Final Flashcards
What three elements make up most of the human body?
Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
What is an ion?
charged particles with unequal numbers of protons and electrons
What is a cation?
positive charge
What is an anion?
negative charge
What is an isotope?
Varieties in elements due to different numbers of neurons
What is a free radical?
Chemical particles with an odd number of electrons
What is an electrolyte?
Salts that ionize water
What are the three types of atomic bonds?
Covalent, ionic, hydrogen
How are covalent bonds formed?
sharing electrons
How are Ionic bonds formed?
Attraction of a cation and an anion
How are hydrogen bonds formed?
Attraction between a slightly positive hydrogen and a slightly negative oxygen
What are the seven properties of water?
Polarity, solvency, adhesion, cohesion, surface tension, thermal stability, chemical reactivity
What is polarity?
gives water properties to support its life
What is solvency?
the ability to dissolve other chemical
What is adhesion?
The tendency of a substance to cling to another
What is cohesion?
The tendency of a substance to cling to itself
What is surface tension?
Forms a surface film on water
What is thermal stability?
stabilizes internal temperature
What is chemical reactivity?
ionizes other chemicals
What is hydrophobic?
substances that do not like water
What is hydrophilic?
substances that do like water
What is amphiphilic?
has parts that are hydrophobic and hydrophilic
What are the three types of chemical reactions?
Decomposition, synthesis, and exchange reactions
Whats an organic compound?
compounds containing carbon
What are the four compounds in living systems?
carbs, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
What are the four protein structures?
primary, secondary, tertiary, and quarternary
What is primary structure?
proteins amino acid sequence
What is secondary structure?
alpha helix or beta pleated sheets
What is tertiary structure?
further bending and folding
What is quaternary structure?
two or more polypeptide chains
What is conformation?
a unique 3d shape crucial to function
What is denaturation?
Detaching and destroys function
What is a conjugated protein?
contains a non-amino acid moiety
What are the 7 functions of protein in the body?
structure, communication, membrane transport, catalysis, recognition and protection, movement and cell adhesion
What is an enzyme?
makes biochemical reactions occur rapidly
What is a substrate?
binds to enzyme
How do enzymes speed up chemical reactions?
they lower activation energy
What are cofactors?
non-protein partners
What are coenzymes?
organic cofactors
What is a metabolic pathway?
a chain of reactions
What is the endoplasmic reticulum?
system of connected cristernae closed by a single membrane
What does the rough ER do?
synthesizes packaged proteins
What does the smooth ER do?
synthesis of membranes, steroids, and detoxifies lipids
What are ribosomes?
protein and RNA that translate mRNA to protein
What is the function of the golgi apparatus?
synthesizes carbs and packages and ships
What are lysosomes?
packages of enzymes surrounded by a unit membrane
What is auto digestion?
Phagocytosis– digesting worn out organelles
What is the function of the mitochondria?
synthesize ATP
What is the cristae of mitochondria?
inner membrane that folds to increase surface area
What is the matrix of the mitochondria?
space between cirstae
What do centrioles do?
creates cilia