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Chapters 2-7
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02/11/2012

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Electrons exist only at fixed levels of potential energy. However, if an atom absorbs sufficient energy, will the electron move to a shell further out from the nucleus or fall back to a shell closer to the nucleus?
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further out
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The slight negative charge at one end of one water molecule is attracted to the slight positive charge of another water molecule. What is this attraction called?
Definition
hydrogen bonds
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What are buffers? How do they help resist shifts in pH ?
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Why are hydrocarbons insoluble in water?
Definition
nonpolar covalent bonds
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How would you describe a geometric isomer?
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Term
Research indicates that Ibuprofen, a drug used to relieve inflammation and pain, is a mixture of two enantiomers; that is, molecules that are _________________ of each other.
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mirror images
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A compound contains hydroxyl groups as its predominant functional group. What else is true about this compound?
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Term
A compound contains amino groups as its predominant functional group. What else is true about this compound? What is not true/false about this compound?
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Term
How many molecules of water are needed to completely hydrolyze a polymer that is 11 monomers long?
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10
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The number of purines in the DNA strand 5'-AAGAGGAGAAA-3' exceeds the number of pyrimidines. (True/False)
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True
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How would you define the tertiary structure of a protein molecule?
Definition
three dimensional shape of a fully form of polypeptide
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In 1-2 sentences describe what you know about the 5’ end and the 3’ end of a polynucleotide.
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Term
Define a nucleotide
Definition
any group of molecules that when linked together from the building blocks of DNA or RNA: composed of a phosphate group, the base adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine base being replaced by uracil (pentose sugar)
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Distinguish between a DNA and a RNA molecule
Definition
DNA-double stranded ribose, deoxie ribose sugar, ATGC
RNA=single stranded ribose, ribose sugar, AUGC
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Liver is involved in detoxification, so which organelle will be present in abundance?
Definition
Smooth ER
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The cross sectional view shows that basal body and centriole has 9+0 arrangements of microtubules. What kind of arrangement of microtubule is found in cilia and flagella?
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9+2 arrangements of microtubules
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Plasmodesmata in plants are similar to _______ in animals.
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Ribose
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Production and modification of polysaccharides are done in ___________.
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golgi apparatus
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___________ contains enzyme s that transfer H from various substrate to Oxygen.
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peroxison??
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Integral membrane proteins can also be called ______________ proteins.
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transmembrain
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____________ serves as receptors or cell recognition molecules on cell surface.
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Glycoprotiens
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Components found in chloroplasts are __________, __________,___________,___________,___________
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ribosomes, thylakloid, DNA, Granum, Stroma
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_________ and_________________ have their own DNA and ribosomes.
Definition
mitochondrion and chloroplast
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Large amount of SER are found in which type of tissues.
Definition
liver, adrin, testies, ovaries, muscles
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A cell is populated with large amount of ribosomes and RER. What is this cell type actively producing?
Definition
proteins
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Name the bonds that stabilize the tertiary structure of proteins
Definition
ALL BONDS
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Name the monomers of proteins, polysaccharides, nucleic acid and fats.
Definition
Proteins-Amino
Polyscaccharides-monosaccurides
nucleic acid-nuecleotides
Fats-glycerol-fatty acids
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Atomic number of neon is 10. Therefore what is true about this atom?
Definition
10 proteins
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Describe the route of an enzyme secreted by a pancreatic cell.
Definition
rough ER-Golgi-tras vesical- which fuses with plasma membrane
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According to Fluid mosaic model most of the membrane lipids and proteins move _______________ along the plane of the plasma membrane.
Definition
lateral
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