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1
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why are cells so small

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larger surface area relative to size

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what are prokaryote cells

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Bacteria
Lack Nuclear membrane
No Mitochondria
No membrane bound structures

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what are Eukaryote cells

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Eukaryotic cell
Human cells
Multicellular animals and plants
Nucleus with membrane
Membrane bound structures
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4
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what are the two types of stem cells

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pluripotent - all cell types (embryonic)

multipotent - differentiate into many cells

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what are the 4 tissue types that make up organs

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epithelial
nervous
muscular
connective (everything else)

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6
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what is passive diffusion

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Concentration gradient needed
Lipid-soluble molecules pass freely (non-polar)

NON POLAR

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what is facilitated diffusion

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Concentration gradient needed

Requires carrier molecules

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what is endocytosis

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when molecules entre the cell via a vesicle

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what is exocytosis

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when a vesicle exits the cell

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10
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what are occluding junctions

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tight junctions saling gap between epityilial cells

calcium - blood brain barrier

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what are cell-cell anchoring junctions

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connects actin filaments bundle in one cell to the

next

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12
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what are Gap junctions

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create a channel and allow the small passage of water through

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13
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what are cell matrix anchoring junctions

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anchor cell to basal membrane

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14
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what anchors intermediat fillamets in a cell to the extra cellular matrix

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hemidesmosome

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15
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what are the 4 signalling types

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contact dependent - two cells touch 
endocrine - use the blood stream 
synaptic - nerves 
paracrine - one cell releases a local mediator 
(like endocrine but without the blood)
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16
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what other than the nucleus has DNA

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mitochondria

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17
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what is the rough ER used for

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protein modifications

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18
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what dose the Golgi do

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modifications and transport of proteins

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19
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what is the smooth ER used for

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to breakdown compounds (e.g. drugs and glycogen) or synthesise some compounds (e.g. lipids)

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20
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what are lysosomes used for

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to separate harmful enzymes from the rest of the cell

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21
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what are microfilaments made up of

what do they do

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actin

cell motility in general, changes in cell shape

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22
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what is the role of intermediate filaments

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largely mechanical, meaning they provide support for the cell

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23
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what are the two monomers that make up microtubules

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alpha tubulin, beta tubulin

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24
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what are the functions of micro tubules

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structure of cell

hollow

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25
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what are cilia and flagella made of

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microtubules

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26
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what are cilia

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short, usually many present, move with stiff power stroke and flexible recovery stroke

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27
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what are flagella

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longer, usually one or two present, movement is snakelike

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28
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what are micro villi used for

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absorption in the gut

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29
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what is a central carbon called

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chiral

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30
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what are the two forms of chiral

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L - left handed

D - dextro (right handed)

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31
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what is true of most biological redox reactions

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two e-’s (and two protons) are gained or lost

Often 2 hydrogen atoms are transferred from one molecule to another in dehydrogenation reactions

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32
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what is produced when glucose turns into pyruvate

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2NAD+ turn into 2NADH

reduction reaction

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33
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what is the structure of RNA

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single stranded

34
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what are polysaccharides

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polymers of sugar monomers linked by glycosidic bonds

35
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what are starch and glycogen examples of

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polymers of D-glucose

36
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why is D-glucose termed a reducing sugar

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The linear form (but not cyclic form) has an aldehyde group, which can be oxidised

37
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what are the 5 types of chemical reaction

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Redox reactions - glucose - pyruvate - lactate

Making and breaking C-C bonds - glucose clevage

Internal rearrangements - rearmament - glucose- fructose

Group transfers -phosphate group

Condensation and hydrolysis reactions
protein, nucleic acid sub units

38
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what is the structure of a nucleoside

A

base + ribose or deoxyribose

39
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what is the structure of a neucleotide

A

phosphate + nucleoside = nucleotide

40
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what are the pyrimidines

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Cytosine , thymine, uracil FLAT SINGLE RING

41
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what are the purines

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FLAT DOUBLE RINGS

adenine (A) and guanine (G)

42
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why do purines and pyrimidines

A

if a DNA is not ‘‘3 across’’ there is a mutation (indicated by a size change which can be seen more easily)

43
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what is in a unsaturated lipid

A

double bond, bend

44
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Energy can be converted from one form to another but…

A

the total energy of the universe remains constant

45
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All energy transformations ultimately lead to…

A

more disorder in the universe, i.e. increase the entropy

46
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how do cells comply with the 2nd law of thermodynamics

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a cell maintains order - leading to increased order internally

however releases heat leading to increased DISORDER externally

47
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what must a spontaneous reaction do to occur

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Becomes more random and increases in entropy

or give up energy

48
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when do spontaneous reactions ocurr

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when there is a negative delta G value

49
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how are + delta G reactions carried out

A

Cells use a process called “energy coupling” to carry out thermodynamically unfavourable reactions

50
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when delta G is 0 it is…

A

incompatible with life

51
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do biological reactions ever reach equilibrium

A

no

52
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when is the dynamic steady state of a intermediate reached reached

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when a intermediayte is being made and degraded and does not change concentration

53
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what are catabolic reactions

A

break down stuff

CATS break shit

54
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what are anabolic reactions

A

build stuff up

55
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Endergonic, anabolic pathway is “supplied” with Free Energy within a system through conversion of…

A

of ATP to ADP

56
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An exergonic, catabolic pathway “saves” Free Energy within a system by…

A

forming ATP

57
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what happens when ATP is hydrolysis

A

it turns into ADP + Pi

58
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why do ATP could catabolic and anabolic reactions together

A

to make the anabolic reactions thermodynamically favourable

59
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directly or indirectly, electron flow is responsible for producing…

A

all of the energy required by cells

60
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the release of electrons is like the release of

A

a phosphate

61
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what is the structure of a phospholipid from head to tail

A

polar group
phosphate
glycerol
fatty acid

62
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what are Hydrophobic lipids are transported in

A

in a chylomicron through the blood

63
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what is a amphipathc molecule

give an example

A

molecules that contain both hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts

phospholipids

64
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why do phospholipids form micelles

A

to minimise distruption of water to water hydrogen bonds

65
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what is the equilibrium constant of water

what can be removed to make the ionic product of water

A

H2O

Kw = [H+][OH-]

66
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what dose the ionic product equal

in turn what dose each ion equal

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1X 10-14

each ion 1X 10-7mol/l
very small

67
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how is the pH of water determined

A

the negative log of [H+]

68
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why is acid have a lower pH

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as the is more protons making 10-1 bigger than 10-14

when the negative log is used

69
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what is the pH of human blood and tears

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pH 7.4

70
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what do strong acids and strong bases do

A

fully disassociate

71
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what is the structure of an amino acid

A

it has a carboxyl group and a amine group

72
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what is an acid

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it is a proton donor

73
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what is a base

A

its a proton acceptor

74
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what is a conjugate acid-base pair

A

a proton donor and proton acceptor

75
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what is the acidic disassociation constant

Ka

A

[HA]

76
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what is pKa

A

Ka values on a negative log scale

the point at which there is an equilibrium

77
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what two equilibriums are linked in a weak acid

A

Kw and Ka

78
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what is the shape of a titration curve

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a sharp rise in pH the a shallow rise in the Buffer zone

79
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what dose the Henderson-hassselbach equation relate

A

a weak acid to the conjugate base

80
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what is a buffer made of

A

a weak acid and its conjugate base

81
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what are 2 examples on buffers in the human body

A

phosphate buffer system in the cells

and in plasma bicarbonate buffer

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