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Final Exam Review 1406
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
12/10/2011

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Term

5 Kingdoms that all living things fall into.

Definition

-Animalia- sponge, jellyfish,insect

-Fungi-Mushroom,Mold,Yeast

-Monera(Prokaryotes) bacteria
-Protista(Eukaryotes)amoebia, paramecium, algae
-Plantae-mosses,ferns,roses

Term
What is Osmosis?
Definition
The diffusion of water across a permeable membrane
Term
What is Diffusion?
Definition
The spontaneous movement of a substance down its concentration gradient, from a region where it is more concentrated to a region where it is less concentrated
Term
What is equilibrium?
Definition
the concentration of the solute is the same through a solution
Term
What is a Macromolecule?
Definition
Large molecules composed of thousands of covalently connected atoms
Term

What are the different types of Macromolecules?

 

Definition

- Proteins

- Lipids

- Nucleic Acid

- Carbohydrates

Term

What is the monomers and bonds for the four macromolecules:

  • Carbs
  • Lipids
  • Proteins
  • Nucleic Acid
Definition

Carbohydrates -monosacchride-glycosidic linkage

Lipids- glycerol & fatty acid- esterbond

Proteins-Amino Acid-Peptide

Nucleic Acid-nucleotide-phosphodiester

Term
Pinocytosis
Definition
A type of endocytosis in which the cell ingests extracellular fluid and its dissolved solutes
Term
Endocytosis
Definition
Cellular uptake of biological molecules and particulate matter via formation of new vesicles from the plasma membrane
Term
Phagocytosis
Definition
A type of endocytosis in which large particulate substances are taken up by a cell. It is carried out by some protists and by certain immune cells of animals (in mammals, mainly macrophages, neutrophils and dendritic cells)
Term
Exocytosis
Definition
The cellular secretion of biological molecules by the fusion of vesicles containing them with the plasma membrane
Term
Nucleus
Definition
The chromosome containing organelle of a eukaryotic cell
Term
Ribosomes
Definition

A complex of RNA and protein molecules that functions as a site of protein synthesis in the cytoplasm; consists of a large and a small subunit. In eukaryotic cells, each subunit is assembled in the nucleolus


Complexes (small brown dots) that make proteins; free in cytosol or bound to rough ER or nuclear envelope.

Term
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
Definition

An extensive membranous network in eukaryotic cells, continuous with the outer nuclear membrane and composed of ribosome-studded (rough) and ribosome-free (smooth) regions


active in membrane synthesis synthetic and metabolic processes.



Term
Mitochondria
Definition

An organelle in eukaryotic cells that serves as the site of cellular respiration


ATP is generated here

Term
Golgi Apparatus
Definition

An organelle in eukaryotic cells consisting of of stacks of flat membranous sacs that modify, store and route products of the endoplasmic reticulum and synthesize some products, notably non-cellulose carbohydrates


modification, sorting, and secretion of cell products.

Term
Plasma Membrane
Definition
The membrane enclosing the cell at the boundary of every cell acts as a selective barrier, regulating the cell's chemical composition
Term
Nucleiod
Definition
A dense region of DNA in a prokaryotic cell
Term
Isomers
Definition
same molecular formula but different structures and therefore different properties
Term
What is a carbohydrate?
Definition
Monosaccharide
Term
Peripheral Protein
Definition
A protein loosely bound to the surface of a membrane or to part of an integral protein and not embedded in the lipid bilayer
Term
Integral Protein
Definition
Typically a transmembrane protein with hydrophobic regions that extend into and often completely span the hydrophobic interior of the membrane and with hydrophilic regions in contact with the aqueous slution on either side of the membrane (or lining the channel in the case of a channel protein)
Term

Transmembrane Protein

 

Definition
any protein embedded in a cell membrane that touches the inside and outside of the cell
Term
Phases of Mitosis
Definition

Interphase-G1 S G2

Prophase

Metaphase

Anaphase

Telophase- Cytokinesis

Term
Phases of Meiosis
Definition

Prophase

Metaphase

Anaphase

Telephase

Cytokinesis

Prophase 2

Metaphase 2

Anaphase 2

Telephase 2

Cytokinesis 2

Term
C4 Plant
Definition
A plant in which the Calvin cycle is preceded by reactions that incorporate CO2, into a four-carbon compound, the end product of which supplies of CO2 for the Calvin cycle
Term
CAM
Definition
A plant that uses crassulacean acid metabolism, an adaption for photosynthesis in arid conditions. In this process, carbon dioxide entering open stomata during the night is concerted to oragnic acids, which release CO2 for the Calvin cycle during the day, when stomata are closed
Term
C3 Plant
Definition
Plant that uses three-carbon PGA as the first intermediate for carbon fixation.
Term

What are Photostems?

 

Definition
is composed of a protein complex called a reaaction-center coplex surrounded by several light- harvesting complexes
Term
Photostem 1
Definition

One of two light-capturing units in a chloroplast's thylakoid membrane or in the membrane of some prokaryotes; it has two molecules of P700 chlorophyll a at its reaction center.

 

Term
Photostem 2
Definition
One of two light capturing units in a chlorplasts thylakoid membrane or in the membrane of some prokaryotes; it has two molecule of P 680 chlorophyll a at its reaction center.
Term
Calvin Cycle
Definition
The second of two major stages in photosynthesis (following the light reactions), involving atmospheric CO2 fixation and reduction of the fixed carbon into carbohydrate.
Term
By Product of Photosynthesis
Definition
6 CO2 + 6 H2O C6H12O6 + 6 O2

Term
Where is chloroplast found?
Definition
In the Thylakoid membrane
Term

Cellular Respiration

 

Definition
process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen
Term
Glycolysis
Definition
a metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugars through a series of reactions to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid and release energy for the body in the form of ATP
Term
Kreb Cycle
Definition
second stage of cellular respiration, in which pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions
Term
Electron Transport Chain
Definition
A sequence of electron carrier molecules (membrane proteins) that shuttle electrons during the redox reactions that release energy used to make ATP.
Term
Cell Theory
Definition
the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms
Term
Prokaryotic Cell
Definition

No Nucleus

 

 

Pro=No

Term
Eukaryotic
Definition
Nucleus
Term
Atomic Number
Definition
the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
Term
Atomic Mass
Definition
the total mass of an atom
Term
Isotope
Definition
same number of protons but different number of neutron = a different atomic mass
Term
How do you find nuetrons?
Definition
Number of Neutrons = Mass Number - Atomic Number
Term
How do you find protons?
Definition
Number of Protons = Atomic Number
Term
How do you find electrons?
Definition
Number of Electrons = Number of Protons = Atomic Number
Term
Ionic Bonds
Definition
a chemical bond resulting from the attraction between oppositely charged ions.
Term
Covalent Bonds
Definition
a type of strong chemical bond in which two atoms share one pair of valence electrons
Term
Codon
Definition
A three-nucleotide sequence of DNA or mRNA that specifies a particular amino acid or termination signal; the basic unit of the genetic code.
Term
Base-Pair-Ruling
Definition
  • A with T: the purine adenine (A) always pairs with the pyrimidine thymine (T)
  • C with G: the pyrimidine cytosine (C) always pairs with the purine guanine (G)
Term
mRNA
Definition
messenger RNA; type of RNA that carries instructions from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome
Term
tRNA
Definition
An RNA molecule that functions as an interpreter between nucleic acid and protein language by picking up specific amino acids and recognizing the appropriate codons in the mRNA
Term
DNA
Definition

Deoxyribonucleic acid

is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms (with the exception of RNA viruses).

Term
How is an anticodon formed?
Definition

It is a 3 nucleotide sequence on a tRNA that is complementary to an mRNA codon



Term
Enzyme associated with DNA...
Definition
DNA polymerase
Term
DNA polymerase
Definition
An enzyme that catalyzes the elongation of new DNA at a replication fork by the addition of nucleotides to the existing chain
Term
Enzyeme associated with RNA
Definition
RNA polymerase
Term
RNA polymerase
Definition
An enzyme that links ribonucleotides into a growing RNA chain during transcription
Term
Transcription
Definition
The synthesis of RNA on a DNA template.
Term
Genotypic Ration
Definition
1 FF, 2 Ff, and 1 ff
Term
Phenotypic Ration
Definition
3:1
Term

What is a Punnett square?

and know how to do them...

Definition

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a diagram that is used to predict an outcome of a particular cross or breeding experiment

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