Lecture Exam 2 Flashcards
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How do fatty acids travel through the cell membrane?
Diffusion
The plasma membrane is made up of
phospholipids, proteins, and carbohydrates
Which of the following activities require ATP?
Swimming, active transport, running
Diffusion is considered a type of
passive transport
Which protein acts as a channel within cell membranes enabling molecules to enter and/or exit the cell?
transport proteins
Passive transport through a biological membrane moves a substance _____ is concentration gradient.
with (down)
Osmosis is the diffusion of
water
A solution with a lower number of solutes than the cell is called ____
hypotonic
What happens when a cell is placed into hypotonic solution?
Water leaves the cell.
How are the phosphates in an ATP molecule charged?
negatively
Which of the following processes can move a solute against its concentration gradient?
active transport
What acts as a catalyst?
enzyme
What is the process of a white blood cell engulfing a bacterium?
Phagocytosis
What are enzymes a type of?
Protein
What do enzymes do?
Speed up the rate of reaction by decreasing the energy of activation.
What is the difference between placing a plant cell and animal cell into hypotonic solution?
Both cells swell, but the animal cell bursts.
What is the energy rich molecule that is produced by the mitochondria during cellular respiration?
ATP
Where does glycolysis occur?
The cytoplasm
What are the products of cellular respiration?
ATP, water, and carbon dioxide
Glycose begins with _____ and ends with ______.
Glucose; two pyruvate molecules.
What does anaerobic mean?
without oxygen
Which stages of cellular respiration produces FASH2
citric acid cycle
The citric acid cycles, also known as the Krebs cycle produces ____ for one glucose molecule.
2 ATP
During anaerobic fermentation, pyruvate molecules at the end of glycolysis are converted into ____
lactic acid