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13968285028Endocytosisprocess by which a cell takes material into the cell by infolding of the cell membrane0
13968285029pinosytosiscell taking in liquid1
13968286923phagocytosiscell taking in solid2
13968289425receptor-mediated endocysotisrequires receptors3
13968295678Parts of a prokaryoteThey do not have a nucleus. Cell membrane Cell wall (sometimes) Cytoplasm Ribosomes Nucleoid (with single naked circular DNA molecule). Other possible parts include cilia, flagella, pilli (for exchanging genetic material), plasmids.4
13968303626Is water polar or non-polar?polar5
13968303627PolarMolecule with partial charges.6
13968306817Hydrogen bondsVery weak bonds; occurs when a hydrogen atom in one molecule is attracted to the electrostatic atom in another molecule7
13968306818CohesionAttraction between molecules of the same substance8
13968308249AdhesionAn attraction between molecules of different substances9
13968314839Is water cohesive or adhesive?both10
13968321028categories of carbohydratesmonosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides11
13968334210Bonds for amino acidsPeptide bond, through hydrolysis12
13968338553SaturatedAll single bonds so max amount of hydrogen13
13968344871UnsaturatedAtleast one double bond, not max number of hydrogen14
13968355681Bonds for CarbsGlycosidic linkage15
13968357639Bonds for lipidsester bonds16
13968364500HeterotrophAn organism that cannot make its own food.17
13968366239AutotrophAn organism that makes its own food18
13968412005What can get across the membrane?Small, nonpolar, hydrophobic19
13968419956Gibbs free energy equationΔG = ΔH - TΔS20
13968446995Parts of Photosynthesislight reactions and calvin cycle21
13968446996Light reactionsUsing H+ from H2O and light energy to pump across the electron transport chain to make ATP and NADPH22
13968455035Calvin cycleUse ATP and NADPH from light reaction to make G3P during carbon fixation23
13968463377Where are the light reactions?Thylakoid membrane24
13968466565Where is the calvin cycle?Stroma25
13968493097Parts of cell respirationGlycolysis, formation of acetyl CoA, kreb cycle, oxidative phosphorylation26
13968554682GlocolysisIn cytoplasm Uses glucose Makes 2 net ATP and 2 net pyruvate 2 NADH formed27
13968581605Making Acetyl CoAOn the way to the mitochondria Makes 2 Acetyl-CoA 2 NADH formed28
13968589999Krebs Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle)In matrix of mitochondria Uses acetyl-CoA Makes 2 ATP, 6 NADH and 2 FADH229
13968620094oxidative phosphorylation (chemiosmosis)In inner mitochondrial membrane Uses all NADH and FADH and O2 and ETC to pump H+ across membrane (against concentration gradient) so they can come back in through ATP synthase and power it to make ATP, by product is joined with O2 to make water Net 30 ATP30
13969719431Nonsense mutationMakes a stop codon31
13969721069Missense MutationChanges amino acid32
13969723332Silent mutationdoesn't change amino acid33
13969739297Oncogenecancer causing gene34
13969739298tumor suppressor genesmake proteins that stop cell division and kill cells35
13969755161GameteSex cells36
13969757408Zygotefertilized egg37
13969781576recombinationa combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents38
13969791294recombination frequencythe percentage of recombinant offspring among the total (recombinatints/total)39
13969808139homologous structures (divergent)similar structures in different species that point to a common ancestor40
13969811553analogous structures (convergent)similar structures that evolved independently that are similar due to the environment41
13969830119Directional selectionOne extreme42
13969830120stabilizing selectionMedium43
13969831812Disruptive selectionboth extremes44
13969882938lytic cycleMake copies of virus in bacteria and than release45
13969918315AntigensForeign material that invades the body46
13969929188LymphocytesThe two types of white blood cells that are part of the body's immune system47
13969934093B-cellsB lymphocytes form in the bone marrow and release antibodies that fight bacterial infections in extracellular fluids; each has a specific receptor48
13969946704Plasma cellsmake antibodies49
13969950184AntibodiesSpecialized proteins that aid in destroying infectious agents50
13969954666T-cellsT lymphocytes form in the thymus and other lymphatic tissue and attack cancer cells, viruses, and foreign substances; also have receptors51
13969968669Cytotoxic T cellsA type of lymphocyte that kills infected body cells and cancer cells52
13969971087Helper T-Celllymphocyte that aids B cells and stimulates T cells53
13969989360Refractory perioda period of inactivity after a neuron has fired54
13969995660Axon bulbEnd of an axon55
13970000222AcetylcholineA neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle contraction. Caused by Ca+ going across membrane56
13970008279Schwann cellsCells that wrap around the neuron57
13970010221myelin sheathA layer of fatty tissue segmentally encasing the fibers of many neurons; enables vastly greater transmission speed of neural impulses as the impulse hops from one node to the next.58
13970014017Nodes of RanvierGaps in the myelin sheath to which voltage-gated sodium channels are confined.59
13970022947peripheral nervous systemEverything but brain and spinal cord60

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