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11 Cards in this Set
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What is biochemistry?
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-study of the chemistry of life
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What are the characteristics of Archaea?
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-often found in extreme locations such as hot springs and salt pools
-lack a nucleus -lipids are unique |
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What are the characteristics of bacteria?
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-lack a cell nucleus
-consist of all prokaryotic pathogenic organisms |
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What are the characteristics of a eukaryote?
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-DNA is stored in a nucleus
-all multicellular organisms are eukaryotes |
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What is the purpose of the cell membrane?
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-keep good molcules in and bad molcules out
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What are the characteristics of the cell membrane?
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-1/8 in. thick granuklar in appearance
-outside of membrance is covered with carbohydrate chains |
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What is the characteristics of the nucleus?
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-site of DNA storage, replication and mRNA sythesis
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What are the characteristics of the endoplasmic reticulum?
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-site of membrane and secrteted protein synthesis
-covered with ribosomes |
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What is the purpose of the golgi complex?
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-site of membrane and secreted protein "maturation" (modification)
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What is the purpose of the mitochondrion?
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-site of aerobic ATP synthesis and other aerobic metabolism
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What is the structure of DNA?
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-a polymer of nucleotides
-has 2 backbones that twist about into a double helix -accomodates any sequence of bases |
