Test 2 Flashcards
What does the mitochondria require for energy?
Oxygen
How does chloride get in and out of the cell?
Passive transport: facilitated diffusion
What are ions?
atom or molecule that lost or gained electrons
What is transcription?
turning DNA into RNA
What is a cofactor, and give an example of one?
combines with an enzyme to activate them ex: copper, ion, zinc
What is the order of the cell cycle?
Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokenisis
What is responsible for the flexibility of the cell?
The phospholipid bilayer
What is the main differences of DNA and RNA
sugars and their bases
Where are proteins made?
Ribosome
What is the starting codon for all proteins?
AUG
An amino acid is made up of how many nucleotides?
3 for each amino acid
What is the significant difference between an organism that is 99.9% the same?
There is not enough to know the difference
What is a selectin?
Cellular Adhesion molecule that coats white blood cells
What part of the genome codes for proteins?
Exome
When does synthesis of polypeptide chain stop?
when a specific stop codon is encountered
Difference between translation vs transcription?
Translation: yields amino acids
Transcription: yields mRNA
What is significant about stem cells?
They can replicate themselves
What is a nucleotide made up of?
Phosphate and a ribose in the uracil
What happens to enzymes when they are released and what kind of reaction is it?
They can be recycled and used over and over and it is a catalyzed reaction
What is a mutation?
Error in a DNA sequence
What is hydrolosis?
water splitting (catabolic reaction)
What kindve reaction is dehydration synthesis?
anabolic reaction
Order of the genome?
Nitrogenous base, nucleotide, gene, chromosome, genome
When do the centromeres of the chromosome break apart in mitosis?
Anaphase