Test errors Flashcards
A disulfide bridge forms between what?
two sulfhydrl groups
25% of all genes code for what
trans-membrane proteins
3 correct statements about cytosol
- intracellular fluid found within the eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells
- contains mostly water, dissolved small molecules, and water soluble proteins
- site of many important events like metabolic processes, signal transduction, and protein synthesis
3 true statements about mitochondria/chloroplasts
- not part of the endomembrane system
- have their own DNA, but still need proteins
- semi-autonomous, increase in number by binary fission
name 3 types of lipids
triglycercides, steriods, phospholipids
What lipids can be found in cell membranes?
phospholipids and steroids
What makes up an amino acid?
central carbon, amino group, carboxyl, hydrogen atom, R group
What is hydrolysis?
Polymers are broken down into monomers by the addition of water
What are microtubules?
25 nm
long, hollow, cylindrical, compose of alpha and beta tubulin
3 domains of life?
Bacteria, Archaea, eukarya
What is pinocytosis?
formation of vesicles so that cells can internalize extracellular fluid
Covalent vs. Ionic
Covalent= shared ionic= transferred
Carbohydrate bonds?
Triglyceride bonds?
Protein bonds?
DNA or RNA bonds?
Glycosidic
ester
peptide
phosphodiester
endosymbiosis?
a theory about the evolution of eukaryotic cells, with chloroplasts and mitochondria arising from prokaryoutes