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13 Cards in this Set
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DESCRIBE THE STRUCTURE OF A PHOSPHOLIPID AND DIAGRAM HOW THEY ARE ARRANGED IN THE CELL MEMBRANE.
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POLAR HEAD CONSIST OF GLYCEROL AND A PHOSPHATE GROUP, AND 2 FATTY ACID TAILS
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WHAT IS A PH BUFFER?
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IT PREVENTS THE PH FROM CHANGING DRASTICALLY
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EXPLAIN PRECISELY HOW PH BUFFERS WORKS.
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IT REMOVES OR ACCEPTS EXCESS H+
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WHY ARE PH BUFFERS NECESSARY IN LIVING CELLS?
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KEEPS THEM NEUTRAL
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GIVE A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE OF A PH BUFFER FOUND IN A LIVING CELL AND ONE THAT IS USED IN BATERIOLOGICAL GROWTH MEDIA.
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CARBONIC ACID BICARBONATE
POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE MONOBASIC KH2PO4 |
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DESCRIBE THE FOLLOWING LEVEL OF PROTEIN STRUCTURE:
PRIMARY |
# AND SEQUENCE IN A POLYPEPTIDE
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DESCRIBE THE FOLLOWING LEVEL OF PROTEIN STRUCTURE:
SECONDARY |
HELIX OR PLEATED
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DESCRIBE THE FOLLOWING LEVEL OF PROTEIN STRUCTURE:
TERTIARY |
3 DIMENISIONAL (ONLY FUNCTIONAL AT THIS LEVEL)
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DESCRIBE THE FOLLOWING LEVEL OF PROTEIN STRUCTURE:
QUATERNAY |
MORE THAN 1 POLYPEPTIDE WORKING TOGETHER TO FUNCTION
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WHAT TYPE OF MOLECULES MAKE UP A TYPICAL MUCLEOTIDE
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5(PENTOSE) CARBON SUGAR
NITROGEN BASE PHOSPHATE GROUP |
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LIST THE COMPLEMENTARY PAIRS FOUND IN DNA.
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A & T
C & G |
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STATE 3 WAYS IN WHICH THE DNA MOLECULE DIFFER FROM THE RNA MOLECULE.
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1. DNA IS DOUBLE STRAND: RNA
IS SINGLE 2. DNA HAD DEOXYRIBOSE:RNA HAS RIBOSE 3. DNA BASE IS THYMINE: RNA IS URACIL |
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DESCRIBE THE STRUCTURE OF ATP & STATE ITS FUNCTION IN LIVING CELLS.
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FUNCTION: CARRY/STORE ENERGY
STRUCTURE: SUGAR, BASE, 3 PHOSPHATE GROUP |
