Miscellaneous Midterm Studying

Question 1

Monomer of carbohydrates ?

Answer 1

Monosaccharides

Question 2

Monomer of lipids ?

Answer 2

Fatty acids and glycerol

Question 3

Monomer of proteins ?

Answer 3

Amino acids

Question 4

Monomer of nucleic acids?

Answer 4

Nucleotides

Question 5

There is a fat with kinked tails. It is a ……

Answer 5

Unsaturated fat

Question 6

7 PROPERTIES OF WATER

Answer 6

Cohesion/adhesion
High specific heat
Surface tension
High heat of vaporization
Universal solvent
Temperature moderation
Ice floats

Question 7

Cohesion/adhesion is important because …

Answer 7

It causes capillary action in plants

Question 8

4 elements that make up 96% of living things?

Answer 8

C,H,O,N

Question 9

What’s a cation? anion?

Answer 9

Cation - positively charged ion
Anion - negatively charged ion

Question 10

Directions in DNA stands are ?

Answer 10

Antiparallel ! 5’ to 3’ goes to 3’ to 5’

Question 11

Where can’t DNA go?

Answer 11

Out of the nucleus

Question 12

RNA is for….

Answer 12

Making proteins

Question 13

Primary protein structure is?

Answer 13

Sequence of amino acids

Question 14

Secondary protein structure is?

Answer 14

Different amino acids making alpha helixes and beta pleated sheets

Question 15

Tertiary structure is?

Answer 15

Polypeptide chain all bundled up something something

Question 16

Quaternary protein structure is ?

Answer 16

Two or more polypeptide chains interacting with their r groups and stuff

Question 17

Hydroxyl group?

Answer 17

-OH, polar

Question 18

Methyl group?

Answer 18

-CH3, Nonpolar

Question 19

Carbonyl group?

Answer 19

C=O, polar

Question 20

Carboxyl group?

Answer 20

-COOH, acidic

Question 21

Amino group

Answer 21

-NH2, basic

Question 22

Phosphate group?

Answer 22

-OPO, acidic

Question 23

Sulfhydryl group?

Answer 23

-SH, Polar

Question 24

All cells have

Answer 24

Ribosomes and cytoplasm and genetic information of some kind

Question 25

Step 1 of protein journey?

Answer 25

mRNA transcribed in nucleus, goes to ribosomes

Question 26

Step 2 of protein pathway ?

Answer 26

Ribosomes create primary structure of amino acids that will eventually become proteins

Question 27

What side of Golgi Complex receives vesicles? What side sends vesicles?

Answer 27

Cis face receives, trans face sends

Question 28

Step 3 of protein pathway?

Answer 28

Proteins enter cis face of Golgi apparatus

Question 29

Step 4 of protein pathway?

Answer 29

Proteins are released form trans face of Golgi apparatus in transport vesicles

Question 30

Step 5 of protein pathway?

Answer 30

Vesicles with proteins are sent out membrane via vesicles (exocytosis)

Question 31

Evidence for endosymbiont theory?

Answer 31

Mitochondria and chloroplasts have/are..

Double membrane
Special ribosomes
Circular DNA
Capable of functioning on their own

Question 32

ATP is made of…

Answer 32

Adenine, deoxyribose sugar, 3 phosphates