Study guide part 2 (Vocab) Flashcards
is a very large molecule consisting of repeated linked units
macromolecules
the building blocks of a polymer
monomers
storage of glucose in plants; storage of glucose in animals
starch; glucose
monomer is amino acids
proteins
monomer is a nucleotide
Nucleic acids
Monomer is composed of a glycerol and 3 fatty acids
lipids
monomer is a monosaccharide
carbohydrate
Function is stored energy; insulation; Examples: phospholipids, and cholesterol.
lipids
Function is quick energy; Examples: glucose, ribose, sucrose, and cellulose.
carbohydrates
Function is protection, movement, catalyst; Examples: lactase.
Proteins
Function is pass on inheritable traits; Examples: DNA, RNA
amino acids
Are cells that contain a true nucleus
eukaryotic
Are cells that do not contain a nucleus
prokaryotic
List three reasons viruses are considered non-living
not made of cells; no cell membrane; doesn’t move.
List the two parts of a virus.
Nucleic acids, and capsid.
control center of a eukaryotic cell
nucleus
fluid surrounding the organelles in all cells (cell gel)
cytoplasm
sites where proteins are assmebled
ribosomes
Produces ATP energy from the chemical fuel of glusose
glycolysis
Site of photosynthesis; converts energy from the sun to glucose
chloroplasts
Boundary found in all cells; determines what can enter and leave
cell membrane
The cell membrane allows certain substances to pass in and out because it is
semipermeable
a type of transport across the membrane that requires no energy
passive
a type of transport across the membrane that requires energy
active
what would happen if a freshwater fish is placed in saltwater
hypertonic
the main component of the cell membrane
lipids
name the two parts of a lipid
glycerol and fatty acids
random movement molecules; w/ gradient
simple diffusion; passive transport
large molecules move in and out of the cell with the help of proteins
facilitated diffusion; passive transport
movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane
osmosis; active transport
transport in which a cell expels substances
exocytosis; active transport
transport where substances are brought into the cell by c. m. folding in
endocytosis; active transport
concentration of solutes is the same inside and outside the cell
Isotonic
solutions have a lower solute concentration than the cell; cell may lysis
hypotonic
solute has a higher solute concentration than the cell; cell may crenate
hypertonic
protein that does not span the membrane; used for cell communication
peripheral protein
proteins that span the membrane; used for cell transport
transmembrane protein
found only in animal cell membranes; provide more stability
cholesterol
part of the cell membrane that serves as ID tags for the cell
carbohydrates
hydrophilic; polar
phosphate head
hydrophobic; nonpolar
lipid tail
biomolecule that serves as a catalyst in living things
enzyme protein
the substance that binds to an enzyme
substrate
the region where the enzyme and the substrate bind together
active site
list three things that can denature an enzyme
pH, temperature, and amount of substrate
enzymes work by lowering the (blank) required to start a chemical reaction
activation energy