Chapter 4,5,6 Flashcards

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The third step in cellular respiration is:

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The electron transport system

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2
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The Krebs cycle takes place in the:

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mitochondria.

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3
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Which of the following statements is not true of glycolysis?

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It is also known as the Krebs cycle.

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4
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Enzymes are:

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proteins.

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5
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Which of the following activates enzymes by means of an allosteric effect?

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kinases

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6
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Most enzymes:

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a. are specific in their action.
b. can alter their function by changing the shape of the molecule.
c. are synthesized as inactive proenzymes.
d. all of the above.

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7
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In naming enzymes, the root name of the substance whose chemical reaction is catalyzed is followed by

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-awe

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8
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Molecules that are acted upon by enzymes are known as:

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Substrates

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9
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Enzymes that cause essential chemical reactions to occur are called:

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catalysts

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10
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A red blood cell becomes engorged with water and will eventually lyse, releasing hemoglobin into the solution. This solution is __________ to the red blood cell.

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hypotonic

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11
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A saline solution that contains a higher concentration of salt than living red blood cells would be:

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hypertonic.

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12
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An example of a cell that performs phagocytosis is the:

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white blood cell.

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13
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An example of a cell that performs phagocytosis is the:

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White blood cell

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14
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Membrane pumps are an example of which type of movement?

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Hypdrostatic pressure

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15
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The “uphill” movement of a substance through a living cell membrane is:

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Active transport

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16
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Which movement always occurs down a hydrostatic pressure gradient?

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Filtration

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17
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Glycolysis is a catabolic pathway that begins with glucose and ends with:

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Pyruvic acid

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18
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A molecule or other agent that alters enzyme function by changing its shape is called:

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an allosteric effector.

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19
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Osmosis is the __________ of water across a selectively permeable membrane.

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Diffusion

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20
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Movement of substances from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration is:

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Passive transport

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21
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The energy required for active transport processes is obtained from:

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ATP

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22
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The force of a fluid pushing against a surface could be described as:

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hydrostatic pressure.

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23
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A hypertonic solution is one that contains:

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a greater concentration of solute than the cell.

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24
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The trapping of bacteria by specialized white blood cells is an example of:

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phagocytosis

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Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane in the presence of at least one impermeant solute is referred to as:
Osmosis
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Which of the following is not a passive transport process?
Pinocytosis
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The phospholipid area of the plasma membrane of a cell is:
Bylayered
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Ribosomes are attached to:
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
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Skin cells are held tightly together by:
desmosomes
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Movement of the ovum within the female reproductive tract is largely as a result of:
the cilia lining the uterine tubes.
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Which of the following cellular extensions are required when absorption is important?
Micrivilli
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The nucleolus is composed chiefly of:
rRNA
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Glycolysis does not need what but can function with
Oxygen
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The whole purpose of cellular respiration is
Create ATP
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Glycolysis starts with What and ends with what?
Starts with glucose ends with pyruvic acid
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What does the Krebs cycle or the citric acid cycle not need help
Oxygen
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The Krebs cycle or citric acid cycle starts with pyruvic acid and ends with what
Carbon dioxide
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What is the third stage in cellular respiration
The electron transport system
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In the electron transport system it starts with carbon dioxide and ends with
ATP in other words energy
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Where does the cellular respiration occur
The mitochondria
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What element is present in proteins but not carbohydrates
Nitrogen
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What lipid is in vitamin D
Steroid
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Is salt a major group of organic substances
No false
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What formation of sucrose involves the removal of a molecule
Dehydration synthesis
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Amino acids frequently bond by
Peptide bonds
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Humans can synthesize how many basic amino acids and what are these acids called
13 and they are non-essential amino acids
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How many essential amino acids are there
Eight
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What makes the eight essential amino acids essential
You cannot produce them yourself they must be acquired from outside the body
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What are the basic building blocks of lipids
Glycerol and fatty acids
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How would you describe DNA
Double Helix nucleotide
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Study of metabolism includes what
Catabolism, anabolism, ATP
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Is hydrolysis an example of a catabolic reaction
True
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What is bad cholesterol
LDL low-density lipids
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What is good cholesterol
High density lipids
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What type of lipids are in sex hormones
Steroids
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Proteins are composed of how many amino acids
21
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What is another name for tissue hormones
Prostaglandins
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Name the three major ingredients of DNA molecules
Sugar nitrogen phosphate
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Alpha helix is an example of what level of protein structure
Secondary
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When talking about RNA we know that it contains ribosomes sugar and is composed of the smaller molecules called nucleotides
True
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Proteins provide structure for body function
True
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Protein chemical reaction acts as a catalyst
True
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What speeds up chemical reaction by reducing the amount of energy needed
A catalyst
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One of proteins major functions is to provide energy for the body
False
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What level of protein structure is the kind number and sequence
Primary
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Prostaglandins and steroids share what in common
Share ring like structure in molecules
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Carbohydrates are in DNA and RNA
True
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What is the fundamental unit of life
Cells
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What cells recognize and destroy non cell cells
Immune cells
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Plasma membrane several functions selective barrier one of the functions is the control center of the cell
False
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What structure in cells is associated with digestion of foreign material
Lysosomes
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What is the major functions of ribosomes
Synthesize protein
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What organelle allows for recycling of amino acid
Lysosomes
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What organelle process packages material
Golgi apparatus
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Whatis it called when projections from the Cell that move material and mucus
Cilia
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What is it called for the granules or threads inside of a nucleus
Chromatin
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Skin cells are pulled together by
Desmosomes
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The inner membrane with a double membrane with Folds called cristae
Mitochondria
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Cell extensions that assist epithelial cells
Microvilli
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What do we call a specialized cell that involves sperm
Flagella
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What organelle is found in DNA
Nucleus
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What do we call an area of cytoplasm that coordinates building and breaking down of structure
Centrosome
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What structure separates contents of a cell from the surrounding tissue
Plasma membrane
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What do we sometimes call centrosome
MTOC microtubule organizing center
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What organelle consisting of separate tiny sacs called cisterna
Golgi apparatus
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The nucleolus consists of
rRNA
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What organelle is non-membranious bacteria
Ribosome
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Which organelle is considered membranous
Lysosomes
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IMP does what
Controls movement in and out
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What is facilitated diffusion
Rapid osmosis to open protein channels energy is required gate channels open and close lock and key method triggered by variety of stimuli
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Hypertonic means
High
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Hypotonic means
Low
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Isotonic means
Level
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Phagocytosis
Condition of cell eating
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Pinocytosis
Provides a way for the cell to move material including membrane receptors and transporters from plasma membrane
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Filtration
Filtration is movement of water and solute molecules across the cell membrane due to hydrostatic pressure generated by the cardiovascular system. Depending on the size of the membrane pores, only solutes of a certain size may pass through it.
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Cytoskeleton
Where contents are released
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Lysosomes
Allows for recycling , trash
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Potential osmotic pressure
Maximum pressure that could develop in solution when it is separated from pure water by selectively Permeable membrane
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Sodium potassium pump
Three sodium ions bind to sodium binding ATP breaks stored energy is given to pump transports by the vesicles allows substances to enter or leave interior of so without actually moving to the plasma membrane
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Osmosis
Diffusion of water special example channel we needed passive transport water
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Anabolism
protein synthesis Central of anabolic pathway in cells
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Diffusion must have what
A concentration gradient
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The great example of catabolism
Cellular respiration
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Allosteric effectors
Temperature hydrogen ion concentration ionizing radiation cofactors and products of certain metabolic pathways
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Carrier mediated transport
Is the solitude of diffusion is the movement of molecules across the cell membrane to transport proteins that are embedded within the cellular membrane
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Hydrostatic pressure
The pressure exerted by a fluid at equilibrium a given point within the fluid due to the force of gravity it increases in proportion to depth measured from the service because of the increasing weight of fluid exerting downward force from above
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Gated channel proteins
Energy ATP opens and proteins hold on to other items to pull across channel