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What are the four main characteristics of life?

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Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids

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What is the polymer of proteins?

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chain of amino acids

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What is the polymer of nucleic acid?

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nucleotides

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A phospholipid consists of?

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1 phosphate, 1 glycerol and 2 fatty acid tails

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What does it mean if something is hydrophobic?

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does not interact well with water

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What does it mean if something is hydrophilic?

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likes to interact with water, includes at least one of the atoms in NOPS

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What is an enzyme?

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large molecules usually proteins.

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What is the function of an enzyme in a cell?

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Speeds up the reaction, however is NOT consumed during the process

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What is an unsaturated fat?

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contains carbon atoms joined by double bonds. usually liquid. (ex: olive oil)

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What is a saturated fat?

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DOES NOT contain carbon joined by double bonds. Usually solid at room temp. (ex:butter)

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Which is harder to break apart in the body, a saturated fat or an unsaturated fat?

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A saturated fat

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Proteins are…

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Hydrophilic, made up of amino acids, contain carbon, sequence is determined by DNA

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Amino acids have _______ that make them unique?

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an amino group and a carboxyl group

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Proteins can take up to 4 shapes, what are those shapes respectively.

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primary structure, secondary structure, tertiary structure, quaternary structure

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Primary structure of a protein

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linear chain of amino acids, dictated by DNA. the order of the amino acid will effect the shape

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Secondary structure of a protein

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the peptide chain folds due to…
HYDROGEN BONDING

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What shapes are seen in the secondary structure of a protein

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  1. Alpha helix ( cork screw, more elastic)
  2. Beta pleated sheets (stronger than a - helix)
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Tertiary structure of a proteins folds due to interactions between

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R groups

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Enzymes need what in order to function?

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A 3-dimensional shape

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Quaternary structure of a protein is when

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there is an interaction between 2 or more polypeptides

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Proteins are responsible for ________ in a cell.

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function

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The shape of a protein depends on…….

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  1. sequence of amino acids
  2. H-H bonds and sulfur bonds
  3. Interactions between R groups
  4. Interactions with 2 or more polypeptides
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what is rubisco?

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Rubisco is an enzyme that catalyzes carbon fixation in photosynthesis

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What is an Allosteric Modulator?

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molecule that binds to protein with both ionic and H bonds. (ex: Ca+)

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What is a Covalent Modulator?
Attaches to proteins through covalent bonds (Ex: Phosphorylation)
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Functions of proteins
1. storage - serves as a reservoir 2. structural - elasticity 3. transport - Ex; hemoglobin 4. motile (actin & myosin) 5. protective - Ex: antibody 6. regulatory (protect their binding DNA sequences EX: HORMONES)
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Enzymes are _______ that act as _________ in biochemical reactions
proteins, catalyzers
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Why are cells small?
1. so they can acquire food and excrete waste 2. allows for materials to pass through plasma membrane 3. maintain ratio of surface to volume
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What is a prokaryotic cell?
Bacteria
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What is a eukaryotic cell?
protists, animals, plants, fungi
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Cytosol is considered the ________ ______ in biology. Cytosols main function is to start ___________ ____________
cellular soup, metabolic reactions
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A eukaryotic cell consists of
a nucleus, cytosol, membrane bound organelles
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Purpose of the nucleus in the eukaryotic cell?
1. stores genetic information 2. controls ongoing activity by determining which proteins are produced
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Prokaryotic cells have
NO NUCLEUS, they have circular DNA, ribosomes, flagella (to help move), and DO NOT HAVE MITOCHONDRIA
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Eukaryotic cells have
1. a nucleus 2. true cells 3. Linear DNA 4. ribosomes 5. Golgi complex 6. cellulose - carb 7. plastids (energy and pigment) 8. endoplasmic reticulum 9. Cell wall made out of cellulose
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chromoplasts are ________ they are orange due to ___________. therefore they lack ____________.
plastids, carotenoids, chlorophyll
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Leucoplasts are ______ ________
NON PIGMENTED PLASTIDS
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important type of leucoplast is a _________
amyloplast
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Importance of Amyloplast
Synthesize and store STARCH
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What do elaioplats store?
LIPIDS/FATS (example: avocado fruit)
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Both mitochondria and plastids are enclosed by ___ _________. Are able to _________ their own _________. Have ________ shapes DNA & multiply by _______ ________.
2 membranes, synthesize, proteins, circular, binary fission
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Plastids are unique to ________ ________.
plant cells !!!!
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Primary function of plastids
energy & pigment in plants
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Examples of plastids
chloroplasts, chromoplasts, leucoplast
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BOTH chloroplasts and chromoplasts are NOT _____________ IN WATER
soluble
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However, chromoplasts are solute in _________.
fats
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Chloroplast membrane is made out of ____________.
Phospholipids
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What Is the space IN BETWEEN thylakoid foldings?
Lumen
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Space BETWEEN thylakoid is the
Stroma
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Where does photosynthesis occur in a plant cell?
chloroplast
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The following substances are chains of amino acid unite
proteins
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A phospholipid differs from a fat in that a phospholipid contains
1 glycerol, a phosphate group, and 2 fatty acid tails
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Millers experiment showed
H2,CH4, NH3, water, heat, and electricity were sufficienct to to produce amino acids
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An adult that is lactose intolerant lacks
lactase enzyme
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An example of a polar substance is
water
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Rank the bonds from weakest to strongest
1. hydrogen 2. ionic 3. covalent
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which association between r groups of amino acids are the strongest
disulfide bridges
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a bilayer membrane refers to
phospholipids
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which of the following is a common example of a covalent modulation of a protein
addition of a phosphate group
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Which of the following would NOT be found in prokaryotic cells
Mitochondria
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a triglyceride has
1 glycol and 3 fatty acids
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two functional groups of every amino acid
an amino group and carboxyl group
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why type of bond is directly involved in the formation of the alpha helix
hydrogen bonds
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the component of an amino acid that determines the polar/nonpolar and hydrophobic/hydrophilic
r group
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Which of the following substances is LEAST likely to diffuse across the plasma membrane?
An ion
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If an animal cell is placed in an aqueous solution that is hypotonic to the cell, the cell
swells and perhaps bursts
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Chloroplasts are similar to mitochondria in that (select all that apply):
1. binary fission 2. have circular DNA 3. enclosed by 2 membranes
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The closest living relative to chloroplasts are
cyanobacteria
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Which of structures are found in plant cells and animal cells?
mitochondria
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Which of the following processes in plant cell membranes requires ATP?
active transport
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facilitilated diffusion
uses a carrier protein to travel across membrane
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active transport requires .....
ATP, moves solutes from low to high concentration
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along the gradient means concentration moves from _____ to ______
high to low
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hypertonic
cell will shrivel up
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hypotonic
cell will expand maybe even burst
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euglena
pumps water with a contractile vacuole. Prevents the cell from bursting

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