Chapter 2 Flashcards
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Type/Category A of HIV symptoms
simple fever, headaches, rashes
serves as the guardhouse of the cell
plasma membrane
for the exchange of materials in and out of the cell, is a selective permeable
plasma membrane
Contains genetic material and controls most of the cell’s activities
Nucleus
Helper T Lymphocytes
white blood cells
Do not dissolve in water. Can be energy storage molecules in plants and animals
lipids
Makes and detoxifies substances that can dissolve in lipids and makes several types of lipids
Smooth ER
it acts as a soldier of the body
white blood cells
give 3 examples of proteins
- amino acids
- enzymes
- hemoglobin
organelle in plants that surround plant cells
cell walls
weak, easily deformed bonds
hydrogen bonds
Any substance that accepts hydrogen ions (H+) in water
bases
what life characteristics viruses missed?
(1) responsiveness
(2) reproduction
(3) metabolism
a threat to the cell
HIV
AIDS
Powerhouse of the cell and provides fuels for all the cell’s function
mitochondria
Any substance that gives off hydrogen ions (H+) when dissolved in water
acids
example of a polar covalent bond?
water or H2O
3 ph level is neutral, acidic, alkaline?
acidic
give 2 examples of buffers
antacids, triple distilled water
2 atoms share a pair of electrons
covalent bonds
give 3 examples of nucleic acid?
- DNA
- RNA
- rRNA
give the 6 modern cell theory
- all living things are made up of one or more cells
- cells are the basic living unit within organisms, and the chemical reactions of life take place within cells
- all cells arise from pre-existing cells
- energy production occurs within cells
- heredity information (DNA) passed on from cell to cell
- all cells have the same basic physical composition
give 3 examples of lipids
- fats
- wax
- steroids
A chemical combination of two or more atoms held together by specific chemical bonds
molecules