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0
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What is matter?

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Anything that takes up space and has mass

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What are the 3 subatomic particles and their charges?

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Proton (+)
Neutron 0
Electron (-)

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What is an atom?

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Particles so small they are indivisible

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What is a molecule?

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Chemical particles composed of 2 or more atoms

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What are the 3 electron shells?

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1 -> 2
2 -> 8
3 -> 18

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How do you calculate the weight of a molecule?

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Sum of atomic weights

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6
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What is a mole?

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Equivalent to avagadros number, periodic table atomic mass is in grams per mol

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What 3 elements make up most of the human body?

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Oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen

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8
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What is an ion?

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Charged particle with unequal number of protons and electrons

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What is a cation?

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Positive charge

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10
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What is an anion?

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Negative charge

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What is an isotope?

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Differ in number of neurons the atom contains

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12
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What is free radical?

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Odd number of electrons that want to become stable

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13
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What is an electrolyte?

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Salts that ionize water

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14
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What are the 3 atomic bonds?

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Covalent, ionic, and hydrogen

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15
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What is a covalent bond?

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Forms by sharing electrons

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16
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What is an ionic bond?

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Attraction of cation to anion

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17
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What is a hydrogen bond?

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Weak attractive between slightly positive hydrogen and slightly negative oxygen

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18
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What is a polar covalent bond?

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Electrons shared unequally

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What is a Nonpolar covalent bond?

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Electrons shared equally

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20
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What are the 7 properties of water?

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Polarity, solvency, adhesion, cohesion, surface tension, thermal stability, and chemical reactivity

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21
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What is polarity?

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Properties of water that support life

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22
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What is solvency?

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Ability to dissolve other chemicals

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23
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What is adhesion?

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Tendency to cling substances together

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24
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What is cohesion?

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Tendency of a substance to cling to itself

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25
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What is surface tension?

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Surface film on water

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26
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What is thermal stability?

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Takes a lot of heat to change phases

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27
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What is chemical reactivity?

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Able to ionize other substances to become ionized

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28
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What does hydrophobic mean?

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Doesn’t like water

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29
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What does hydrophilic mean?

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Like water

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30
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What does ampiphillic mean?

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Both hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts

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31
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What’s the difference between a calorie and a Calorie?

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calorie- heat needed to raise 1 g of water 1 degree Celsius

Calorie- 1000 calories

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32
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What is suspension?

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Has large particles mixed in a solvent

Ex: blood cells in blood plasma

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33
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What is a colloid?

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A mixture of larger particles in a solvent

Ex: albumin in plasma

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What is a solution?

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Solute mixed with a solvent

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35
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What is a solute?

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Substances that dissolve

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36
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What is a solvent?

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Substances that does the dissolving

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37
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What is an acid?

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A proton donor

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38
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What is a base?

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A proton acceptor

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39
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What happens when an acid and base are mixed?

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Neutralized substance

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40
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What is the pH of water?

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7 (neutral)

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41
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What is the pH of blood?

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7.35-7.45 (basic)

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42
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What is a buffer?

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Resist changes in pH

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43
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What are the 3 chemical reactions?

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Decomposition
Synthesis
Exchange

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44
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What is an organic compound?

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Compounds containing carbon

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45
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What are the 4 organic compounds?

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Carbs, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids

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46
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What are foods composed of carbs?

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Sugars and starches

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47
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What are elements in carbs?

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Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

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48
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What’s a monosaccharides generic formula?

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C6H12O6 (glucose)

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49
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What are fatty acids?

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Chain of 24 carbon atoms with a carboxyl and methyl group at the ends

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50
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What is a saturated fatty acid?

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Maximum amount of hydrogens

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51
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What is an unsaturated fatty acid?

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Has double bonds

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52
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What is a triglyceride?

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3 fatty acids bonded to a glycerol

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53
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What is a steroid?

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Lipid with carbon atoms arranged in 4 rings

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54
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Whah molecules does the body use to make steroid hormones?

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Cholesterol

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55
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What’s a phospholipid?

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Triglyceride with a phosphate group

56
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How many amino acids are in the human body?

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20

57
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What is a peptide?

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2 or more amino acids joined by peptide bonds

58
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What is a polypeptide?

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More than 15 amino acids

59
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What is primary structure?

A

Chain of amino acids

60
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What is tertiary structure?

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Beta pleated sheets

61
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What is quarternary structure?

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2 or more polypeptide chains

62
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What is conformation?

A

3D shape crucial to function

63
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What is denaturation?

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Change that destroys a function

64
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What’s a conjugated protein?

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Containing a non amino acid moiety

65
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What are the 7 functions of proteins?

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Structure, communication, membrane transport, catalysis, recognition and protection, movement, cell adhesion

66
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What is an enzyme?

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Proteins that are catalysts. Speed up reactions

67
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What is a substrate?

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Binds to an enzyme and is the site it acts upon

68
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How do enzymes speed up reactions?

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Lowers activation energy

69
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What are cofactors?

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Non protein partners and changes enzymes shape

70
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What are coenzymes?

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Organic cofactors

71
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What is the metabolic pathway?

A

chain of reactions

72
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What are the sub units of nucleic acids?

A

DNA and RNA

73
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What 3 things make up a nucleotide?

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Nitrogenous base, sugarcane and phosphate group

74
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What are the structural differences in DNA and RNA?

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DNA is double stranded RNA is single stranded and smaller

75
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What are the 5 points of the cell theory of life?

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All organisms are composed of cells. Cell is simplest structural unit of life. Cellular activity relates structures and functions. Cells come from other cells. Cells have many similarities

76
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What is ATP?

A

Adenosine triphosphate and it is the most important energy molecule

77
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Why are cells microscopic?

A

Small surface area

78
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What is cytosol?

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Gel like solution where organelles and cytoskeleton is embedded

79
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What is cytoplasm?

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Contents of cell between plasma membrane and nuclear envelope

80
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What are integrated proteins?

A

Do not go through membrane

81
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What are 3 functions of the plasma membrane?

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Defines boundaries, controls interactions, controls pathways of cell

82
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What are peripheral proteins?

A

Go through plasma membrane

83
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What are the 7 functions of membrane proteins?

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Receptors, messenger, enzymes, ion channels, carriers, glycoproteins, and holding cells together

84
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What is cilia?

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Hair like processes, move materials

85
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What is flagella?

A

Whip like structures

86
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What are microvilli?

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Extensions that add surface area

87
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What is the function of the nucleus?

A

Brain of cell

88
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What surrounds the nucleus?

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Nuclear envelope

89
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What is the endoplasmic reticulum function?

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Synthesizes steroids, lipids, detox, and creates membranes

90
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What is the rough ER?

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Flattened sacs with ribosomes

91
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What does the rough ER do?

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Makes steroids and lipids, detoxifies alcohol, manufactures membranes

92
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What does the smooth ER do?

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Detox and stores calcium in muscle cells

93
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What do ribosomes?

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Translates mRNA to protein

94
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Function of Golgi apparatus?

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Packages protons and glycoproteins and forms vesicles and lysosomes

95
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What are lysosomes?

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Package of enzymes

96
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What is autodigestion?

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Digestion of worn out organelles

97
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What is apoptosis?

A

Programmed cell death

98
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What is the function of mitochondria?

A

Synthesize ATP

99
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What are christae?

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Double unit membrane inside mitochondria

100
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What is the matrix?

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Space between christae

101
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How many ATP are made during the breakdown of glucose?

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38 ATP

102
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What is the function of a centriole?

A

Cilia function

103
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What is the function of the cytoskeleton?

A

Support and shape of cell

104
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What structures make up the cytoskeleton? (3)

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Micro filaments
Intermediate filaments
Microtubules

105
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How does a cell change it’s shape?

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Conformation

106
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What is diffusion?

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Movement from high concentration to low concentration

107
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What is osmosis?

A

Diffusion of water down a concentration gradient

108
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What does hypertonic mean?

A

Absorbs water

109
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What does hypotonic mean?

A

Gives up water

110
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What does isotonic mean?

A

Water flows in and out

111
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What is carrier mediated transport?

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Proteins that carry solutes across membrane

112
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What is facilitated transport?

A

Transport solute down a gradient

113
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What is active transport?

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Transport of solute up a gradient

114
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What is endocytosis?

A

Taking into cell

115
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What is exocytosis?

A

Releasing outside of cell

116
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What is phagocytosis?

A

Eating of cells

117
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What is pinocytosis?

A

Cell drinking

118
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What is cotransport?

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2 or more solutes carried in the same direction

119
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What’s antiport?

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Carry 2 or more solutes in opposite directions

120
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What are the 4 primary tissue types?

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Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous

121
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What is the matrix made of?

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ECF make of fibrous proteins and ground substance

122
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What is ground substance made of?

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Clear gel

123
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What is simple stratified tissue?

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Every cell touches basement membrane

124
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What is stratified tissue?

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2-20 layers on top of each other

125
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What are pseudo-stratified tissues?

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All cells touch basement membrane

126
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What is the most widespread epithelium in body?

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Stratified

127
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What is keratin?

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Durable, waterproof protein found in skin

128
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What are the 8 functions of connective tissue?

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Binding of organs, support, physical protection, immune protection, movement, storage, hear production, and transport

129
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What is the difference between FCT and other connective tissues?

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Fibers in structure

130
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What are fibroblasts?

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Found in FCT and produce fibers

131
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What are macrophages?

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Found in FCT and are large phagocytes

132
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What are leukocytes?

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Found in FCT and are white blood cells

133
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What are plasma cells?

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Found in FCT and produce antibodies?

134
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What are mast cells?

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Found in FCT and secrete heparin and histamine

135
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What are adipocytes?

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Found in FCT and are fat cells

136
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What are collagenious fibers?

A

Made of collagen

137
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What are reticular fibers?

A

Thin collagen fibers with glycoprotein

138
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What are elastic fibers?

A

Made of elastin proteins

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