Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
97 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
mosaic |
discrete components |
|
fluid |
movement freely |
|
integral proteins |
-noncovalently bonded embedded -move materials -recieve chemical signals |
|
carbs |
-attached to proteins/lipids -outside cell -recognize specific signal molecules |
|
bio vs cell membranes |
-similar in structure -differ in proteins and layers |
|
phospholipids differ |
-length of fatty acid chain -degree of unsaturation -polar groups present |
|
cholesterol |
-associates with fatty acids -animal membranes -membrane integrity |
|
membrane fluidity |
-decreases w temperature -liquid |
|
integral membrane protein |
-embedded -extends partially or completely -hydrophilic/hydrophobic -transmembrane extends thru |
|
peripheral proteins |
-on surface -polar charged regions |
|
proteins |
freely or anchored |
|
glycolipid (carb) |
covalent bond to lipid (signal recognition) |
|
glycoprotein (carb) |
covalent bond to protein (cell recognition, adhesion) |
|
proteoglycan (carb) |
attaches to protein (adhesion) |
|
cell recognition |
cell specifically to another cell |
|
cell adhesion |
connection between 2 cells is strengthened |
|
homotypic |
binding of same cells |
|
heterotypic |
binding of different cells |
|
tight junction |
prevent substances from moving thru space between cells (bladder cells) |
|
desmosomes |
-hold neighboring cells firmly together -mechanical stability for tissue (bone) |
|
gap junctions |
-channels between membrane pores of adjacent cells -heart: spreads electric current with aid of ions |
|
selective permeability |
membrane dictates substances that exit or enter |
|
passive transport |
-no energy required -energy comes from the difference in concentration gradients -diffusion, osmosis |
|
active transport |
-energy required -ATP |
|
diffusion |
random movement towards equilibrium |
|
simple diffusion |
-small molecules pass thru phospholipid bilayer -hydrophobic, soluble in lipids, pass thru membranes |
|
osmosis |
diffusion of water |
|
hypertonic |
soluble with a higher solute concentration |
|
hypotonic |
soluble with a lower solute concentration |
|
isotonic |
soluble with an equal solute concentration |
|
water |
moves from hypotonic to hypertonic across membrane |
|
channel proteins |
intergral proteins form channels; substance specific |
|
carrier proteins |
binds to substances to speed up diffusion |
|
phagocytosis |
cellular eating |
|
pinocytosis |
cellular drinking |
|
signal transduction pathway |
sequence leading to cell's response to sequence |
|
chemical signals |
-made in 1 part of the body -arrive at target cell (diffusion and circulation) |
|
autocrine (chem signal) |
diffuse to and affect cells that make them |
|
paracrine (chem signal) |
diffuse to and affect nearby cells |
|
juxtacrine (chem signals) |
signals bind to adjacent cells |
|
signal |
specific |
|
receptor(protein) |
only appropriate receptors can respond |
|
response |
-enzyme -transcription factors -activate or inactivate cell activity |
|
ligand |
specific signal molecule that attaches to protein receptor |
|
dissociation constant Ko |
measure of affinity of receptor for ligand |
|
membrane receptors |
used by polar or large ligands |
|
intracellular receptors |
small or nonpolar ligands that CAN cross membrane |
|
protein kinase cascade |
1 protein kinase activates the next |
|
secondary messenger |
nonprotein |
|
chemical reaction |
atoms have sufficient energy to combine or change bonding partners |
|
metabolism |
sum total of all chemical rx occurring in the bio system |
|
anabolism |
simple molecules to large molecules |
|
catabolism |
break down of large molecules |
|
potential energy |
-stored energy -chemical bonds -concentration gradient -electrical charge imbalance |
|
kinetic energy |
-energy of movement -does work -heat: cause molecules to move, can break chemical bonds |
|
1st law of thermodynamics |
energy is neither created or destroyed, just converted |
|
2nd law of thermodynamics |
-energy is converted -some energy becomes unavailable to do work |
|
entropy |
unstable or unusable energy; disorder |
|
total energy |
usable energy + unusable energy (enthalpy (H)) |
|
usable energy |
free energy (G) |
|
unusable energy |
entropy (S) |
|
free energy |
-growth -maintnence -cell division |
|
chemical equilibrium |
-forward and reverse reaction take place at the same rate -no net change |
|
enzymes |
bio catatlyst |
|
substrates |
reactants |
|
active site |
site where substrate bind to enzyme |
|
inhibitors |
slow down reaction time |
|
natural inhibitor |
regulates metabloism |
|
artificial inhibitors |
used to kill pests or treat diseases |
|
irreversible inhibitor |
permanently inactivates the enzyme |
|
reversible inhibitor |
binds to the active site preventing the proper enzyme from binding |
|
allosteric inhibitor |
effector molecule binds on enzyme |
|
oxidation |
"reduction reaction" |
|
anaerobic |
glycolysis, fermentation |
|
aerobic |
cellular respiration, pyruvate oxidation, citric acid cycle |
|
oxidative phosphorylation |
reoxidation of e- carriers in the presence of O2 |
|
fermentation |
eukaryotes, cytoplasm |
|
reproductive signal |
start cell division |
|
segregation |
distribute DNA into new cells |
|
cytokinesis |
distributes enzymes/ organelles into the new cell |
|
binary fission |
-cell grows -DNA replicates -seperates cytoplasm -2 new cells! |
|
ori |
start site |
|
ter |
end site |
|
mitosis |
-somatic cells -diploid (2n) -interphase- telophase |
|
meiosis |
-sex cells -haploid(n) -interphase- telophase ll |
|
gamete |
sex cells |
|
somatic cells |
body cells not for reproduction |
|
synapsis |
homologus chromosomes pair along their entire lengths |
|
chiasmata |
exchange of genetic material |
|
meiosis ll |
sister chromatids seperate |
|
independent assortment |
-genetic diversity -random |
|
translocation |
piece of chromosome breaks off attaching to another (down syndrome) |
|
necrosis are damaged by... |
-toxins -mechanical means -starved of O2 or nutrients |
|
apoptosis |
programmed series of events |
|
tumors |
large masses of cells |
|
oncogene proteins |
positive regulators, overly active |
|
tumor surpressors |
negative regulators, halts cell cycle |