Exam 1 pt 2 Flashcards
1
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- Compare dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis
A
- DS= removing a molecule of water to create a larger molecule
- Hydrolysis= adding a molecule of water to break apart a larger molecule
2
Q
- Describe the function and structure of ATP
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- Adenosine triphosphate- (nitrogenous base adenine = 5 C sugar ribose)= nucleoside + 3 phosphates
- Stores energy, energy currency molecule
3
Q
What happens when an enzyme is denatured? How does this affect enzyme function?
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- Cannot function because proteins jobs are dependent on their shape
- Heat and extreme pH causes the breaking of hydrogen bonds and Van Der Waals forces and losing its shape
4
Q
- Compare saturated and unsaturated fats and explain how each would affect membrane fluidity
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- saturated= has maximum number of Hydrogen it can have
- unsaturated= contains at least one C=C (carbon-carbon double bond)
- unsaturated= more fluid, saturated= less fluid
5
Q
- Compare the terms: magnification, resolution, and contrast
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- magnification= ratio of object size to image size
- resolution= clarity, the minimum distance that two objects can be distinguished and separate
- contrast= the difference between the light and dark areas in the image
6
Q
- Plasma membrane drawing and difference between hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts
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hydrophobic tails: water-fearing
hydrophilic heads: water-loving
7
Q
- Why are enzymes so specific as to the reactions they catalyze?
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- Substrate fits into active site
8
Q
- How does SA/VOL ratio affect cell size?
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- SA= amount of outer covering
- VOL= how much space it takes up
- Volume increases much more rapidly than surface area and cells cannot feed themselves adequately if they’re too large
9
Q
- What is the function of; ribosomes, lysosomes, centrioles, mitochondria, cytoskeleton, and vacuoles
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- ribosomes= protein synthesis
- lysosomes= suicide sac with hydrolytic enzymes to break large molecules into smaller ones
- centrioles= organize microtubules that serve as the cellular skeletal system
- mitochondria= generates ATP, cellular respiration
- cytoskeleton= helps cells maintain shape and internal organization
- vacuoles= holds food for later use or holds waste to get rid of
10
Q
- Compare desmosomes, tight junctions, and gap junctions
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- Desmosomes: anchoring junctions, rivets that help adjacent cells connect to each other
- Tight junctions: prevent leakage between cells, make things watertight
- Gap junctions: cytoplasmic channels that connect one cell to the next created by membrane proteins
11
Q
- What is the fluid mosaic model?
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- Describing the plasma membrane as being fluid, mosaic of the different components of the plasma membrane
12
Q
- Compare simple and facilitated diffusion
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- Both with the concentration gradient, passive (no energy required)
- Facilitated: requires a highly specific carrier protein, rate of diffusion is unchanged regardless of solute concentration (reaches a plateau) due to number of specialty carrier proteins
13
Q
- Define paracrine, synaptic, and endocrine signaling
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- Paracrine: local, signaling between nearby cells
- Synaptic: neurotransmitters moving between the space between nerve cells, specific to nerve cells
- Endocrine: hormones, certain receptors in target cells
14
Q
- Draw hypotonic, hypertonic, and isotonic environments
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*hypotonic: lower concentration of solute in environment
*hypertonic: higher concentration of solute in environment
*isotonic: equal concentration of solute inside and out of the cell
15
Q
- What is a phosphorylation cascade? How is it advantageous?
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- A phosphorylation cascade occurs when a signal molecule initiates a cascade where a kinase (transfer phosphate groups) transfers a phosphate to an enzyme that then transfers another phosphate etc.
- Advantage: to magnify the single signal, activation of multiple enzymes with one signal for a larger cellular response
