10088320526 | Protein Composition | Amino Acids | 0 | |
10088320527 | Lipid Composition | Glycerol + Fatty Acid | 1 | |
10088320528 | Carbohydrate Monomer | Monosaccharide | 2 | |
10088320529 | Nucleic Acid Monomer | Nucleotide | 3 | |
10088320596 | Nucleotide | ![]() | 4 | |
10088320597 | Amino Acid | ![]() | 5 | |
10088320598 | Monosacharide | ![]() | 6 | |
10088320599 | saturated fatty acid | ![]() | 7 | |
10088320600 | unsaturated fatty acid | ![]() | 8 | |
10088320601 | primary protein structure | ![]() | 9 | |
10088320602 | secondary protein structure | ![]() | 10 | |
10088320603 | tertiary protein structure | ![]() | 11 | |
10088320604 | quaternary protein structure | ![]() | 12 | |
10088320605 | exergonic reaction | ![]() | 13 | |
10088320606 | endergonic reaction | ![]() | 14 | |
10088320607 | photosynthesis | ![]() | 15 | |
10088320608 | cellular respiration | ![]() | 16 | |
10088320609 | gibbs free energy | ![]() | 17 | |
10088320530 | prokaryotic organisms | bacteria | 18 | |
10088320531 | eukaryotic organisms | protists, plants, fungi | 19 | |
10088320532 | prokaryotic cell | has no nucleus | 20 | |
10088320533 | eukaryotic cell | has nucleus | 21 | |
10088320534 | chloroplast | site of glucose production | 22 | |
10088320535 | mitochondria | site of ATP production | 23 | |
10088320536 | high entropy to low entropy | CO2 and H2O to glucose | ![]() | 24 |
10088320537 | low entropy to high entropy | glucose to ATP | 25 | |
10088320538 | enthalpy | measure of the total amount of energy | 26 | |
10088320539 | competitive enzyme inhibitor | joins to the active site (mistakenly) | 27 | |
10088320540 | non-competitive enzyme inhibitor | joins to the allosteric site | 28 | |
10088320541 | Rough ER | Site of protein folding | 29 | |
10088320542 | Smooth ER | Site of lipid synthesis | 30 | |
10088320543 | Ribosomes | Free-floating or attached; site of protein synthesis | 31 | |
10088320544 | golgi body | Site of protein modification, packaging and shipment | 32 | |
10088320545 | Cell Wall | found in plant cells and some bacterial cells; add structure and protection | 33 | |
10088320546 | cell membrane | semi-permeable barrier; made of phospholipds | 34 | |
10088320547 | lysosome | contains digestive enzymes for cellular clean-up | 35 | |
10088320548 | cytoskeleton | made of protein rods/fibers that span the cytoplasm, allowing for cell movement and maintaining structure/shape | 36 | |
10088320549 | flagella | long whip-like tails that allow for cellular motility | 37 | |
10088320550 | cilia | numerous, hair-like projections that wave back and forth allowing for cellular motility | 38 | |
10088320551 | cation | has lost electrons | 39 | |
10088320552 | anion | has gained electrons | 40 | |
10088320553 | organic compounds | carbon and hydrogen | 41 | |
10088320554 | covalent bonds | found in organic compounds | 42 | |
10088320555 | ionic bonds | associated with inorganic compounds; transfer of electrons | 43 | |
10088320556 | photon | a packet of light/radiant energy from the sun | 44 | |
10088320557 | single species in an area | population | 45 | |
10088320558 | collection of species in an area | community | 46 | |
10088320559 | biotic + abiotic | ecosytem | 47 | |
10088320560 | tissue | collection of similar cells (in structure and function) | 48 | |
10088320561 | electrons | responsible for atomic bonding | 49 | |
10088320562 | valence elctrons | found in outermost energy shell | 50 | |
10088320563 | octet rule | atoms will gain, lose, or share electrons to achieve valence stability | 51 | |
10088320564 | strongest type of chemical bond | covalent | 52 | |
10088320610 | Hydroxyl Group | ![]() | 53 | |
10088320611 | Carboxyl Group | ![]() | 54 | |
10088320612 | Carbonyl Group | ![]() | 55 | |
10088320613 | Amino Group | ![]() | 56 | |
10088320614 | Phosphate Group | ![]() | 57 | |
10088320565 | Accounts the differences in the 20 amino acids | R Group | 58 | |
10088320566 | responsible for polarity | unequal pull of electrons (due to unequal protons) | 59 | |
10088320567 | non-polar | equal share of electrons | 60 | |
10088320568 | molecules that do NOT interact with water | non-polar | 61 | |
10088320569 | Determines the physical and chemical properties of organic molecules | functional groups | 62 | |
10088320570 | two sugars | disaccharide | 63 | |
10088320571 | multiple sugars | polysaccharide | 64 | |
10088320572 | Acids | High H+ Concentration when dissolved in water | 65 | |
10088320573 | Bases | High OH- Concentration when dissolved in water | 66 | |
10088320574 | pH of 7 | equal concentrations of H+ of OH- ions | 67 | |
10088320615 | hydrolysis | ![]() | 68 | |
10088320616 | dehydration synthesis | ![]() | 69 | |
10088320575 | peptide bonds | hold amino acids together | 70 | |
10088320576 | adhesion | water molecules sticking to other polar substances | 71 | |
10088320577 | cohesion | responsible for puddling of water | 72 | |
10088320578 | hydrogen bonds | weak bonds | ![]() | 73 |
10088320579 | cis face | location where proteins enter golgi apparatus | 74 | |
10088320580 | trans face | location where proteins exit golgi apparatus | 75 | |
10088320581 | chromatin | form of DNA within the nucleus (when cell is NOT dividing) | 76 | |
10088320617 | asexual reproduction | ![]() | 77 | |
10088320582 | where protein folding takes place | Rough ER | 78 | |
10088320583 | hydrophilic | polar | 79 | |
10088320584 | hydrophobic | nonpolar | 80 | |
10088320618 | catabolic reaction | ![]() | 81 | |
10088320619 | anabolic reaction | ![]() | 82 | |
10088320620 | first law of thermodynamics | ![]() | 83 | |
10088320585 | Proteins | hemoglobin, actin, keratin | 84 | |
10088320586 | nucleic acids | ATP, DNA, RNA | 85 | |
10088320587 | carbohydrates | glycogen, cellulose, starch | 86 | |
10088320588 | induced fit | places strain on the substrate, weakening bonds | 87 | |
10088320589 | enzyme-substrate complex | binding of substrate to enzyme at the active site | 88 | |
10088320590 | cause enzymes to denature | high temp and varied pH | 89 | |
10088320591 | cell wall | only in plant cells; responsible for keeping plants turgid | 90 | |
10088320592 | cytosol | mostly water with dissolved ions, etc.; suspends organelles within the cell | 91 | |
10088320593 | the organelle that lysosomes are derived from in the endomembrane system | golgi apparatus | 92 | |
10088320594 | positive feedback mechanism | moves the body away from homeostasis; amplifies the stimulus | 93 | |
10088320595 | negative feedback | stimulus is nullified over time | 94 |
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