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Test 1
Cells, etc.
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
09/27/2009

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What are the 2 types of transport proteins? Where are they found?
Definition

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1. Channel Proteins:Central tunnel found in the plasma membrane.

2. Carrier Proteins: Specifically shaped. Go through "comformational change." Found in plasma membrane.

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Describe the three types of Carrier Proteins.
Definition

1. Uniporter- Can only move 1 solute at a time.

2. Symporter- Can move 2 or more solutes in the same direction.

3. Antiporter- Can move 2 or more solutes in different directions.

Example: Na/K pump

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What are the subphases of interphase?
Definition

1. G1- Normal Cell Activity.

2. S- Chromosomes Replicate

3. G2- Organelles Replicate

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Briefly Describe the Stages of Mitosis.
Definition

1.Prophase: Chromosomes condense and the mitotic spindle begins to form.

2.Prometaphase: Nuclear envelope breaks down and microtubules connect to the kinetichore of the chromosomes.

3. Metaphase: Chromosomes line up along the metaphase plate.

4. Anaphase: Chromatids split into chromosomes and move to opposing poles of the cells.

5. Telophase: Arrival of chromosomes at the ends the poles of the cell. A nuclear envelope forms around both.

6. Cytokinesis: The cell divides.

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List the 4 major macromolemules and a monomer for each if possible.
Definition

1. Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides.

2. Lipids: N/A

3. Proteins: Amino Acids

4. Nucleic Acid: N/A

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What is diffusion?
Definition
Diffusion is the net movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration in order to obtain equilibrium.
Term
What are the two cell types and major features of both?
Definition

Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus and specialized functions. They are compartmentalized.

 

Prokaryotic cellshave no nucleus and no compartmentalization. Everything inside the cell lies within the cytoplasm.

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What makes the proteome dynamic?
Definition

1. Different cells express different proteins.

Example: Skin cells v. Muscle cells

 

2. The proteins a cell produces can change due to change in environment.

Example: Heat shock proteins

 

3. Proteins have a finite lifetime.

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Describe the 5 functional systems of a cell.
Definition

1. Plasma membrane: Phosolipid Bilayer, outermost part of the cell.

 

2. Endomembrane System: ER, Golgi Apparatus, Lysosomes, Nuclear Envelope.

 

3. Nucleus: The genome (DNA) is stored here. The nucleus has a double membrane with selectively permeable pores.

 

4. Cytosol: The cytoskelton and fluid inside the cell.

 

5. Semi-Autonomous Organelles: All other organelles inside the cell.

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What is osmosis?
Definition
Osmosis is the net diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of low concentration of solute (hypotonic) to an area of high concentration of solute (hypertonic) in order for the solutions to become isotonic.
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What are the major components of the cytoskeleton? What are they made of? What are their functions?
Definition

1. Microtubules: Made of tubulin. They maintain cell shape and help in cell motility and division.

 

2. Microfilaments: Made of actin. They help in cell division, maintain cell shape, and aid in muscle contraction.

 

3. Intermediate Filaments: Made of a variety of proteins. Example: keratin. Help maintain nucleus shape and help cell withstand mechanical stress.

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Describe the levels of protein structure
Definition

Primary: List of amino acids

Secondary: Repeated pattern or motif. Example: Alpha-helix or Beta-sheet.

Tertiary: The 3-D shape of the protein, which determines its function.

Quaternary: The way in which the protein interacts with other proteins. Not all proteins have this.

 

All the levels of protein structure are determined by its primary structure.

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What are the major components of the plasma membrane?
Definition

1. Phospholipid Bilayer

2. Integral Membrane Proteins Example: Transmembrane Proteins and Lipid Anchor Proteins

3. Peripheral Proteins

4. Glycolipids and Glycoproteins

5. Cholesterol

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What are the 3 parts of the Cell Theory?
Definition

1. All living things are made of cells.

2. Cells are the smallest living unit of an organism.

3. Cells can only arise from previously existing cells.

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What are the 2 types of Bulk Transport and any specific sub-types?
Definition

1. Exocytosis- Out of the cell

2. Endocytosis- Into the cell.

Examples: Phagocytosis: Engulf "solid" matter.

Pinocytosis: Engulf cellular fluid and dissolved particles.

Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis: Similar to pinocytosis but with specific receptors.

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What is the difference between cytokinesis in animal cells vs. plant cells?
Definition

In animal cells the cell is divided by a ring of actin which contracts and pinches the duplicated materials into 2 cells.

 

In plant cells vesicles filled with cellulose and other cell wall building materials migrate to the center of the cell and fuse together to form a cell wall between the duplicated materials.

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What is the difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph?
Definition

An autotroph can produce its own fuel to make energy. (AKA Plants)

 

A heterotroph needs to consume fuel to make energy. (AKA non-photosynthetic organisms)

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What is the chemical composition of glucose?
Definition

C6H12O6

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What are the processes that make up aerobic respiration? Where do they take place?
Definition

Glycolysis, Citric Acid Cycle, and Oxidative Phosphorylation. They take place in the cytosol and the mitochondrion.

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What is a chemical reaction? What are the 2 types of chemical reactions?
Definition

A chemical reaction is the breaking and forming of covalent bonds.

 

An EXERGONIC reaction is when the E produced > E released (releases extra energy)

 

An ENDERGONIC reaction is when the E produced < E released (needs extra energy)

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ATP enables cells do work.

What are the types of cellular work?

Definition

1. Chemical: Driving endergonic reactions.

2. Transport: Active Transport (Na/K pump)

3. Mechanical: Moving Vesicles

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What is an enzyme?
Definition

An enzyme is a catalyst which lowers the activation energy needed for exergonic reactions to take place. Thus speeding up chemical reations.

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What is metabolism? What are the 2 types of metabolic reactions?
Definition

Metabolism is all the chemical reactions in a cell.

1. Catabolic reactions break down large complex molecules into smaller simpler molecules which releases energy.

2. Anabolic reactions build simple molecules into larger complex molecules which requires energy.

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What are the levels of enzyme regulation?
Definition

1. Genetic: Turn off genes that produce the enzymes.

2. Cellular: Hormone signals inform the cell to turn on pathway.

3. Biochemical:

a. Competitive Inhibition-Molecule binds at active site blocking substrate.

b. Non-competitive Regulation- Molecule binds at the regulatory (allosteric) site changing the shape of the active site so either the substrate can fit (positive) or cannot fit (negative).

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What is feedback inhibition?
Definition

The product of the metabolic pathway becomes a negative (allosteric) inhibitor.

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What is substrate-level phosphorylation?
Definition

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Substrate-level phosphorylation is when phosphate attaches  to substrate in enzyme with ADP to produce ATP.

 

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Briefly describe the phases and steps of glycolysis.
Definition

Phase 1: Energy Investment Phase

Step 1- Convert glucose into a form that can be easily split in half.

Step 2- Split the 6C sugar into 2 3C sugars (G3circleP)

Phase 2: Energy Payoff Phase

Step 3- Oxidation of (G3P)=e- to NAD+ which is made into NADH+H+

Step 4- ATP production (produced by substrate-level phosphorylation)

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What is pyruvate oxidation?
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What are the 2 types of energy?
Definition

Potential: Energy stored due to position/ structure.

Kinetic: Energy available to do work.

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What is the maximum number of ATP which can be produced using glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and pyruvate oxidation per glusose molecule?
Definition

38 ATP

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What are the 2 Phases of the Citric Acid cycle?
Definition

1. Priming: Preparing Acetyl CoA for electron (e-) extracting.

2. Energy Exraction: e- harvested, ATP produced.

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What is the electron transort chain? Where is it located?
Definition
The electron transport chain is located in the inner mitochondrial membrane, and it is made of 3 large multi-protein complexes.[image]
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What is chemiosmosis?
Definition

Pumps protons (H+) from the matrix to the intermembrane space. The electrons (e-) have thier final acceptor: O2, this is why we breathe.

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How does an ATP synthase work?
Definition

Protons turn a roter which makes the catalytic peptide knobs attatched to the internal rod coming out of the rotor bind ADP with Pi to form ATP.

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Briefly describe the process which occurs when there is not enough oxygen present to perfom aerobic respiration.
Definition

The process is called fermentation. The pyruvate made during glycolysis (which can occur w/o oxygen) is turned into lactic acid by oxidizing a NADH+H+. The NAD+ is then used by glycolysis.

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