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7766964753Prokaryotesfirst organism; unicellular; split into 2 groups= bacteria and archea0
7766972476Eukaryotesmade from merge of bacteria & archea; have outer and inner membranes that enclose specialized organelles1
7766984823Cellular specializationcells specialize in ex. repro, absorption; allowed multicellular eukaryotes to increase in size and efficiency2
7766995256Aerobic metabolismuses O2 to extract energy from nutrient molecules; more efficient than anaerobic3
7767005960Genomesum total of DNA molecules in each cell4
7767017899Biological hierarchytissues, organs, organ system5
7767024254Phosphorus & sulfurgood carriers of energy (ATP); important in protein structure; sulfur used in oxidation-reduction6
7767041541Protein Structurelong chains of amino acids made by Covalent bonds; weak forces determine precise folding pattern to make most stable 3D object= max. # of weak bonds + minimum amount of polar/nonpolar groups (unfavorable); in order to break covalent bond need catalyst7
7767063724Macromolecule Monomers(fatty acids+ glycerol); monosaccharide (sugar); amino acids; nucleic acids8
7767076427How do you build macromolecules?condensation/ dehydration reax. require energy; -OH group and H group from 2 monomers bond to create H2O9
7767090290Hydrolysisbreaking down a polymer; adds H2O breaking bond; no energy required; opposite of condensation/dehydration10
7767100939Fatty acids + glycerolFatty acids= long hydrocarbon chain w/ carboxyl end; Glycerol= 3 hydroxyl (OH) groups11
7767119344Differences between Fatty acids1) length of hydrocarbon chain (usually 14-18 carbon atoms) 2) saturation(carbon chains packed really tight) + unsaturation(cis double bond creates bending)12
7767134809triglycerideglycerol+ 3 fatty acids + 3 ATP13
7767137241Triglyceridesimportant for of stored energy; can be broken down into smaller pieces releasing ATP for cells; almost no charge asymmetry so VERY insoluble in cytoplasm; form oil droplets14
7767154446Homeostasismaintaining internal physiological conditions within narrow range; regulatory systems get info from sensory cells that give info about internal/ external conditions15
7767167160Radioisotopesunstable, spontaneously give off energy as alpha, beta of gamma16
7767174717Amphithaticwhen molecule has hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts17
7767179407Cholesteroltype of phospholipid that reduces fluidity at moderate temps18
7767183380Functions of cell membranedefine limits of cell in aqueous environment; keep good things in and bad things out; lipid bilayer is almost perfect; very stable structure19
7767195549How do good things get into the cell?proteins transport good things in; transmembrane proteins= can transport, or be an enzyme, or signal transduction, or cell-cell recognition20
7767210290ALpha sugar vs. Beta SugarAlpha: on carbon #1, OH group on bottom, H group on top Beta: on C1, OH on top and H on bottom21
7767227109Differences in sugars# of carbons (about 3-7); and orientation of OH/H at each carbon22
7767241484Starch1-4 linkage of ALPHA glucose monomers; connected by H-bonds (for plants)23
7767243668Cellulose1-4 linkage of BETA glucose monomers; connected by H-bonds24
7767254115Glycogenkey to maintaining blood glucose levels; used in animals; great fuel molec. for our cells; can be used to drive synthesis of lots of ATP; glycogen is like glucose "in the bank"25
7767272070Glycogen structure2 phosphate groups and a 5 carbon sugar group26
7767276474Proteins50% of any weight of cells; most versatile macromol.; carries out the blueprints that are in the DNA27
7767286978How many amino acids?20; 200 billion combos for 10 amino acid chains but only 25-26000 are made28
7767302458How do we build proteins?1) covalently attach amino acid sequentially into long linear chains; no branches; 2) fold them into complex 3D structure29
7767314603Peptide bond formationcondensation/ dehydration reax. aa1+aa2 +ATP--> aa1-aa2 (peptide bond) _ ADP + P + H2O; peptide bond= C--N30
7767326916Primary level of protein structurewhat amino acid is in what position, long line ending with carboxylic group31
7767330023Secondary level of protein structureweak forces in action; where there's a helix, the R groups are compatible (the rest might have neg. interactions so it cant coil); in 3D structure, H on N can attach to O on C32
7767345206Tertiary Level of Protein structurelarger scale-- intra-molecular folding interactions; weak forces (ex. ionic bonds, H-bonds) can be mechanism for establishing tertiary structure; alpha helix and beta-pleated sheet; combo of weak forces+ disulfide bonds33
7767365146Disulfide bridgecovalent bond between 2 polypeptide chains; S bonds to other S and creates bridge; important for proper structure of some proteins34
7767379678Quaternity level of protein structurenot all proteins have this level; inter-molecular folding interax.; association of multiple independent polypeptide chains (ex. AlphaBetaAlphaBeta); only antibodies use covalent bonds in the quaternity structure35
7767397163Chaperonesproteins that help protect 3D shape of other proteins36
7767399734Carbohydratessource of stored energy that can be released; used to transport stored energy; carbon skeletons that can be rearranged to form new molecules37
77674115024 categories of Carbohydrates1) Monosaccharides= glucose, simple sugars, monomers 2) Disaccharides= 2 monosacc. linked by covalent bonds; ex. sucrose--> glucose+ fructose 3) Oligosaccharides= several (3-20_ monosacc. 4) POlysaccharides= ex. starch, cellulose; hundreds-thousands of monosacc.38
7767435247Monosaccharidesall living cells have glucose; glucose can be as ring or straight chain; pentoses= 5 carbond sugars; hexoses= group of structural isomers w/ formula C6H12O639
7767451508Microtubulesnon-covalent polymers made from alpha and beta Tubulin protein subunites; these are tracks for axonal transport40
7778327500Sickle cell anemiafirst human condition shown to be caused by protein mutation (John Singer & Linus Pauling); change in #6 goes from GLU (hydrophilic)--> valtanic acid which is hydrophobic41
7778359583Difference between DNA and RNA?at #2 C: DNA has H, while RNA has OH42
7778382081Frederick Griffith1928-- discovered transformation using S cells and R cells: living S cells= mouse dies, R cells= mouse lives, heat killed S cells= mouse lives, Mix of heat killed S cells+ living R cells= mouse dies43
7778397135Oswald Avery1944-- 3 test tubes one w/ RNase, one w/ Protease, and one w/ DNase--> results showed DNA alone is the genetic material44
7778409633Evidence for DNA being genetic materialDNA found only in nucleus, amount of DNA is constant, never degrades45
7778417453Alfred Hershey & Margaret Chasephage (virus) + bacteria cells= bacteria cells blow up (lyse), and thousands of new phages created46
7778429370Francis Crick and James Watson1953-- used Rosalind Franklin's x-ray diffraction to create correct structure: DNA is helical, composed of more than 1 chain, has a "regular" structure--> backbones on outside, bases on inside, each base H-bonds to base on other chain, 2 sugar-phosphate backbones, A&T, C&G47
7778462879Steps of DNA replication1) RNA Polymerase makes RNA Primer (at 5' end) which begins starting point for DNA Plymerase 2) DNA Polymerase III= replication of leading/ lagging strands; does the base pairing 3) DNA Polymerase I= degrades RNA Primer/ replaces w/ nucleotides 4) DNA Ligase= fills in holes of new strand where RNA primer used to be48
7778528167Topoisomerasecuts and reseals chains49
7778533243Telomereslagging strand can't be replicated all the way to the end, so telomeres are regions of repetitive nucleotide sequences at each end of the chromosome to protect the end of chromosome from deterioration50
7778543251Telomeraseplaces RNA template for DNA to be built on51
7778546024Helicaseunwinds parental double helix at replication forks52
7778548739Singel-Strand Binding Proteinbind to/ stabalizes single stranded DNA until it's used as a template53
7778563584Sliding DNA Clampbinds to DNA then DNA Polymerase binds to clamp; stabalizing polym. and increasing efficiency54
7778582746RNA PrimaseCAN start chain de novo; comes in at fork and allows polymerase to begin synthesizing (allow Okasaki fragments to begin forming)55
7778606478DNA Repair MechanismsDNA Polymerase proofreads; there's also mismatch repair, + excision repair56
7778620107PCR Polymerase Chain Reax.copies single piece of DNA; start w/ 1 double strand of DNA, heat them, add 2 primers and DNA Polymerase--> 2 pieces of DNA identical to original57
7778641342Differences between DNA and RNAUracil replaces Thymine; ribose replaces deoxyribose; usually single stranded; RNA chains vary; can fold up itself into 3D structures like proteins58
7778651656Messenger RNA (mRNA)intermediate between DNA and proteins; about 1-2% of RNA types59
7778657788TranscriptionRNA Polymerase scans DNA and finds START point; unwinds DNA and makes copy of single strand; rewinds DNA and keeps on transcribing (5'--> 3')60
7778672497Codonsequence of 3 nucletoides on mRNA61
7778641343AUG codonSTART position/ Met(M)62
7778680356Transfer RNA (tRNA)small; 3 leaf clover shaped; (*BOTTOM OF CLOVER= ANTICODON AND CORRELATES W/ 3' END OF RNA) amino acid + tRNA enter active site of enzyme--> tRNA attached to amino acid (uses ATP)63
7778711936Ribosomesmall subunit= grabs onto mRNA; big subunit=tRNA; has an Exit, P-site, and Entrance; anticodon attaches to mRNA strand, 1st tRNA transfers amino acid to 2nd tRNA then leaves64
7779022659Release factorsays STOP, tRNA goes away; ribosome dissociates; amino acid chain flies away65
7779027525Redundancymultiple codons that translate to the same amino acid66
7779040025Signal Sequencehydrophobic 12-amino acid chain, attaches to protein; goes to endoplasmic reticulum--> golgi apparatus--> secretion; hydrophobic sequences tells cell protein needs to be secreted67
7779054878Nuclear Localization Signal (NLS)type of "targetting signal" often series of positively charged amino acids on the surface of a protein; direct proteins to nucleus68
7779063169Proteolysispost-transitional modifications of proteins; cleaving polypeptide allows fragments to fold into different shapes69
7779068677Glycosylationpost-transitional modifications of proteins; adding sugars important for targeting/ recognition70
7779074471Phosphorylationpost-transitional modification of proteins; added phosphorous groups alter shape71
7779083730Substitution: SilentA instead of G= no change because still codes for same amino acid72
7779183009Substitution: MissenseT instead of C= AGC becomes serine; changes code for single amino acid (what happens in sickle cell anemia)73
7779250611Substitution: NonsenseA instead of T= codon becomes STOP codon; stops entire protein chain74
7779259049Frame-shift Mutationinsertion/deletion of a base that causes a shift and all subsequent codons are coded incorrectly75
77792824333-Nucleotide pair deletionno frame-shift, but one amino acid missing; 70% of cases in cystic fibrosis76
7779293248Alternating splicingmRNA can pick and choose which exons (part of DNA that is included in rna strand) they want to use77
7779302986Spliceosomeintrons (noncoding area of DNA not included in rna) are cut out by this during transcription78
7779558206microRNAmRNA inhibition; binds to it and blocks little segments79
7779565118Proteosomebreaks down proteins; protein targeted for breakdown, enzyme attaches ubiquitin to protein and is recognized by proteosome80
7779586243Exothermic/ exergonicenergy is released, -deltaG= favorable interactions/ spontaneous81
7779596170Endothermic/ endergonicenergy is absorbed, +deltaG= unfavorable interactions/ non spontaneous82
7779602050Coupled Reactionreally need this reaction bu it's endergonic so we add energy and total deltaG becomes negative after the 2 reax. are combined83
7779623785Big Pic on Energy and Metabolism1) Start w/ high energy fuels 2) Break them down in a series of mostly exergonic reax. 3) Going to "capture" released energy from these reax. and couple it to an otherwise unfavorable forward reax. (ADP + P--> ATP) 4) Now we have lots of ATP which we can use as "energy packets:84
7779649402Activation Energyinitiates reax.; how big activation energy is determines the rate at which reax. proceeds85
7779661635Catalystsenzymes speed up reax. by reducing activation energy; substrates enter active site on enzyme, substrates held in by WEAK FORCES, active site lowers Ea, substrates become products, products released, active site has changed and is ready for new substrates86
7779691993Glycolysisbreaks down glucose and harvests energy in it to drive ADP + P--> ATP (breakdown of glucose is a -deltaG reax)87
7779697958Aerobiccellular respiration, complete oxidation, waste= H2O and CO2, net energy trapped= 32 ATP88
7779703488Anaerobicfermentation, incomplete oxidation, waste=organic compound +CO2, Net energy trapped= 2 ATP89
7779721524Oxidation / Reduction reax.coupled; charged atom has high energy (reducing agent) --> oxidized= loses electrons, reduced=gaining electrons90
7779743552How to get energy from food to make ATP?1) Food--> monomers in digestive 2) Monomers (ex. glucose) enter cells91
7779790633Glycolysis Net TotalGlucose--> 2 Pyruvate + 2H2O 4 ATP formed- 2 ATP used--> 2 ATP 2 NAD+ + 4e- +4H+ --> 2NADH +2H+92
7779798671NADan electron carrier that works by "redox"; NADH is the high energy form93
7779821543Citric Acid Cyclein mitochondrial matrix; releases much more free energy than glycolysis; produces NADH, FADH, ATP, and CO2 oxidation; all of the C's in glucose are oxidized; only produced 1 ATP94
7787142155How many ATP's come from one NAD+?3 ATP95
7787142878How many NAD+ are used in the electron transport/ oxidative phosphorylation?3 NAD+96
7787145184How many ATP's made from FAD?2 ATP97
7787152082WHat was the point of the Meselson-Stahl experiment?do the 2 strands of DNA separate from one another during replication?98
7787170255ATP--> ADP + P produces what deltaG?negative99
7787208030Purpose of Hershey-Chase experiment?to determine if DNA or protein is the genetic material100
7787231359Which end is a nucleotide added to a growing chain?3' end101
7787239183Max Number of amino acids on single tRNA before its arrival at the ribosome?1102
7787256832Which part of DNA became radioactive during the Hershey-Chase experiment, when P32 was used?backbone of DNA103
7787268237Glycerol is involved in the synthesis of which macromolecule?Lipids104
7787274167In which process would an error cause the greatest long-term consequences?Replication105
7790843490How many ATP's does it take to synthesize a triglyceride?3 ATP's106
7791989312WHat kind of bond holds together beta-sheet in proteins?Hydrogen bonds107
7792827241PolysomesmRNA with ribosomes108
7792905450DNA double helix held together by:H-bonds109
7792988769WHen does denaturation occur in proteins?secondary & tertiary110

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