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How many amino acids occur in proteins of organisms?
20
What are glutomic acid and arginine examples of?
hydrophobic
What are Phonylanine and Leucine exaples of?
Hydrophobic
What is cytesine an example of?
sulfur
What forms disulfide bridges?
sulfer
What detremines the function of each protein?
the sequence of the amino acids
What are the 4 levels of protein structure?
1 primamry
2 secondary
3 tertiary
4 Quartenary
Which protein structure forms a straight line?
primary
Which protein form a zig-zag?
secondary
Which protein structure forms a zig-zag that turns in many directions?
Tertiary
Which form multiple zig-zags that turn in diffrent directions?
Quartenary
Which structure is a sequence of amino acids in a protein, determined by the genes, diffrenet for each diffrent protein, and determines all of the meaning of the structure?
primary
Which structure has a regular repeating coiling and folding of polypeptide backbone, contributes to a protein's overall conformation, is stabilized by hydrogen bonding between peptide linakages in the protein backbon, and is mainly seen in helizes and pleated sheets?
secondary
Which structure has an irregular contortion of a protein backbone due to the hnonding f interartions between side chains (R-groups) and the 3rd level of structure is superimposed on the 1st and 2nd structures due to the amino acid side chains?
tertiary
What structure has covalen bonding through disulfide bridges and weak linkages such as hydrogen bonding, ionic bonding, and hydrophobic interations?
tertiary
Which structure results from the interation among several polypeptides (subunits in a single protein) and its protein function is dependant on the correct structure at each level?
quartenary
What are long chains of subunits called nucleotides?
nucleic acids
what consists of a 5-carbon sugar, a phospahate group, and a nitrogen containg base?
nucleotides
What are the two types of nucleotides?
-ribose and doxyribose
What is the diffrence between ribose and deoxyribose?
deoxyribose has an H rather than an -OH
What are the five nitrogen containing bases?
adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil
What are deoxyribose nuclotides bonded to?
A,G,C,T
What are ribose nucleotides bonded to?
A,G,C,U
What are the two types of nucleic acids?
deoxyribonucleic acids and ribonucleic acid
What two nuclic acids are molecules of heredity?
DNA and RNA
What occurs in chromosomes and dtermines the information needed to contstruct proteins?
DNA
The nucleotide cycklic adenosine monophosphate acts as what?
and intracellular messenger
the nucleotide adenosine triphosphate (ATP) acts as what?
energy carriers
What nucleotides assist enzymes in promoting and guiding chemical reactions?
coenzymes
What is usually the ouermost barrier of the cell?
cell membrane
What is the only exception a cell membrane being the outermost form of protection?
a cell wall (in plants)
What is mainly for structural support and protection?
cell wall
What is the one thing that the cell wall does not act as a barrier to?
molecules
What contains the cell but also allows it to interact with the enviroment?
plasma membrane
What is the bnding site between the phosopholipid bi layer?
receptor protein
What functionsto isolate the cell enviroment and regulate the exchange between the incside and outside?
plasma membrance
What communicates with the other cells and is used t identify the cell type?
plasma membrane
What is at the boundary of every dll that acts as a selective barrier, therby regulating the cells chemical enviroment?
plasma membrane
What is the plasma membrance mad eof?
lipids
What are molecules that can from membrances naturally?
phospholipids
What are cell membranes such as that of red blood cells made of?
phosopholipid bilayers
What are biological membranes such as that of red blood cells made of?
proteins
What did singer and nicholson invent?
the fluid mosiac model
There is lateral 2-D movement of the lipids and some proteins in the plane of the membrane is what model?
the fluid mosiac model
What flip-flopping phenomenon is rare in cells?
transverse
In the mosiac aspect of membrances, what are interspersed whitihin the lipid bilayer?
proteins
What transports proteins, channels proteins (pores), and carrier porteins (selective revolvong protein)?
membrane proteins
What has recptors and cell to cell recognition, transport and receptor proteins?
membrance proteins
What type of protein allows ions t pass in and out?
channel
what protein allows amino acids, sugars, and small proteins to come in to the cell by connecting to the binding site?
channel proteins
Some recognitions keys on the surface cells are known as?
gycloproteins
Which proteins have a carbohydrate attached to them and are found outside the cell membrane?
glycoproteins
What are the 2 factors in movement of molecules?
1 movement must be trhough a fluid and there must be a concentration gradient
what is known as a liquid or a gas?
fluid
What is a substance that can take shape w/o breaking?
fluid
What is the diffrence in the amount of molecules from one place to another?
concentration gradient
What is the transport of water through a membrane?
osmosis
What is the movement of moleclues from a high concentration to a low one?
diffusion
When is there no movement whitin a cell?
when equilibrium is found
When does movemtn whithin a cell have a specific direction?
when there is a concetration gradient
Movement down a concentration gradient is known as?
passive transport
What is a concentration change over a distance in a particular direction?
concentration gradient
what is the net moevement of a substance down a contration gradient?
diffusion
Movement is normally from what concentration to what concentration?
high to low
Normally the grater in the diffrene between the high concentration and the low concentration in a cell results in?
a faster diffusion
Does the movement normally occur over long or short distances?
short
Most movement across membranes is what sort of diffusion?
passive
What is diffusion of a substance across a biological membrane?
passive
What type of transport require no cell energy and depends on the permeability of the cell membrane?
passive
What is the property of biological membranes which allows some substances to cross more easily than others?
selective permeability
Movement down a concentration gradient is known as?
passive transport
What is a concentration change over a distance in a particular direction?
concentration gradient
what is the net moevement of a substance down a contration gradient?
diffusion
Movement is normally from what concentration to what concentration?
high to low
Normally the grater in the diffrene between the high concentration and the low concentration in a cell results in?
a faster diffusion
Does the movement normally occur over long or short distances?
short
Most movement across membranes is what sort of diffusion?
passive
What is diffusion of a substance across a biological membrane?
passive
What type of transport require no cell energy and depends on the permeability of the cell membrane?
passive
What is the property of biological membranes which allows some substances to cross more easily than others?
selective permeability
What two factors influence permeability?
-solubility chracteristics of a sbustance crossing the membrane
-facioiltated diffusion by a carrier protein or a channel protein
Diffusion across a membrane wth the help of a protein is known as what?
facilitated diffusion
What are the three types of facilitated diffusion?
-bind and release
-selective
-gated
what is the passive transport/diffusion of water across a diferentially permeable membrane?
osmosis
what is influenced by factors which govern diffusion?
osmosis
some solute molecules reduce the number of water molecules which can diffuse by forming a?
hydration shell of bound water
What is the measure of the tendency of a solution to take up water when seperated from pure water by a diffrentially permeable membrane?
osmotic pressure
What is the diffusion of water across a diffrentially permeable layer from high to low concentrations?
osmosis
What do dissolved substances decrease?
the amount of free H2O molecules
In red blood cells what is it called when the shaped remains the same?
isotonic enviroment
What are cell membranes such as that of red blood cells made of?
phosopholipid bilayers
What are biological membranes such as that of red blood cells made of?
proteins
What did singer and nicholson invent?
the fluid mosiac model
There is lateral 2-D movement of the lipids and some proteins in the plane of the membrane is what model?
the fluid mosiac model
What flip-flopping phenomenon is rare in cells?
transverse
In the mosiac aspect of membrances, what are interspersed whitihin the lipid bilayer?
proteins
What transports proteins, channels proteins (pores), and carrier porteins (selective revolvong protein)?
membrane proteins
What has recptors and cellto cell recognition through recognition, transport and receptor proteins?
membrance proteins
What type of protein allows ions t pass in and out?
channel
what protein allows amino acids, sugars, and small proteins to come in to the cell by connecting to the binding site?
channel proteins
What are some of the recognition keys on the surface of a cell called?
glycoproteins
What are proteins which have a carbohydrate attached to them and are found outside of the cell?
glycoproteins
What are the 2 factors of movement of molecules?
movement must be through a fluid and there must be a concentration gradient
What substance is a liquid or a gas and it can take any shape w/o breaking
fluid
concentration change over a distance in a particular direction
concentration gradient
net movement od a substance down a concentration gradient
diffusion
Movement is always from a what concentration to a what concentration?
greater to lower
in diffusion the greater the diffrence in concentration the _____ the diffusion?
faster
When does net memovment stop?
when the system reaches equilibrium
Does movement whithin the cell occur over long or short distances?
short
Most of the movement across membranes occurs by diffusion and is therfore a form of
passive transport
WHat type of transport does not require cell energy and is dependant on the permeability of the membrane?
passive transport
diffusion of a substance across a biological membrane?
passive transport
property of a biological membrane which allows some substances to cross more easily than others
selectivly permeable
What are tyhe two factors which influence permeability?
solubility chracteristics of the substance crossing the membrane and facilitated diffusion by a carrier protein or a channel protein
diffusion across a membrane with the help of a protein
facilitated diffusion
What are the three types of faciliotated diffusion?
bind and release
selective and gated
diffusion of water across a diffrentially pemreable membrane
osmosis
What is influenced by factors which govern diffusion
osmosis
some soluble molecules reduce the numbers ofwater molecules, which can diffuse by forming what?
hydration shell of bound water
measure of the tendency of a solution to take up water when seperated from pure water by a diffrentially pemeable membrane
osmotic pressure
Water moves from what concentration to what concentration?
high to low
What decreses the am,ount of free h2o molecules?
dissolved substance
in red blodd cells what sort of enviroment is it in if the shape remains the same?
isotonic enviroment
in red blodd cells what sort of enviroment is it in if the shape inflates?
hypotonic enviroment
in red blodd cells what sort of enviroment is it in if the shape shrink?
hypetonic enviroment
Theis enviroment solution has an equal concentration of solute compared to the indie of the cell
isotonic enviroment
this enviroment/solution has a greater concetration of solute than the inside of the cell
hypertonic
this enviroment/soltuion has a lower concentration of solute than the inside of the cell
hypotonic
cell with what are more tolerable to excessive water movements, but still exhibit cellular changes
cell walls
What is a hypertonic molecule referred as?
plasmorized
Water moves from what concentration to what concentration?
high to low
What decreses the amount of free h2o molecules?
dissolved substance
in red blodd cells what sort of enviroment is it in if the shape remains the same?
isotonic enviroment
in red blodd cells what sort of enviroment is it in if the shape inflates?
hypotonic enviroment
in red blodd cells what sort of enviroment is it in if the shape shrink?
hypetonic enviroment
Theis enviroment solution has an equal concentration of solute compared to the indie of the cell
isotonic enviroment
this enviroment/solution has a greater concetration of solute than the inside of the cell
hypertonic
this enviroment/soltuion has a lower concentration of solute than the inside of the cell
hypotonic
what within a cell is more tolerable to excessive water movements, but still exhibit cellular changes
cell walls
What is a hypertonic molecule referred as?
plasmorized
Water moves from what concentration to what concentration?
high to low
What decreses the am,ount of free h2o molecules?
dissolved substance
in red blodd cells what sort of enviroment is it in if the shape remains the same?
isotonic enviroment
in red blodd cells what sort of enviroment is it in if the shape inflates?
hypotonic enviroment
in red blodd cells what sort of enviroment is it in if the shape shrink?
hypetonic enviroment
Theis enviroment solution has an equal concentration of solute compared to the indie of the cell
isotonic enviroment
this enviroment/solution has a greater concetration of solute than the inside of the cell
hypertonic
this enviroment/soltuion has a lower concentration of solute than the inside of the cell
hypotonic
cell with what are more tolerable to excessive water movements, but still exhibit cellular changes
cell walls
What is a hypertonic molecule referred as?
plasmorized
what is an isotonic molecule referred to as?
flaccid
what is a hypotonic molecules reffered to as?
turgid
Which molecule is the normal state?
turgid
Whn is energy required to move a cell?
when it is moving against the concentration gradient
What does the trasport protein bind with to push through the concenration gradient?
ATP and Ca^2+
cellular uptake of large molecules (macromolecules) and paritvulate substances (food) by the localized pinching off a region of the plasma membrane to form a vesicle
endocytosis
What are the three types of endocytosis
phagnocytosis, pinocytosis, and receptor-mediated endocytosis
(cell eating)
endocytosis of solid particles
phagnocytosis
may involve the formation of psedopodia
phagnocytosis
notices/sneses food particle and psedopods are formed around the food particle to bring it into the cell
endocytosis
(cell drinking)
endocytosis of fluid droplets
pinocytosis
the process of importing specific macro-molecules into the cell by the inward budding nof vesicles formed from coated pits
receptor-mediated endocytosis
endocytosis that occurs in response to the binding of specific nutrients to receptors on the cell's surface
receptor-mediated endocytosis
moves material out of the cell
exocytosis
large cellular secretion of large molecules (macromolecules) by the fusion of vesicles w/ the plasma membrane
exocytosis
connections between cells integrate cells into higher levels of structure and function such as?
tissue and organs
what asre cells connected by?
desmosomes
leak-proof connections which hold 2 cells togerther
tight junctions
communicartion between cells occurs via which two things?
gap junctions and plasmodesmata
animal cells communicate through ________ where 2 channel proteins in adjacent cells line up
gap junctions
these things arise by a stable alignment of channels proteins in adjacent cells so that pores are directly across from one another
gap junctions
What three things pass through the gap junctions?
hormones, ions, and nutrients
for plant cellls to move large amounts of water and macromolecules which wide interconnects are used?
plasmodesmata
large non-protein channels through both the cell membranes and the cell wall of neighboring plant cells
plasadesmata
what three things pass through plasmadesmata?
water nutreints and hormones
what is the smallest living unit?
cell
what is the gentic material in cells?
DNA
dense region of DNA in a prkaryotic cell?
nucleiod region
the entire region inside the cell membrane and outside the nucleus in cells that have a nucleous (prokaryotic cell)?
cytoplasm
is a prokaryote or a eukayote compartimentalized into organelles?
eukaryotic
one of several components suspended in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells
organelles
Name seven cellular organelles?
nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum (rough/smooth), golgi complex, vesicles, mitochondria, chlroplasts
componant that contains the cells gentic library
nucleus
conspicuous membrane bound organeelle in a eukarytoic cell that contains most of the genetic material
nucleus
double membrane which encloses the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell
nuclear envelope
spherical shaped region in the nuceus where eukaryptic ribosomes are assembled
nucleolus
site of ribosome productionand there may be two or more per cell
nucleolus
complex of DNA and histonic proteins which make up chromosomes in eukaryotic cells
chromatin
n non-dividing cells what appears as a mass of diffuse stained material?
chromatin
long threadlike associations of genes, composed of chromatin and found in the nucleaus of eukaryotic cells?
chromosomes
each species has a diffrent number of what?
chromosomes
cytoplasmic complexes which are the sites of protein sythesis and is the site of buliding cell's proteins
ribosomes
contain rRNA and many proteins
ribosomes
-made up of two subunits
- in prokaryotes these are frree in the cytoplasm
ribosomes
in eukaryote sthey are either free or attached to a membrane
ribosmoes
what is the diffrence between rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum?
rough- ribosomes
what are many cell organells cennected through?
endomembrane system
What three things make up the endomembrane system?
nuclear envelope, endoplasmic reticulum and golgi complex
What two thing make up the golgi complex?
lysossomes and vacuoles
The components of a cell are related in what two ways?
directly and indirectly
Direct contact entails what?
through physical contact
Indirect contact entails what?
through vesicles
membrane enclosed sacs that are pinched off portions of membranes
vesicles
formed at one site and move to a membrane at another site
vesicles
manufactures membranes and performs other vital biosynthetic functions
endoplasmic reticulum
extensive membraneuos network of tubules and sacs
endoplasmic reticulum
largest part of the cells membrane system?
endoplasmic reticulum
main function of this membrane is to synthesize lipids (especially phosopholipids and steroid)
smmoth endoplasmic reticulum
the main function of this membrane is to manufacture membranes and synthesis of secretory proteins
rough endomplasmic reticulum
What are the three steps in synthesizing a secretory protein?
-protein is synthesized by a bound ribosome
-the newly synthesizedprotein moves through the ER membrane in to the ER
-a vesicle carriying the protein is pinched off the ER and travels to the golgi complex
in what membrane the protein is modified and package into vesicles?
golgi
After the protein vesicle is released from the golgi membrane the protein travels to the plasma membrane, fuses w/ it and releases the protein wherre?
outside the cell
What finishes, sorts and ships many ell products and absorvs from the ER
the golgi apparatus
organells made up of stacked\, flattened membraneuous sacs that modify, store sort and route products of the ER
the golgi apparatus
What are the 2 faces of the golgi apparatus?
cisface and thr transface
Where does the cisface point?
points to the ER
Where does the transface point to?
points to the plasma membrane
one type of vesicle which leaves from the golgi complex is the what?
lysosome
membrane bound organells which are digestive compartments that digest all major classes of marcomolecules?
lysosome
What are the three functions of the lysosome?
intracellular digestion
recycling of ccellular material and programmed cell desruction
food particles are formed by phagnocytosis of a food particle
intracellular digestion
what are the two main energy transformers of cells?
mitochondris and chrloplasts
What are the following features featurs of?
-douvle membranes
-membranes are not apart of the endomembrane system
-contain ribosomes and DNA
-are semi-autonomous
motichondria and chrolroplasts
What two things produce some but not all of their proteins? (10-20%)
mitochondria and chrolplasts
What are two features of something that is semi-sutonomous?
grow and reproduce
chrophyll contaiaining organelles which are the sites of photosynthesis
chroplasts
organelles which use energy extracted from organic macromolecules to produce ATP
mitochondria
What kind of energy does mitochondria produce?
ATP
what is 1-10 um?
mtochondria
Whats number varies per ell with metabolic activity and has the ability to move and change shape?
mitochondria
What in the mitochondrias inner membrane makes it have more surface area?
its highly folded layers
what are the infolded structures of the mitochondria called?
cristaes
what is the space between two membranes?
intermembrane space/compartment
space inside of the inner membrane is called the
matrix
provides shape, support, and movement
cytoskeleton
netweork of protein fibers that most organelles are attached to
cytoskeleton
What are the three types of protein fibers that make up the cytoskeleton?
microfilaments, intermediate filamemnts and microtublues
the capacity to do work
energy
what are the two types of energy?
potential and kinetic
stored energy in matter
potenial
the energy in chemical bonds and electrical energy in a battery is an example of what type of energy?
potential
energy in motion or movement
kinetic
electricity is an example of what type of energy?
kinetic
are the two types of energies interchangeable?
YES
What laws are the properties of energy described by?
thermodynamics
energy transfer by organisma is subject to what two laws?
thermodynics
energy can be transferred and transformed but cannot be created or destroyed. which law?
1st law of thermodynamics
every energy transfer or transformation results in a decrease of useful energy. which law?
2nd law of thermodynamics
the state of disorder or randomness
entropy
some energy is used to increase what?
entropy
a system that is sompletly isolated from its surroundings
closed system
a univers is an example of what type of system?
clesed system
energy can be transfored between the system and its surroundings
open system
begin w/ a set of substances (reactants) and end w/ a diffrent set of substances (products)
chemical reactions
A chemical reaction is either ______ or ________
exergonic or endergonic
reactions that release energy
exergonic
A+B = Energy + D
exergonic reactions
energy requiring reactants
endergonic reactions
energy + A + B = D
endergonic reactions
what type of reaction releases energy, is energetically downhill, and is spontaneous?
exergonic
What type of reaction requires energy, is energetically unhill, and is not spontaneous?
endergonic reactions
What is the beginning set of substances called?
reactants
What is he ending set of substances called
products
initial energy that ALL reactions require to get started
activation energy
amount of energy that reactant molecules must absorb to start a reaction
activation energy
glucose and oxygen producing carbon dioxide and water is an example of what type of reaction?
exergonic
carbon dioxide and water producing glucose is an example of what type of reaction?
endergonic
what type of reaction requires energy output?
endergonic
sugar formed by photosynthetic organisms contain more energy than what?
the organisms that it was formed from (carbon dioxide and water)
requires energy that dcomes from sunlight
photosynthesis
What type of reaction requires energy, is energetically unhill, and is not spontaneous?
endergonic reactions
What is the beginning set of substances called?
reactants
What is he ending set of substances called
products
initial energy that ALL reactions require to get started
activation energy
amount of energy that reactant molecules must absorb to start a reaction
activation energy
glucose and oxygen producing carbon dioxide and water is an example of what type of reaction?
exergonic
carbon dioxide and water producing glucose is an example of what type of reaction?
endergonic
what type of reaction requires energy output?
endergonic
sugar formed by photosynthetic organisms contain more energy than what?
the organisms that it was formed from (carbon dioxide and water)
requires energy that dcomes from sunlight
photosynthesis
reactions which release energy can be coupled to take energy are called
coupled reactions
In the example of sun and plants where do the endergonic reactions take place and where do the exergonic reactiosn take place?
endergonic-sun
exergonic-plant
what is transferred from exergonic parts to endergonic parts in living organisms
energy
energy is transferred by energy carrier molecules known as?
ATP
Gluscose breakdown and protein synthesis is an example of what type of reaction?
coupled reaction
principal energy carrier in cells
ATP
when energy is stored in ATP it is known as?
ATP synthesis
When energy in ATP is realeased it is known as?
ATP breakdown
what stores energy in chemical bonds and carry energy to sites where energy requireing reactions occur?
ATP
the bonds joining the last phophate groups of ATP to the rest of the molecule are called what?
high-energy bonds
what type of bonds require a high amount of energy to form?
high energy bonds
ATP is broken down to release energy and form what two things?
ADP and phosphate
what is not a long term energy strorage molecule?
ATP
What are two examples of more stable energy storage molecules?
fat and glycogen
the sum/totality of the organisms chamical processes
metabolism
What are the four steps of metabolism?
-uptake of matter and energy
-conversion to useable forms
-synthesis of cellular materials
-elimanation of waste products
What are these four steps the process of?
-uptake of matter and energy
-conversion to useable form
-synthesis of cellular materials
-elimination of waste products
metabolism
the chemical proccesses of life are linked in sequences called?
metabolic pathways
What are the two types of metabolic pathays?
catabolic and aabolic
metabolic pathways which release energy by breaking down complex molecules to simpler compounds
catabolic pathways
What does degradation of something release?
energy
metabolic pathways which concsume energy to build complicated molecules from cimpler ones
anabolic
What does synthesis of proteins require?
energy
metabolic pathways are orderly b/c of what three reasons?
-cells regulate reactions using proteins called enzymes
-celles couples exergonic reactions w/enedergonic reactions
-cells make energy-carrier molecules that transport energy from exergonic reactions to endergonic reactions
These three things make matabolic pathways what?
-cells regulate reactions using proteins alled enzymes
-cells couple exergonic reactions w/ endergonic ones
-cell make energy-carrier molecules that transport energy from exergonic reactions to endergonic reactions
more orderly
speed up the metabolic reaction by lowering energy barriers
enzymes
biological catalysts which are usually proteins
enzymes
chemical agents taht accelerate a reaction w/o being permemntly changed in the process
catalysts
what is reuaable and is not destroyed by reations that it influences?
catalyst
substances which enzymes act on.
substrates
What does degradation of something release?
energy
metabolic pathways which concsume energy to build complicated molecules from cimpler ones
anabolic
What does synthesis of proteins require?
energy
metabolic pathways are orderly b/c of what three reasons?
-cells regulate reactions using proteins called enzymes
-celles couples exergonic reactions w/enedergonic reactions
-cells make energy-carrier molecules that transport energy from exergonic reactions to endergonic reactions
These three things make matabolic pathways what?
-cells regulate reactions using proteins alled enzymes
-cells couple exergonic reactions w/ endergonic ones
-cell make energy-carrier molecules that transport energy from exergonic reactions to endergonic reactions
more orderly
speed up the metabolic reaction by lowering energy barriers
enzymes
biological catalysts which are usually proteins
enzymes
chemical agents taht accelerate a reaction w/o being permemntly changed in the process
catalysts
what is reuaable and is not destroyed by reations that it influences?
catalyst
substances which enzymes act on.
substrates
biological catalyst which is substrate specific
enzyme
in the presence of the appriate enzyme substartes become more what?
reactive
what binds its substrate and catlyses the conversion of the substarte (reactants) to the product?
enzyme
the enzyme binds its substarte and catlyses the conversion of the substrate (reactantss) to what?
the product
the substarte binds to the what of an enzyme?
active site
when the substrate and enzyme are connected it is known as the?
enzyme-substrate complex
restricted region of an enzyme molecule where the substarte binds
active site
usually a pocket or groove on he surface of a protein and is usually formed by only a few amino acid R-groups
active site
the shape size and binding abiltity of what confer specifically for the substarte?
active site
some enzymes require what to function?
coenzymes
small nonprotein organic molecules that are required for proper enzymes functions
coenzymes
vitamins are an example of?
coenzymes
by regulating the synthesis of enzymes and synthesizing enzymes in inactive form and activate them when needed and inhibiting the enzymes when adequeste amount of enzyme product is avialaible is a way for the cell to?
regulate the amount and activity of the enzyme
What three ways does the cell regulate the amount and activity of enzyme
-by regulating the synthesis of enzymes and synthesizing enzymes in inactive form and activate them when needed and inhibiting the enzymes when adequeste amount of enzyme product is avialaible
in what two ways is enzyme activity regulated?
feedback inhibition and allosteric regulation
the acticity of an enzyme is inhibited by its own product or a product along the metabolic pathway
feedback inhibition
enzymes regulater that prevents a cell from making something in excess
feedback inhibition
enzyme action is enhanced ot inhibited by small organic molcules that act as regulators
allosteric regulation
an enzyme regulator that involves the molecules attaching and changing the shape of the active site
allosteric regulation
What is neither the substartes nor product of the enzyme?
the regulator
regulator molecules are bond to what?
allosteric regulatory sites
binding of this changes the shape of the active site
regulatory molecule
what is a mechanism of feedback inhibition?
allosteric regulation
when a regulator molecule bonds to the allosteric regulatory site, the enzyme becomes more or less able to bond to what?
the substarte
has 2 conformations, 1 is cataclytically active and the other is inactive
allosteric enzymes
the catalytic activity of the enzyme can be inhibited by?
competitive inhibition
molecules that resemble the enzyemes normal substarte and so they compets w/ it for the active site
competitive inhibitors
these inhibitors block the active site by binding and no reacting with the enzmye
competitive inhibitors
Is the binding of inhibitors irreversible?
no
site for photosynthesis in plants
chrolrpplasts
transforms light energy trapped by chrolplasts into chemical bond energy and stores that energy in sugar and other organic molecules
photosynthesis
Photosynthesis synthesizes energy rich molecules such as ______ from energy poor molecules such as ________ and _________
glucose; carbon dioxide and water
photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide as what type of source?
carbon
photsynthesis uses light-energy as what type of source?
an energy source
what are the major organs of photosynthesis?
leaves
green pigment that gives a leaf its color
chrophyll
responsible for the absorption of light energy that drives photosynthesis
chrophyll
chroplasts are primarily in the cells what?
mesophyli
what two things do chroplasts contain?
thylakoid and stroma
flattned membraneous sacs inside the chrolplasts
thylakoids
semi-fluid medium whithin the mitochondria
stroma
located in the thylakoid membrane
chlrophyll
thylakoids are arranged in stacks called?
grana
The thylakoids are where what typ of reaction occer?
light-dependant reactions