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THE BODY

Separates the interior of the cell from outside environment

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Cell Membrane

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ORGANELLES

It is the protein synthesis

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Ribosomes

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THE BODY

Thin gel-like semitransparent fluid that is bounded by the plasma membrane and contains many organelles

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Cytoplasm

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ORGANELLES

Digests macromolecules and cellular respiratory by-products through phagocytosis

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Lysosome

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ORGANELLES

Breaks fatty acids and detoxifies alcohol

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Peroxisome

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ORGANELLES

Site of cellular respiration; Generates ATP

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Mitochondria

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ORGANELLES

It is an organelle after protein synthesis, it modifies stores, and sends proteins to specific destination

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Golgi Apparatus

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ORGANELLES

Is inside the nucleus, produces and assembles ribosomes

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Nucleulus

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ORGANELLES

Synthesis of Lipids, metabolism of carbohydrates

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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

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ORGANELLES

Synthesis of proteins, repairs damages in plasma membrane

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Rough endoplasmic reticulum

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ORGANELLES

Contains genetic information and chromatin, DNA and RNA, and nuclear proteins which move freely in aqueous solution

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Nucleus

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ORGANELLES

involved in cell division; has genetic material required for cell to divide

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Centrosome

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DEFINITION OF TERMS

Found in eukaryotes; proteins that DNA winds around to create nucleosomes

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Histone

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DEFINITION OF TERMS

Basic Packaging unit of DNA, also a structural unit. Consists of length of DNA coiled around histones

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Nucleosome

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DEFINITION OF TERMS

Genetic structure that can replicate independently. Typically small circular DNA in cytoplasms of bacterium or protozoans

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Plasmids

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DEFINITION OF TERMS

Is what makes up chromosomes of eukaryotes. Consists of RNA and DNA

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Chromatin

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DEFINITION OF TERMS

Asexual form of reproduction; division of single entity into two or more parts

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Binary fission

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DEFINITION OF TERMS

Component of bacterial cell envelope and protects cell from bursting due to turgor. Forms around the cytoplasmic membrane

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Peptidoglycan

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DEFINITION OF TERMS

Enzyme responsible for maintenance of length of telomeres (Specific DNA proteins structures found at both ends of each chromosomes)

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Telomerase

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SPECIALIZED ORGANELLES

Locomotion of a cell, microscopic hair-like structures

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Flagella

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SPECIALIZED ORGANELLES

Proteinaceous, filamentous, polymeric organelles for mediations of cell-to-cell interactions, motility, and DNA uptake, helps cell attach to each other

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Pili

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SPECIALIZED ORGANELLE

primarily responsible for locomotion, either of the cell itself or fluids on cell surface

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Cilia

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SPECIALIZED ORGANELLES

to provide structural strength and support, and also provide a semi-permeable surface for molecules to pass in and out of the cell

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Cell wall

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SPECIALIZED ORGANELLES

Site of photosynthesis, converts solar energy to chemical energy

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Chloroplast

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SPECIALIZED ORGANELLES

responsible for the manufacturing and storing of food

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Plastids

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SPECIALIZED ORGANELLES

Storage of waste products

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Central Vacuole

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CELL WALL

Made of cellulose, hemicellulose and pectin that has a thin and flexible layer

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Primary cell wall

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CELL WALL

Pectin-rich; resists osmotic pressure

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Middle Lamella

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CELL WALL

Made of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin
Strengthens and waterproofs the wall

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Secondary Cell wall

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Consists of the unraveled condensed structure of DNA. regulate DNA replication and gene expression and protect the DNA from damage

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Chromatin

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Consists of the highest condensed structure of the DNA double-helix. Crucial role in the body by ensuring the proper storage and transmission of genetic information

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Chromosome

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Formed from the process of cellular respiration in the mitochondria of a cell

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ATP

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33
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Occurs with oxygen and releases more energy but more slowly

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Aerobic respiration

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Occurs without oxygen and releases less energy but more quickly

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Anaerobic respiration

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Helps your body repair cells and make new ones. It is also important for growth and development

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Protein

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36
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Smallest basic unit of life, structural, functional, biological unit of all living beings

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Cell

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37
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This theory states that organisms are made of 1 or more cells, cell basic structural and functional unit of living organisms, cells arise from pre-existing cells

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Classical Cell theory

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The theory states that a living cell is surrounded by membrane that separates content from the outside, cells have genetic material encoded with its instructions for cell activities

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Modern Cell theory

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TYPE OF SOLUTION

higher solute concentration outside the cell than inside

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Hypertonic

40
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TYPE OF SOLUTION

same concentration of solutes both inside and outside the cell

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Isotonic

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TYPE OF SOLUTION

Higher solute concentration inside the cell than outside

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Hypotonic

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SOLUTION TERMS

amount of solute

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Concentration

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SOLUTION TERMS

dissolved substance

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Solute

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SOLUTION TERMS

mixture of 2 or more substances

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Solution

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SOLUTION TERMS

gradual diff in concentration of solutes in a solution between 2 differences

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Concentration Gradient

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TRANSPORTATIONS

In passive transport, it is the movement of particles from high to low concentration across a semipermeable membrane (without the use of proteins)

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Simple diffusion

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TRANSPORTATIONS

In passive transport, it is the diffusion requiring channel and carrier proteins

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Facilitated diffusion

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TRANSPORTATIONS

a protein in the cell membrane that helps move substances across the membrane by changing its shape.

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Carrier proteins

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TRANSPORTATIONS

In passive transport, it is the movement of water molecules from a solution with a high concentration of water molecules to a lower concentration of water molecules

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Osmosis

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TRANSPORTATIONS

does not require any energy

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Passive transport

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TRANSPORTATIONS

requires energy

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Active transport

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TRANSPORTATIONS

In active transport, it directly uses chemical energy to transport all types of solutes across a membrane against their concentration gradient

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Primary Transport

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TRANSPORTATIONS

In active transport, it is occurs after the activity of primary transport and it uses an electrochemical gradient

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Secondary Transport

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TRANSPORTATIONS

Basically every type of tosis, which a cell uses its plasma membrane to engulf a large particle

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Phagocytosis

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TRANSPORTATIONS

cellular process in which substances are brought into the cell

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Endocytosis

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TRANSPORTATIONS

cellular process for moving large molecules out of the cell to the cell exterior

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Exocytosis

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TRANSPORTATIONS

the ingestion of liquid

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Pinocytosis

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

Present in all living organisms, involved in maintenance and metabolic processes, contain carbon

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Biomolecules

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

this biomolecule is the main source of energy

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Carbohydrates

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

In carbohydrates, it has a term called simple sugars, which has only one carbon atom double bonded to oxygen to form a carbonyl group

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Monosaccharides

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

has 2 monosaccharides linked together, and its structure has a glucosidic linkage

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Disaccharides

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

composed of very long chains of monosaccharides

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Polysaccharides

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

this biomolecule is non polar, it also a long term energy storage and it is a lubricant, protection, and hormone precursors

Ex: Steroids, Glycogen

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Lipids

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

in lipids, it serves as an energy reserve for your body

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Glycogen

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

main storage format for a lipid, has a composition of glycerol and 3 fatty acids

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Triglycerides

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

In lipids, this steroid is a hormone that plays a role in both the male and female reproductive systems

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Estrogen

67
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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

In lipids, this steroid has the development and maintenance of typical masculine physical characteristics

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Testosterone

68
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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

in lipids, it is four fused rings of carbon with diff function groups attached

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Steroids

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

Two types of fatty acids

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Saturated and unsaturated

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

This fatty acid is straight in carbon links

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Saturated

71
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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

this fatty acid has another double bond

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Unsaturated

72
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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

Type of lipid that has tails of two fatty acid chains and a head that contains a phosphate group

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Phospholipids

73
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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

In lipids, it is a long chain of alcohol bonded to a fatty acid

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Waxes

74
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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

This biomolecule is used in transport of substances, recognition and receptor molecules, and hormones, composed of polymers

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Proteins

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

in proteins, this protein function helps in framework and structural

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Structural Protein

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

in protein, this protein function helps speed up cellular reaction

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Enzymatic proteins

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

In protein, this protein function works in transport

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Membrane transport protein

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

in protein, this protein function is the movement and the locomotion

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Motile proteins

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

in protein, this protein function helps in limitation and regulation

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Regulatory proteins

80
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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

in proteins, this protein function facilitates chemical reaction

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Receptor proteins

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

in protein, this protein function brings out changes in the body

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Hormones

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

in protein, this protein function keeps immune system well

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Antibodies

83
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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

in protein, this protein function stores information and material

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Storage proteins

84
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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

in protein, these are antibodies that enter the body when injected

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venoms and toxins

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

In protein structure, this is the sequence where amino acids form a polypeptide

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Primary structure

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

In protein structure, it is produced by twists and turns of the amino acid chains

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Secondary Structure

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

in protein structure, this is the folding of the amino acid chain, with its secondary structures

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Tertiary Structure

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

in protein structures, this is the arrangement of polypeptide chains in a protein that is formed more than one

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Quaternary Structure

89
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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

In protein, these are substances that catalyze chemical reaction in a biological system

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Enzymes

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

this biomolecule are large biomolecules that play essential roles in all cells and viruses

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Nucleic acids

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

in nucleic acids, these are linked into nucleic chains by covalent bonds between sugar and phosphate group

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Nucleotides

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

this nucleic acid is genetic and heriditary information requisite for inherital trates

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DNA

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

this nitrogenous bases in nucleic acids is a one carbon-nitrogen ring

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Pyrimidines

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

this nitrogenous bases in nucleic acids is a two carbon-nitrogen ring

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Purines

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

in nucleic acids, these link covalently to either deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA

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nitrogenous bases

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

This nucleic acid has two nucleotide chains wrapped around each other in a spiral, it is also called a double stranded DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

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CELLS AND BIOMOLECULES

This nucleic acid exists largely as single polynucleotide chains, it also called a hybrid double helices

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Ribonucleic acids

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