”?
Spot Desmosomes
What are the heart muscle connections?
Gap Junctions
What is facilitated diffusion?
Passive transport that uses carriers to attract and bind to the solute, change shape and release the solute out the other side of the carrier
What does diffusion require?
Concentration Gradient
Peptide Bond bind together molecules of what?
Amino Acids
Which lipid is part of Vitamin D?
Steroids
The element that is present in all proteins but not carbs is?
Nitrogen
Is salts one of the major groups of organic substances?
No
How many total amino acids are there?
21
How many amino acids can be produced naturally by the body? (Nonessential)
13
How many amino acids can NOT be produced naturally? (Essential)
8
What are the 4 levels of protein structure?
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary
What is the primary protein structure?
Number, kind, and sequence of amino acids
What is the secondary protein structure?
polypeptide is coiled and bent into helices and pleated sheets (motifs)