Modern States Video Flashcards
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
Contains hereditary/genetic material in humans and most other organisms
Where is DNA found
Nucleus of a cell
Some found in mitochondria (mtDNA)
What are the bases of DNA and their pairs? What do they determine?
Adenine (A) pairs with Thynine (T)
Guamine (G) pairs with Cytosine (C)
They determine how the organism builds and maintains themselves
What is a nucleotide? What do they form
When base pairs attach to sugar molecules and a phosphate molecule
They form 2 long strands that spiral into a double helix
DNA replication
Split ladder of nucleotides and base pairs in half
Each half serves as a pattern for duplication
Each new cell needs exact copy from old cell
Enzyme
Catalyst that accelerates the rate of reactions
Most enzymes are ________ but some catalytic ___ molecules have been found
Proteins; RNA
What are the molecules at beginning of enzymatic reactions?
Substrates
During the reaction the substrates turn into different molecules (products)
Enzyme is unchanged
How do enzymes work?
Lower the activation energy of a reaction - this reduces reaction time
Relationship between enzymes and their substrates
Enzymes are highly specific - they only bind when substrates match their active site
What are enzymes affected by
Inhibitors - molecules decrease enzyme activity
Activators - molecule increase enzyme activity
Autotroph
Self feeders
Producers
Heterotrophs
Eat others
Consumers
Gene
Molecular unit of heredity of a living organism
Sequence of nucleic acids
What is an allele?
Code a variant of that gene
Genes specify all _______ and functional ____ chains
Proteins, RNA
What do genes do?
Hold information to build and maintain an organisms cells and psd genetic traits to offspring (eyes, limbs, blood type)
How do genes create or coded for its protein?
Transcription and translation
What is gene transcription
Single stranded messenger RNA (mRNA) is created
MRNA Complements DNA - where it was transcribed from
What is gene translation?
The mRNA is used as a template for synthesizing a new protein
TRNA brings amino acids and anticodon for protein synthesis
What is a hormone?
Chemical released that affects other parts of body
A chemical messenger that transports a signal from one cell to another
All multicellular organisms produce hormones
Effects of hormones
Stimulate or inhibit growth
Induction or suppression of programmed cell death
Immune system
Fight or flight- adrenaline / epinephrine
Puberty, parenting , menopause
Reproduction
Mood
Metabolism
Cravings
Sexual arousal
How do hormones control internal environment
Homeostasis
Characteristics of animalia
Eukaryotic and multicellular
Heterotrophic
No cell walls - exoskeleton or shells
Motile
Sexual reproduction - some asexual
Subkingdoms of anamalia
Parazoa- differentiated cells but no distinct tissues or body symmetry
Eumetazoa- 2/3 distinct layers of cells with differentiated tissues and have radial or bilateral symmetry
Fungi characteristics
Eukaryotic
More similar to animals than plants
Cells walls of chitin
Asexual via spores or Sexual via meiosis
Examples of fungi
Yeast, mold, rust, familiar mushrooms
How do fungi grow
In soil, on dead matter, live on plants/animals/other fungi
Fungi roles
Decomposition
Leavening agent for bread
Enzyme in detergent
Food
Fermentation
Antibiotics
Pesticides
Some toxic
Kingdom plantae includes
Green algae
No vascular plants
Vascular plants
Vascular plants are also known as _______
Tracheophytes
Seed plants (aka _____) have two groups:
Spermatophytes
Gymnosperms- no flowers
Angiosperms - flowering plants
Cell walls of plants
Cellulose and lignin (lignin provide structure)
Botany
The study of plants
Meiosis
Sexual reproduction in eukaryotes involves a form of cell division
Steps to meiosis
Interphase
Prophase I
Metaphase I
Anaphase I
Telophase I
Cytokinesis I
(Repeats P-C)
Mitosis
Eukaryotic cells reproduce asexually by dividing into two genetically identical daughter cells
Steps to Mitosis
Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
What is mitosis interphase
Period of cell growth and DNA replication
Chromosomes are chromatin
Nucleus may still be present
What is mitosis prophase
Chromatin condense into chromosomes
Nuclear membrane breaks down
Sister chromatids joined by centromeres
Centrosomes move to opposite ends of poles
What is mitosis metaphase
Chromosomes align at equilateral
Micro tubes attach to sister chromosomes to centrosomes
What is Mitosis anaphase
Centromeres divide
Micro tubes shorten
Chromosomes to opposite sides of cell
What is Mitosis telaphase
Cytoplasm divides along cleavage
Chromosomes condense to chromatin
Nucleolus reappears
Nuclear membrane reforming around clear nucleus
Nucleic acids
Linear chain of nucleotides
Nucleotides
Consists of nitrogenous base
-purine - Adenine and Guanine
- pyrimidine - cytosine, thynine, uracil
a Pentose (5C sugar)
- ribose or deoxyribose
And a phosphate group
RNA
Ribonucleic acid
Made of base pair connected by sugar and phosphate molecules : Ribose+AGCU
Usually single stranded - can fold on self creating double helix
Messenger RNA -
carry code from DNA in nucleus to ribosomes in the cytoplasm
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
Read the code carried by the mRNA
Transfer RNA (tRNA)
Bring amino acids to ribosomes where they are linked to proteins
Virus
Tiny nonliving biological infectious agent
What do viruses consists of
DNA or RNA genome encased in a protein coat aka capsid
Can be single or double stranded
How do viruses reproduce
Infect and take over living host cell
Can be dormant
Inserts genetic material into host’s
Takes control of host DNA - produces viral genes and protein- form new visions to destroy host and infect more
What is Boyles Law
Pressure x Volume = Constant or
Pressure = constant/volume
Archimedes principle
A buoyant force in a submerged object is equal to the weight of the liquid displace by the object
Volume= (mass of object-mass in water)/density of water
Density of water
1g/cubic cm
Catalyst
A substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process
Lowers activation energy
Provides surface for molecules to gather and bind
Homogenous catalyst
Same phase as reactants
Ex) liquid with liquid
Heterogenous catalyst
Different phase than reactants
Nucleus
Contains chromosomes and regulates DNA of a cell
Chromosomes
Thread like rods of DNA
Chromatin
DNA and protein that make up chromosomes
Nucleolus
Involved in protein synthesis
Synthesizes and stores RNA
Nuclear pores
Exchange of material
Nuclear envelope
Encloses the structures of the cell
Nucleoplasm
Liquid within the nucleus
Cytosol
Liquid material within the cell
Cytoplasm
The cytosol and substructure found within plasma membrane
Cell plasma membrane
Defines cell acting as a barrier
Endoplasmic reticulum
Tubular network that comprises the transport system of a cell
Mitochondrion
Generates ATP and is involved in cell growth and death
Ribosomes
Involved in synthesizing proteins from amino acids
Golgi complex
Involved in synthesizing materials such as proteins that are transported out of the cell
Vacuoles
Sacs used for storage digestion and waste removal
Vesicle
Moving materials within a cell
Cytoskeleton
Consists of microtubules that help shape and support the cell
Centrioles
Involved in cellular division
Centrosomes
Involved in mitosis and the cell cycle
Lysosome
Digest proteins lipids and carbs
Cilia
Causes cell to live and can result in fluid being moved by the cell
Flagella
Use whip like movements to help cell move
Cell wall
Provides plants with sturdy barrier that can hold fluid within cell
Chloroplasts
Plant cells use for photosynthesis
Plastid
Used to make chemical compounds store food
Plasmodesmata
Allow for transport between cells
Metabolism
All of the chemical reactions that take place in living organisms
Convert nutrients to energy and macromolecules
Metabolic pathways
Series of reactions where the product of one reaction is the substrate for the next
Anabolic reaction
Require energy
Build larger and more complex molecules from smaller ones
Catabolic reactions
Release energy
Break down large molecules to smaller less complex ones
Cellular respiration
Set of metabolic reactions that convert chemical bonds into energy stored in form of ATP
Time scale
How quickly or slowly chemical reactions occur
Reaction rates
Based on Frequencies of contact, temp, and properties (shape)
Can be accelerated via catalyst or decreased via inhibitors
What do chemical reactions release
Heat
Light
Electrons
Ions