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Cells & Tissues
Exam 1
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Biology
Graduate
01/29/2010

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Term
Water makes up what % of cell weight?
Definition
75-80%
Term
Macronutrients
Definition

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Nitrogen

Hydrogen

Carbon

Oxygen

Phosphorous

Sulfur

Term
Micronutrients are mostly what kind of elements?
Definition
Metals
Term
List the 5 Micronutrients
Definition

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Sodium

Magnesium

Calcium

Chloride

Potassium

Term
Microminerals are also known as what kind of elements?
Definition
trace elements
Term
List the Microminerals (trace elements)
Definition

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Zinc

Iron

Chromium

Fluoride

Cobalt

Iodine

Copper

Others

Term
Proteins are composed of?
Definition
Amino Acids
Term
Nucleic Acids are composed of ?
Definition
Nucleotides
Term
Polysaccharides are composed of what?
Definition
simple sugars
Term
Lipids are associated with what?
Definition
macromolecules
Term
each addition of a molecule in the synthesis of macromolecules releases what?
Definition
Water
Term

the process by which macromolecules synthesize ?

 

opposite of this is called what?

Definition

condensation or dehydration synthesis

 

Hydrolysis

 

Term
macromolecule synthesis must have what 2 reactive elements on molecule
Definition
Hydrogen and OH
Term

Components of macromolecule synthesis must be what? 

 

What does this require?

Definition

activated

 

requires energy

Term
components of macromolecule synthesis are attached to what?
Definition
carrier molecules
Term
How many amino acids are found in cellular proteins?
Definition
20
Term
Amino acids and polypeptides are examples of what?
Definition
proteins
Term
carbon atom in an amino acid is bonded to what ?
Definition

Hydrogen plus :

 

amine (amino group)

carboxyl group

variable side chain (R)

Term

Amino acids are linked by what type of bond? 

 

be specific

Definition
type of covalent bond called peptide bond
Term
peptide bond is formed by what 2 groups?
Definition

amine group of 1 amino acid

 

carboxyl group of other amino acid

Term
peptide bond exhibits what kind of bond character?
Definition
partial double bond character
Term
what makes a peptide bond so rigid?
Definition
resists rotation around the bond
Term
process of protein synthesis is called what?
Definition
translation
Term
monomeric/multimeric
Definition
single/multiple polypeptides
Term
Primary Protein structure is what kind of sequence of amino acids?
Definition
linear
Term

primary protein structure is useful for what kind of analysis?

 

this is also known as what?

Definition

comparative analysis 

 

also known as bioinformatics

Term
which degree of protein structure can be used to predict higher level protein structures?
Definition
primary
Term
in which degree of protein structure does localized folding of polypeptides into characteristic shapes?
Definition
secondary
Term
what polypeptide shapes come from secondary structure?
Definition

alpha helix

 

beta pleated sheet

Term
secondary protein structure is determined by what type of bonding within the polypeptide?
Definition
hydrogen bonding
Term
motif ?
Definition
structure of a protein with known function
Term
what types of motifs form from secondary protein structure?
Definition

hairpin loop

 

helix-loop-helix (HLH)

Term
what degree of structure does a mature polypeptide have?
Definition
tertiary
Term
protein domain
Definition
part of a protein structure which can exist independently of the rest of the chain
Term
protein domains may be included in what level of protein structure?
Definition
tertiary 
Term
protein domains vary in what 2 things?
Definition

structure

amino acid composition

Term
protein domains are often conferred by what?
Definition
presence of specific motifs
Term

tertiary protein structure is determined by what

3 types of bonds and 2 types of interactions?

Definition

covalent (disulfide) bonds

Ionic bonds

hydrogen bonds

 

van der Waals and hydrophobic interactions

Term
prediction of protein folding requires what?
Definition
computational power
Term

interaction of multiple polypeptide subunits forms what types of proteins?

 

 

Definition
multimeric
Term
multimeric proteins are involved in what degree of protein structure?
Definition
quarternary
Term
dimer/trimer/tetramer
Definition
2/3/4 polypeptide subunits
Term
3 structural functions of protein?
Definition

cytoskeletal/adhesion

 

motor/transport

 

storage

Term
3 regulatory functions of protein?
Definition

catalytic (enzymes)

 

cellular signaling

 

immunological

Term
lipids are hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
Definition
hydrophobic
Term
lipids are soluble in polar or nonpolar solvents?
Definition
nonpolar
Term
lipids are made mostly of what?
Definition
hydrocarbons
Term

true or false

 

lipids can have polar and nonpolar regions?

Definition

True

 

(amphipathic)

Term
terpenes and steroids are examples of what?
Definition
lipids
Term
amphipathic lipids are found in ?
Definition
membranes
Term
phospholipid is made up of what?
Definition

2 fatty acid chains

1 phosphate group

Term
Polar head of a lipid is made up of what?
Definition

R group

phosphate

Term
nonpolar tails of lipids are made of what?
Definition
fatty acid chains
Term
glycolipids are amphipathic because of what group?
Definition
carbohydrate group
Term
phosphate group in glycolipids are replaced by what?
Definition
carbohydrate chains
Term
Steroid rings?
Definition

three 6 carbon rings

one 5 carbon ring

Term
most common steroid?
Definition
cholesterol
Term
cholesterol is found in ?
Definition
membranes
Term
cholesterol regulates what?
Definition
membrane fluidity
Term
cholesterol is involved in what type of signaling?
Definition
cellular signaling
Term
source of all steroid hormones is?
Definition
cholesterol
Term

Polysaccharides have what type of storage?

 

2 things this involves?

Definition

E storage

 

starch and glycogen

Term
cellulose and chitin are examples of ?
Definition
structural molecules in polysaccharides
Term

polysaccharides are made of what?

 

which are known as?

Definition

simple sugar monomers

 

(monosaccharides)

Term
E storage polysaccharides may have what type of bonding?
Definition

linear alpha bonds (1 - 4)

 

branches alpha bonds (1 - 6)

Term
structural polysaccharides contain what type of bonds?
Definition
beta glycosidic bonds
Term
nucleic acids are polymers of what?
Definition
nucleotides
Term
nucleotides have what type of base?
Definition
nitrogenous
Term

2 types of purines

 

found in ?

Definition

adenine (A)

guanine (G)

 

DNA & RNA

Term
pyrimidines
Definition
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