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Alpha helix

A spiral shape constituting one form of the secondary structure of proteins, arising from a specific hydrogen-bonding structure.

amino acid

An organic molecule possessing both carboxyl and amino groups. Amino acids serve as the monomers of proteins.

beta pleated sheet

One form of the secondary structure of proteins in which the polypeptide chain folds back and forth, or where two regions of the chain lie parallel to each other and are held together by hydrogen bonds.

carbohydrate

carbohydrate A sugar (monosaccharide) or one of its dimers (disaccharides) or polymers (polysaccharides).

cellulose

cellulose A structural polysaccharide of cell walls, consisting of glucose monomers joined by b-1, 4-glycosidic linkages.

chaperonin

Protein molecules that assist the proper folding of other proteins.

chitin

chitin A structural polysaccharide of an amino sugar found in many fungi and in the exoskeletons of all arthropods.

cholesterol

cholesterol A steroid that forms an essential component of animal cell membranes and acts as a precursor molecule for the synthesis of other biologically important steroids.

condensation reaction

condensation reaction A reaction in which two molecules become covalently bonded to each other through the loss of a small molecule, usually water; also called dehydration reaction.

dehydration reaction

dehydration reaction A chemical reaction in which two molecules covalently bond to each other with the removal of a water molecule.

denaturation

For proteins, a process in which a protein unravels and loses its native conformation, thereby becoming biologically inactive. For DNA, the separation of the two strands of the double helix. Denaturation occurs under extreme conditions of pH, salt concentration, and temperature.

deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

A double-stranded, helical nucleic acid molecule capable of replicating and determining the inherited structure of a cell's proteins.

deoxyribose

deoxyribose The sugar component of DNA, having one less hydroxyl group than ribose, the sugar component of RNA.

disaccharide

A double sugar, consisting of two monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis.

disulfide bridge

Strong covalent bonds formed when the sulfur of one cysteine monomer bonds to the sulfur of another cysteine monomer.

double helix

double helix The form of native DNA, referring to its two adjacent polynucleotide strands wound into a spiral shape.

fat

A biological compound consisting of three fatty acids linked to one glycerol molecule.

fatty acid

fatty acid A long carbon chain carboxylic acid. Fatty acids vary in length and in the number and location of double bonds; three fatty acids linked to a glycerol molecule form fat.

gene

A discrete unit of hereditary information consisting of a specific nucleotide sequence in DNA (or RNA, in some viruses).

glycogen

An extensively branched glucose storage polysaccharide found in the liver and muscle of animals; the animal equivalent of starch.

glycosidic linkage

A covalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a dehydration reaction.

hydrolysis

hydrolysis A chemical process that lyses, or splits, molecules by the addition of water; an essential process in digestion.

hydrophobic interactions

hydrophobic interaction A type of weak chemical bond formed when molecules that do not mix with water coalesce to exclude the water.

lipid

lipid One of a family of compounds, including fats, phospholipids, and steroids, that are insoluble in water.

macromolecule

A giant molecule formed by the joining of smaller molecules, usually by a condensation reaction. Polysaccharides, proteins, and nucleic acids are macromolecules.

monomer

The subunit that serves as the building block of a polymer.

monosaccharide

monosaccharide The simplest carbohydrate, active alone or serving as a monomer for disaccharides and polysaccharides. Also known as simple sugars, the molecular formulas of monosaccharides are generally some multiple of CH2O.

nucleic acid

A polymer (polynucleotide) consisting of many nucleotide monomers; serves as a blueprint for proteins and, through the actions of proteins, for all cellular activities. The two types are DNA and RNA.

nucleotide

The building block of a nucleic acid, consisting of a five-carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group.

peptide bond

The covalent bond between two amino acid units, formed by a dehydration reaction.

phopholipids

A molecule that is a constituent of the inner bilayer of biological membranes, having a polar, hydrophilic head and a nonpolar, hydrophobic tail.

polymer

A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together.

polynucleotide

A polymer consisting of many nucleotide monomers; serves as a blueprint for proteins and, through the actions of proteins, for all cellular activities. The two types are DNA and RNA.

polypeptide

A polymer (chain) of many amino acids linked together by peptide bonds.

polysaccharide

A polymer of up to over a thousand monosaccharides, formed by dehydration reactions.

primary structure

The level of protein structure referring to the specific sequence of amino acids

proteins

protein A three-dimensional biological polymer constructed from a set of 20 different monomers called amino acids.

purine

purine One of two families of nitrogenous bases found in nucleotides. Adenine (A) and guanine (G) are purines.

pyrimidine

One of two families of nitrogenous bases found in nucleotides. Cytosine (C), thymine (T), and uracil (U) are pyrimidines.

quaternary structure

The particular shape of a complex, aggregate protein, defined by the characteristic three-dimensional arrangement of its constituent subunits, each a polypeptide.

ribonucleic acid (RNA)

A type of nucleic acid consisting of nucleotide monomers with a ribose sugar and the nitrogenous bases adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and uracil (U); usually single-stranded; functions in protein synthesis and as the genome of some viruses.

ribose

The sugar component of RNA.

saturated fatty acid

A fatty acid in which all carbons in the hydrocarbon tail are connected by single bonds, thus maximizing the number of hydrogen atoms that can attach to the carbon skeleton.

secondary structure

The localized, repetitive coiling or folding of the polypeptide backbone of a protein due to hydrogen bond formation between peptide linkages.

starch

A storage polysaccharide in plants consisting entirely of glucose.

steroids

A type of lipid characterized by a carbon skeleton consisting of four rings with various functional groups attached.

tertiary structure

Irregular contortions of a protein molecule due to interactions of side chains involved in hydrophobic interactions, ionic bonds, hydrogen bonds, and disulfide bridges.

triacyglycerol

Three fatty acids linked to one glycerol molecule.

unsaturated fatty acid

A fatty acid possessing one or more double bonds between the carbons in the hydrocarbon tail. Such bonding reduces the number of hydrogen atoms attached to the carbon skeleton.

x-ray crystallography

x-ray crystallography A technique that depends on the diffraction of an X-ray beam by the individual atoms of a molecule to study the three-dimensional structure of a molecule.

oxygen accumulate in atmosphere

2.7 billion years ago

eukaryotes

2.1 billion years ago

multicellular eukaryotes

1.2 billion years ago

plants,fungi,animals

500 million

life begins

non living materials became organized into molecular aggregates that eventually could reproduce and metabolize molecules

spontaneous generation

old theory that life arose from non-living matter

biogenesis

theory that life can arise only from the reproduction of preexisting life

4 parts of current theories

1. small organic molecules were synthesized 2. these molecules joined into polymers 3. self replicating molecules emerges 4. all these molecules were packaged into membrane containing droplets whose internal chemistry differed from external environment simulation of early conditions on earth have produced organic polymers

first genetic material

is RNA and DNA (hypothesized)

protobionts

aggregates of molecules that were produced abioticly (hypothetical) have a consistent and internal environment have some other properties assosciated with life

5-kingdom system

early 70s, monera, protista, plantae, fungi, animalia

3 domain system

Eubacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya makes kindom of monera absolete

taxonomy

work in progress, protista now being studied more to

3 most common shaped of prokaryotes

sphere, rods, helixs

peptidoglycans

most proks have a cell wall that contains peptidoglycans

gram-positive

bacteria have simpler wall that contains more peptidoglycans

gram-negative

cells have walls that are structurally more complex

pili

proks use these appendages to adhere to each other or to surrounding surfaces

motile

over half of proks are motile because they possess whip-like flagella

plasmids

in addition to their one major chromosome, proks have smaller independent pieces

binary fission

proks method of reproduction

three mechanisms in which proks can transfer genetic material

1. transformation - prok takes up genes from its environment 2. conjugation - genes are directly transferred from one prok to another 3. transduction - viruses transfer genes between proks

major source of genetic variation

mutation

4 groups of prokaryotes

1. photoautotrophs photosynthetic and use the power of sun light turn CO2 into organic cmps 2. chemoautotrophs also use carbon dioxide as source of carbon but get energy from oxidizing inorganic substances 3. photoheterotrophs use light to make atp but must obtain their carbon from an outside source already fixed in organic cmps 4. chemoheterotrophs get both carbon and energy from organic compounds, includes most proks

two types of chemoheterotrophs

saprobes - decomposers parasites

nitrogen fixation

process some proks use atmospheric nitrogen as a direct source of nitrogen, convert N2 to NH4+

obligate aerobes

cannot grow without oxygen for cell respiration

obligate anaerobes

use fermentation and are poisoned by oxygen

facultative anaerobes

use oxygen if available or undergo fermentation if not

extremophiles

live in extreme environments such as geysers

3 types of extremophiles

methanogens use carbon dioxide to oxidize H2 and to produce methane as biproduct 2. extreme halophiles- live in salene environments 3. extreme thermophiles live in hot environments

symbiotic

form relationships with other species, one organism is significantly larger and is called host

3 types of symbiosis

mutualism- both benefit commensalism - one benefits, the other is neither helped nor harmed parasitism - one benefits one does not

protists

simplest but most diverse of all euks, vary in structure and function more than any other group of euks, most are unicellular and use aerobic metabolism + have mitochondria

protozoa

animal like protists

algae

plant like protists

most protists

have cilia + flagella, mitosis, aquatic environments

diplomonadida-parabasala

secondary loss of mitochondria diplomonadida - two separate nuclei - giardia parabasala - undulating membrane

euglenozoa

photosynthetic, heterotrophic, and mixotrophic flagellates Euglenophyta paramlylon as storage polysacharide \ kinetoplatida kinetoplast, unique organel

alveolata

subsurface alveoli-membrane bound cavities 1 dinoflaggelata A unicellular photosynthetic alga with two flagella situated in perpendicular grooves in cellulose plates covering the cell. 2. apicomplexa - apical complex functioning in penetration of hosts cells - plasmodium 3. ciliophora - cilia functioning in movement and feeding - paramecium

stramenopila

clade of hairy flagella oomycota- hyphae which absorb nutrients, water molds, rusts, downy mildews 2. bacillariophyta - diatoms - glassy two part walls 3. chrysophyta (golden algae) biflagellate cells, xanophyll pigments 4. phaeophyta (brown algae) brown color from accessory pigments

rhodophyta (red algae)

no flagellated stages,

viridiplantae (includes green algae group, chlorophyta)

plant-type chloroplasts

mycetozoa

decomposers having complex life cycles with amoeboid stages 1. mixogastridia (plasmodial slimemolds) - net like plasmodium as feeding stage 2. dicteostalida (cellular slime molds) amoeboid feeding cells that aggregate to form reproductive colonies

pseudopod equiped protists of uncertain phylogeny

1. rhizopoda - lobe-like pseudopodia - amoeba 2. Actiniopada - ray-like pseudopodia 3. foraminifera - porous cells

four main groups of land plants

bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms, angiosperms

bryophytes

several adaptations for land living, lack vascular tissues

pteridophytes

lack seeds

seeds

plant embryos packaged with food supply and protective coat

gymnosperms

seeds that are not enclosed in protective coating

angiosperms

flowering plants

alternation of generations

all land plants- have life cycle consisting of two stages, the gametophyte (haploid) and sporophyte (diploid) stage

spore

a cell produced by plants - can develop into new plants without fusing with another cell

3 adaptations enabling plants to live on land

1.vconservation of water, cuticle is a waxy layer made up of polymers that seals water into cell, stomata openings on the undersurface of leaf that open and close to allow evaporition of water and CO2 2. transport of water through body of plant, xylem +phloem 3. adaptation of transport of photosynthesized food, glucose, phloem tubules

three phyla in bryophyta

mosses, liverworts, hornwarts dominant generation is gametophyte

pteridphytes

seedless vascular plant life is dominated by sporophyte stage ferns and horsetails are prominant examples

seed plants

vascular plants that produce seeds

three most crucial adaptation of plants that lead to evolution of seed plants

1. reduction of gametophyte stage 2. evolution of seed 3. evolution of pollen

pollination

microspores of seed plants develop into pollen grains, which are dispersed by the wind or animals, so that this process can take place

gymosperms

prominant gymnospers are conifers (cone bearing plants)

two types of cones of pine trees

pollen cones and ovulate cones

anigisperms

phyla anthophyta, 1. monocots have veins that run parallel 2. dicots have net like vein patterns -flower is major reproductive adaptation of angiosperms

fruits

mature ovaries of the plants

8 steps in angiosperm life cycle

1. anthers produce microspores 2. micropores-also known as pollen, form male gametophyte 3.meanwhile ovules form megaspores that form female gametophytes (embryo sacs) 4. pollination brings gametophytes together in ovary 5. double fertilization takes place 6. zygotes develop into sporophyte embryos packaged into along with food into seeds

coevolved

mutual evolutionary influence btwn plants and animals

4 ways fungi differ from other euks

1. nutrition, structure, growth, reproduction

nutrition

fungi are heterotrophs and obtain nutrients by absorption in which they secret hydrolytic enzymes and digest food outside their bodies

hyphae

bodies of fungi composed of filaments, entwined together to form mycelium

septa

walls between hyphae cells made of chitin

four phyla of fungi

1. chytridiomycota - aquatic sapropes or parasites, most primitive 2. zygomycota - terrestrial, some form mycorrizae, mutual association with roots, bread mold

ascomycota

sac fungi, live in a variety of habitats

basidomycota

club fungus, include muchroms and are important decomposers of plant materials

3 important fungi

1. molds - rapidly growing fungi that produce asexually 2. yeasts - unicellular fungi that live in moist habitats, produce asexually by budding 3. lichens - symbiotic associations of photosynthetic microrganisms (algae) embedded in a network of fungal hyphae, hardy, pioneers on rock and soil surfaces

animals

multicellular eukaryotes that must ingest preformed organic molecules into their bodies (heterotrophs)

how many animal phyla

about 35

radial symetry

any cut through central axis of the organism produce miror images

bilateral symetry

single cut devides into two

cephalization

concentration of sensory equipment at one end of the organism

acoelomates

flatworms, have no cavities between their digestive tracks and outer wall of body

coelomates

possess fluid filled body cavity that separates an animals digestive track from outer body wall

during cambrian explosion, first animals possessed hard, minerlized skeletons

ddd

invertebrates

backbones

1. subkingdom parazoa phylum porifera

ddd

parazoa

sponges are the oldest animals. they are sessile but very sedate have no nerves or muscles

spongeocoel

pores in sponges through which water is drawn

osculum

pores in sponges through which water flow out

filter-feeders

collect particles from waters that pass through them

hermaphrodites

function in both male and female in reproduction

regeneration

capable of regrowing lost parts

2. Subkingdom eumetozoa

ddd

radially symetrical animals

animals with true tissues, which sponges lack, two phyla of radiata are, cnidarians and ctenophora

cnidaria

exist in polyp and medusa form, have radial symetry, central digestive compartment known as gastrovascular cavity, cnidocytes 9cells that function in defense and the capture of prey), hydras, jellies, and sea anemonies

ctenophora

come jellies, look like medusal cnidarians, most are spherical, possess row of plates formed from fused cilia, used for locamotion

bilaterally symmetrical animals

see below

1. Acoelomates

animals without body cavity see below

phylum platyhelminthes

flat worms, live in water or damp - exist in parasitic and free living form; are flat with dorsal and ventral surfaces; lack organs that specialize for circulation; reproduce asexually;ex. flukes and tapeworms

phylum nemertea

ribbon worms or probiscus worms, have excretory sensory and nervous systum similar to flat worms, complete digestive tract with a closed circulatory system with no heart

2. pseudocoelomates

ddd

phylum nematoda

roundworms, found in most aquatic habitats, bodies not segmented, are cylindrical, have exoskeleton called a cutivle, complete digestive tract but no circulatory system, pseudocoelum, reproduce sexualy, sexes are separate in most species

phylum rotifera

inhabit fresh water, specialized organ systems including complete digestive tract, jaws that grind food, and cilia that draw water into mouth, some practise parthenogenesis

3. coelomates

ddd

phylum lophophorata

contain a lophophore - a circular fold of the body wall, with ciliated tentacles surrounding the mouth

phylum muluska

soft bodied animals protected with a hard shell, slugs, squids, octopi, possess a muscular foot for movement, visceral mass made of organs and a mantle secretes a shell, most have separate sexes

phylum annelida

worms, segmented internally and externally, live in damp or sea habitats, have a coelum, closed disestive system, brain like central giglia, and a hydrostatic skeleton

phylum arthropoda

segmented animals with hard exoskeleton and jointed appendages, well developed sensory organs, open circulatory system, organs specialize gas exchange, includes crustacea, chelicerates(spiders,

4. deuterostomia

radial cleavage, share common developmental processes

phylum echinodermata

slow moving, radiate from center. Thin skin covering an exoskeleton, a water cascular system, reproduce sexually and can be divided into six classes, sea stars, urchins, sand dollars, sea cucumbers

phylum chordata

includes two sub phylum composed of invertebrates as well as all vertebrates

vertebrates

have a backbone

vertebrates four anatomical features

many occur only in embryonic development 1. a notochord - long flexible rod, appears during embryonic development between digestive tube and dorsal nurve chord 2. Dorsol hollow nerve chord formed from a plate of ectoderm that rolls into hollow tube 3. pharyngeal slits - allow water to enter and exit mouth without going through digestive tract 4. a muscular tail posterior to the anus

two subphyla of invertebrate chordates

urochordata (tunicates) and cephalochordata (lancelates) simpler versions of vertebrates

four things that differentiate vertebrates

neural crest, significant cephalization, a vertebral column, and a closed circulatory system

two extant classes of jawless vertebrates

class myxini (hagfishes) - marine bottom dwelling scavengers, possess no vertebrae and have a skeleton made of cartilage class cephalaspidomorphi (lampreys) marine and fresh water, cartilagenous pipe surounds notochord, lack skeleton supported jaws

jawed important classes of fishes and amphibs

class chondrichthyes - flexible endoskeletons composed of cartilage, streamline bodies, denser than water, sink if stop swimming, example - sharks and rays

class osteichthyes

bony fishes, most numerous of all vertebrate groups, ossified means boned endoskeleton, covered in scales, and possess a swim bladder.

three main classes of bony fish

ray-finned fish, lobe finned fish, lung-fishes

class amphibia

maintain close ties with water, rely on skin for gas exchange, some have larval stage with a dual aquatic and terestrial life, eggs lack a shell, fertilization is external, can exhibit complex social behavior

clade amniotes

mammals, birds, and, reptiles

amniotic egg

have a shell that retains water and thus can be laid in dry environment

extraembryonic membranes

in amniotic eggs, function in gas exchange, waste storage, and transport of nutrients to embryo

Reptiles

have scales, obtain oxygen through lungs, not skin. lay eggs on land; undergo internal fertilization

ancient reptiles

dinosaurs, pterosaurs

modern reptiles

testudine (turtles) sphenodontia (tuataras) squamata (lizards, snakes) crocodilia (crocs and gaters)

birds

lay amniotic eggs and have scales on their legs, both are vaguely reptilian

how are bird's bodies constructed for flight

light, hollow bones relatively few organs wings, feathers

ratites

flightless bird

carinates

birds that fly

endotherms

(birds) maintain a warm, consistent body temp. feathers in some cases layer of fat insulate birds and help maintain internal temp.

differences btwn birds and reps

four chambered heart high rate of metabolism larger brains

mammals shared characteristics

all possess mammary glands possess hair are endothermic active metabolism born rather than hatched all use internal fertilization proportionally larger brains teeth of differentiating size

3 groups

monotremes - egg laying mammals ex. are platypus and spiny anteater marsupials - pouch where embryo develops placental mammals - long period of pregnacy and complete development in uterus

characteristics of all primates

grasping hands and feet large brains short jaws forward-looking eyes flat nails well developed parental care complex social behavior

two subgroups of primates

1. prosimii - lemurs, 2. Anthropoidea - monkeys, apes, and humans

human evolution

increased brain volume shortening of the jaw bipedal posture reduced size difference btwn sexes and important changes in family structure