K 101 Final Exam Flashcards
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In a single molecule of water, the two hydrogen atoms are bonded to a single oxygen atom by..
polar covalent bonds
Stanley Miller’s 1953 experiments demonstrated conclusively that
organic molecules can be synthesized abiotically under conditions that may have existed on early earth
What do the four “elements of life” (C,O,H,N) have in common
they all have unpaired electrons in their valence shell
Water is able to form hydrogen bonds because
the bonds that hold together the atoms in a water molecule are polar covalent bonds
What modification of fatty acids will best keep triglycerides solid at warmer temperatures
adding hydrogens to the fatty acids
A comparison of saturated and naturally occuring unsaturated fats reveals that the unsaturated fats are _____ at room temperature and have ______.
liquids, cis double bonds
A molecule with four joined rings that is the precursor of vertebrate sex horomones (shown in an image) and is also found in the vertebrate phospholipid bilayer is:
cholesterol
A molecule with C18H36O2 is probably a ___, where one with the formula C6H12O6 is probably a ____
fatty acid and monosaccharide
A bond that forms by joining monomers (such as nucleotides or amino acids) into polymers (such as DNA or insulin) is a(n):
covalent bond
Polysaccharides, triacylglycerides, and proteins are similar in that they
are synthesized from subunits by dehydration reactions
site of transcription of mRNA and tRNA for protein synthesis
Nucleus
synthesis of ATP via oxidative phosphorylation
Mitochondria
site of RNA for protein synthesis
Nucleolis
synthesis of the insulin receptor, a transmembrane glycoprotein
Rough ER
sorting of proteins targeted for extracellular secretion
Golgi Appartus
intercelluar digestion
Lysosome
synthesis of the steroid horomone testosterone
Smooth ER
site of cell to cell adhesion and cell recognition
Extracellular Matrix
Proteins that are manufactured for secretion (export from the cell):
are made in the rough ER and packaged in transport vesicles
Mammalian blood contains the equivalent of 0.15M NaCl. Seawater contains the eq. of 0.45M NaCl. What will happen if red blood cells are transferred to seawater?
water will leave the cells and they will shrivel and collapse
All of the floowing are functions of intergral membrane proteins except…
synthesis of horomones
Why is ATP an important molecule in metabolism ?
it provides energy coupling between exergonic and endergonic reactions
Increasing substrate concentration in a reaction could overcome…
competitive inhibition
The primary way that cells do work is called energy coupling, using ATP. Which statements below accurately defines energy coupling?
exergonic reactions drive endergonic reactions
ATP hydrolysis releases free energy that can be coupled to an endergonic reaction via the formation of a phosphorylated intermediate