DAT bootcamp Test 1 Flashcards
Do all cells have a nucleus
nope
What diseases are characterized by excessive apoptosis
Alzheimers
Parkinsons
Huntingsons disease
what is apoptosis
the process of programmed cell death
what else is similar between alzheimers, parkinsons, huntingtons disease
they are all neurodegenerative diseases
What kind of disease would result from insufficient apoptosis
cancerous growth
How are peripheral membrane proteins held in place
by electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonding
how would you cause peripheral membrane proteins to release from their place
change the salt concentrations
How would you cause integral proteins to be extracted
adding a detergent
how does adding a detergent cause intergral proteins to be extracted
The hydrophobic detergent will break down the membrane and expose the hydrophobic protein
What does a light centrifuge do to a solution
precipitates cells and nuclei at most
What could a heavy centrifuge do to a solution
they may extract small soluble proteins
What compounds were used in the Miller-Urey experiment
ammonia
Methane
Water
Hydrogen
If a toxin is released into the body that degenerates the microfilaments what part of the body will be most affected
Muscles, because actin is a microfilament
not spindle fibers for they are microtubules
What is the name of the structure that helps bacteria stick to a surface
Pili
What does flagella do for bacteria
flagella is like a tail of microtubules that allows bacteria to move
What is clathrin
a receptor protein on the surface of a cell
What are Teichoic acids
they are only found in gram-positive bacteria and they help to keep the cell wall rigid
When seeing in which situation a plant is doing more or less photosynthesis what do you look for
more CO2 being used up and going away, more O2 present
What does a reaction being Exergonic mean
that energy is produced, given off
What does an endergonic indicate
that the reaction required the input of energy
What does it mean when a plant cell is turgid
that it has taken up too much water
What does it mean when a plant cell undergoes plasmolysis
that it releases too much water a shrivels
What does the notochord eventually become
the spine
What is the notochord
a band of cartilage that runs the length of the body that will eventually become the spine
What does the spinal cord begin as
the dorsal neural tube
What are pharyngeal slits
in chordates they become gills or the pharynx
in urochordates they are part of the filter-feeding system
What is the muscular tail that extends behind the anus known as
the post-anal tail
What does the endostyle do
produces mucus for filter feeders
What is a poikilothermic
a cold blooded animal
What is a homeotherm
a warm blooded animal
What is unique about the cell walls of fungi
they use both glucans and chitin
They are the only organism that does
What is peristalsis
Muscle movement in the esophagus and the intestine responsible for food motility
What does reflux mean in the digestive system
food moving backwards in the digestive system
Oligodendrocytes are best associated with
the White matter of the brain because the white matter is caused by the myelin sheaths it makes
What is the main extracellular buffer system in the body
bicarbonate
What is the main intracellular buffer system in the body
phosphate and other proteins
How do marine fish maintain homeostasis
they constantly drink water, because they are constantly losing it
Are marine fish normally hypoosmotic or hyperosmotic to their environment
Hypoosmotic, it has less salt in it than the ocean
How often do marine fish urinate
rarely
What happens to the salt that marine fish ingest
they secrete it out
Are fresh water fish usually hypoosmotic or hyperosmotic
hyperosmotic, they have more salt than the water
So what happens with osmoregulation in freshwater fish
water flows into them so they have to constantly urinate to get rid of excess water.
do freshwater fish drink water
rarely
how do freshwater fish get the salt they need
they absorb it through the gills
Why does cartilage take a long time to heal
because it doesn’t have direct blood supply
Where is apoptosis used in embryological development
removal of the webbing of the fingers
In deuterostomes what does the first opening that forms give rise to
Anus
In protostomes what does the first opening that forms give rise to
Mouth
Are human embryo’s deuterostomes of protostomes
deuterostomes
What develops into the anus in deuterostomes and the mouth in protostomes
The blastophore or the opening in the archenteron
What eventually forms the placenta
Chorionic vili
Vitelline is a portion of the female egg in sea urchins that does what
binds the sperm
What is the part of the egg in mammals that binds the sperm
Zona pellucida
What does progesterone do in the process of fertilization
leads the sperm to the egg
What does the ZP3 protein do for the fertilization process
helps GalT activate the acrosome reaction
What is phrenology
the study of the contours of the brain
What are vectors
tools in biology used to transform the DNA of organisms for gene splicing
What is a cladogram for
determining if organisms are related, but not on a molecular or gene level. often they are based on phenotypes or physical appearance
What is a karyotype
a digital image of the size, shape, and number of chromosomes of an organism
What is an aneupoloid
when something has an abnormal amount of schromosomes
What does disomic refer to when talking of chromosomes
it is the same thing as diploid
What is the hardy-weinburg equilibrium equation
p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1
p + q = 1
So if there are 9 out of 100 organsims that have recessive traits
p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1
p + q = 1
What is Brackish water
a mix between salt water and fresh water
What is an estuary
where saltwater meets fresh water
What kind of water is in an estuary
brackish water
Can marshes be brackish water
yep
What is fitness in genetics
the ability reproduce and pass on inherited traits to their offspring