Study Questions & Homework Flashcards
If anatomy is how something looks(structure), physiology is…?
How it works(functions)
What does the work in living tissue and cells?
proteins
Susy is reading ahead for tomorrow’s class. The text is describing a difficult concept, and she is getting confused. She should:
-keep going, she’s doing it right
-write down questions to ask in class
-write down questions to ask by email
On January 15, the outside temperature is 52 degrees F. On August 15, the outside temperature is 103 degrees F. On both dates, John’s temperature is 98.6 degrees F. This is an example of:
homeostasis
The heart is located in:
the thoracic cavity
The cephalic region is _____ to the thoracic region.
superior
The gentleman on the table is about to receive(guy w saw):
transverse section
What molecules are required for cells to produce ATP:
oxygen and glucose
What kind of bonds hold glucose together?
covalent bonds
How many molecules of glucose are in one mole?
6.02x10^23
Which weighs more? One molecule of glucose, one mole of ethanol, they weight the same?
One mole of glucose
Nitrogen has five electrons in its valence shell. How many covalent bonds can it form?
3
Susy has a solution with a concentration of hydrogen ions: [H+] =10^-3. The pH of the solution is:
3
Susy has a solution with a concentration of hydrogen ions: [H+] = 10-3. This solution is:
acidic
The plasma membrane of the cell contains:
-phospholipids
-proteins
-cholesterol
What type of molecule is glucose?
Disaccharide
Proteins are polymers made of:
amino acids
Phospholipids are found at:
-the plasma membrane
-mitochondria
-the nuclear envelope
Chromosomes are found in:
the nucleus
A cell needs to keep sodium (Na+) outside the plasma membrane. Even though the concentration of Na+ is higher outside than inside the cell, the cell keeps pumping Na++ out through an Na+-specific channel. This is an example of:
active membrane transport
In the lab, Cindy is studying a molecule with the nucleotide sequence of:
AUCGAAUUCUGA
This is molecule is:
RNA
GLUT4’s function is to move glucose into the cell. Where is the GLUT4 protein found:
the plasma membrane
Within one individual, all of the cells:
have the same genes
Where is the gene for GLUT4 found?
chromosome 17
In a beaker of water, the water-water bonds can properly be called?
hydrogen bonds
Acids:
release protons(H+) when dissolved in water
A phospholipid consists of:
a hydrophilic head group plus two fatty acid chains
Suzy puts some glucose(C6H12O6) into a container of water. What happens to the glucose?
each individual glucose molecule is surrounded by water molecules
Proteins:
are a polymer held together by peptide bonds
