Progress Test 1 Flashcards
Outline the characteristics that define life
Reproduction . Cellular organisation Heredity Growth and development Adaption through evolution Response to stimuli Homeostasis Metabolism
What factors re ness as art for natural selection to occur
Inheritance
Variation
Time
Selection
What are the three domains all known life on earth can be grouped into
Bacteria
Eukarya
Archea
What are the building blocks for higher order structures in cells
Amino acids
Simple carbohydrates
Nucleabases
Glycerol, fatty acids Hydrocarbon rings
What are the four main macromolecules in cells
Polysaccharides
Nuclei acids
Proteins
Lipids
Basic structure of proteins
Proteins are made up of amino acids. All amino acids have the same basic structure, they all have an amino group, carbonyl group and an r group - the r group is what makes them different
Basic structure of nucleic acids
Nucleic acids are polymers of nucleotides. Nucleotides consist of a phosphate group, pentode sugar, and a base. DNA nucleotides have a hydrogen atom only on the second carbon of the pentode sugar whereas RNA will have a hydroxyl group.
What base are purines
Adenine and guanine
Basic structure of carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are polymers of Monosaccharides
Basic structure and types of lipids
Lipids are not polymers, they are heterogenous macromolecules. Triacylglycersol fats Steroids Phospholipids Glycolipids Fat soluble vitamins
Role of carbohydrates
Recognition
Structure
Energy source
Role of proteins
Macromolecules that do stuff in your cells.
Our DNA is passed on throug mRNA that is used as a set of instructions to make proteins.
Role of lipids
Structural - large part of cell membrane
Regulatory - control fluidity of cell
Energy
Role of nucleic acids
Information molecules that tell the cell what to do as well as when and where.
What are the key organelles in eukaryote cells
Endoplasmic reticulum
Golgi apparatus
Nucleus
Mitochondrion
What organelle is specific to animal cells
Lysosomes
What organelles are specific to plant cells
Chloroplasts
Central vacuole
Importance and roles of organelles
Provide specific conditions for specific processes
Keepmincompatabile processes apart
Form concentration gradients
Package substances for transport or export
Structure of the cell membrane
2 layers of phospholipids both have a hydrophilic head(phosphate group) and hydrophobic tail (fatty acids)
Cholesterol sits in the unsaturated gabs of the fatty acids to stabilise membrane fluidity and strengthen the membrane
What are the functions of the smooth ER
Metabolism of carbohydrates
Lipid synthesis for membranes
Detoxification of drugs and poisons
Storage of calcium ions
Functions of rough ER
Protein synthesis which occurs on free ribosomes that are attached to the rough ER.
Function of the Golgi body
Relieves, modifies, sorts and ships proteins that arrive from the rough ER. The vesicles that Cary these proteins arrive at the cis face and leave at the and face of the golgi
.
What is the role of vacuoles
Vacuoles are large membrane bound organelles
Contain and release waste products
Contain water in plant cells
isolate materials that might be harmful to the cell.
What do lysosomes do
Lysosomes are membrane bound organelles breakdown macromolecules which are then recycled. They contain enzymes called hydroplanes that can digest proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and complex sugars.
What are microtubules and what do they do.
Microtubules are made up of tubular sub units and they radiate out from the centromere.
There porpoise is to…
Resist compression
Provide motility from flagella and cilia
Organelle motility as motor proteins walk organelles along microtubules
What are microfillaments and what do they do
Microfillaminents are made up of a double chain of actin subunits which form linear strands and three dimensional subunits.
There purpose is to…
Resist tension
Keep organelles in place
Interaction between actin and myosin produce muscle contractions, cell division and cytoplasmic streaming.
What are intermediate filaments and what do they do
Intermediate fillaments are made up of proteins that are supercooled into cables and are relatively permanent structures.
Maintain cell shape
Anchor organelles
Remain after cell dies.
What is the purpose of cell junctions
They hold cells together and enable communication within and between cells.
What are tight junctions
Tightly junction hold neighbouring cells tightly pressed together which may form a continuous seal. Tight junctions also prevent movement of fluid across cell layers.
What are desmosomes.
Desmosomes are an anchoring junction that provides attachments between sheets of cells. They are connected into the cell by intermediate filaments.
What are gap junctions
Gap junctions create a point of cytoplasmic contact between cells, which allows ions and amall molecules to pass from cell to cell and well as rapid communication between cells.
What is the extra cellular matrix
The ECM is located on the inside of a cell, it is composed of materials secreted by constitutive exocytosis. The ECM contains a range of proteins which are mostly glycoproteins such as collagen, fib Ron extinct and intagrins.
What do fibronextins and intagrins do
Fibronectins attach cells to the ECM
Intagrin connects the ECM to the microfillaments in the cytoskeleton.