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Define dehydration synthesis |
when 2 subunits get linked through removal of H2O |
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what type of reaction is this Does it form or break down macromolecules |
anabolic forms |
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Define hydrolysis rxn |
subunits break apart by adding H2O |
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What are carbs? |
short term energy ce;;s |
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what linkages are they joined by? What rxn produces this bond |
glycosidic linkages condensation rxn |
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Define monosaccharides |
simple sugar units |
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what are the main three examples? (GFL) |
glucose fructose lactose |
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describe glucose. fructose and lactose |
primary energy fuel of cell found in fruit found in milk |
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what important sugar is also a monosaccharide which is used in our DNA? |
deoxyribose |
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Define isomers |
chemically the same but structurally different |
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what are the four main types of polysaccharides? (SGCC) |
starch glycogen cellulose chitin |
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Describe starch |
energy storage in plants |
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Describe glycogen |
energy storage in human |
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cellulose |
structural components of plant cells |
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chitin |
Makeup shell of anthropods |
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Define what a lipid is? |
non-polar |
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What are the main categories? (FaFPSW) |
fatty acids fats phospholipids steroids waxes |
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what is the roles of lipids |
energy insulation chemical messengers |
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Define a fatty acid |
provide structure for most lipids |
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how does the fatty acid look structurally |
hydrocarbon chain with carboxyl group |
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Difference between saturated and unsaturated fatty acid |
saturated= single bond b/w C atoms making it straight hydrocarbon chains allowing more to fit together and more LDF unsaturated= kink shape 1+ C=C |
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Define fats |
fatty acid+glycerol joined by condensation rxn |
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Define hydrogenation |
H atoms added to double bonds in unsaturated triacylglycerol |
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Define phospholipid |
2 fatty acids+phosphate group |
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Waxes what is their role |
hydrophobic waterproof coating keep feather dry form honeycombs |
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Define steroids |
compact hydrophobic molecule with 4 hydrocarbon rings |
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what is steroids not composed of |
fatty acids |
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difference between fats and oils |
fats=hiher saturated fatty acids oils=higher unsaturated fatty acids |
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what are good cholesterol and bad cholesterol called? |
good=HDL bad=LDL |
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define proteins |
made of many amino acids genetic info of DNA code only for protein |
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function of proteins |
enzyme carriers immunoglobulins |
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what bonds hold proteins together and what are the monomers |
amino acids peptide bond |
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how are the peptide bonds formed? |
dehydration synthesis |
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describe the primary secondary, tertiary and quaternary protein structures |
1=polypeptide chains 2=a-helix + b-pleated sheats 3=more folding 4=functional protein |
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what model of the cellular membrane do we follow? |
fluid mosaic model |
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what is passive transport? |
susbtance moves across membrane w/o energy |
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diffusion |
high to low concentration |
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what 4 factors determine rate of diffusion? (TSaToMCg) |
temp surface area type of molecule being diffused steepness of [] gradient |
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define transport proteins |
provides pathway for molecules to cross membrane |
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what are the two types? |
channel carrier |
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define active transport |
against [] gradient using energy via pumps |
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what are the three types of active transport? |
Protein pumps endocytosis exocytosis |
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what is endocytosis used for and what are the two types |
large amounts phagocytosis = large solid particles pinocytosis=extracellular materia |
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what does exocytosis do? |
remove material |
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hypotonic soln and names in different cells |
lower [] of solute outside takes in H2O AC=lysed PC=turgid |
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hypertonic soln and names in different cells |
higher [] outside so shrinks AC=shrivels PC=plazmolyzed |
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isotonic |
equal [] ac=normal pc=flaccid |
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define a substrate |
reactant enzyme will act on |
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where does the substrate bind? After binding what is created |
Active site enzyme-substrate complex |
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What are the two models of susbtrate binding? |
lock and key model induced fit model |
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describe lock and key model
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match substrate exactly |
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induced fit model |
enzyme=changes to fit substrate |
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what are the 4 factors affecting enzyme activity |
amount of substrate enzyme [] temp pH |
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what are the two types of enzyme inhibition and how do they work? |
competitive: bind to active site non-competitive bind at allosteric site changing shape |
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how are enzymes regulated? |
allosteric |
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what do activators do? |
bind allosterically controlled enzymes to stabalize shape |
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allosteric inhibition feedback inhibition |
stabilize inactive form of enzyme rxns make common product which travels back and inhibits earlier enzyme |
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Define oxidation and reduction |
LEO GER |
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reducing agent vs oxidizing agent |
reducing- loosing electrons oxidizing-gaining |
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ATP vs ADP |
adenosine triphosphate adenosine diphosphate |
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Phosphorylation |
rxn of ATP when coupled with endo rxn where Pi bonded to other molecule |
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What makes up ATP? |
adenine ribose 3 phosphate groups |
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it is catalyzed by ATPase. What is the sig of this? |
aids in hydrolysis of Pi from atp |
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what are the usuages (MTC) |
mechanical terminal chemical |
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how is glucose oxidized? |
substrate level phosphorylation oxidative phosphorylation |
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define substrate-level phosphorylation |
ATp forms directly in enzyme catalyzed rxn |
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oxidative |
ATP forms indirectly thru series of redox rn with ) as final e- receptor |
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where does glycolysis occur and what does it not require |
cytoplasm oxygen |
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what is the goal |
break glucose into pyruvate releasing ATP |
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where does pyruvate oxidation occur? |
mitochondrion |
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what are the parts to the mitochondrion |
matrix (inside) intermembrane |
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pyruvate oxidation |
aerobic makes acetyl CoA |
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Steps: |
1. carbonyl group removed= CO2 released 2. pyruvate=oxidized by NAD+ =NADH 3. Coenzyme A attaches to aceytl= Acetyl CoA |
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How does ATP count affect the acetyl CoA |
atp=low then goes to Krebs Cycle atp=high then fatty acids for energy storage |
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Describe fermentation and what is the goal? |
b/c of O2 lack; anaerobic no ATP regenerate NADH+ |
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Lactic Acid Fermentation |
when muscles use O2 faster than can be replenished. pyruvate stays in cytoplasm |
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How many NADH oxidized to produce lactate |
2 |
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Alcohol Fermentation |
pyruvate converted to ethanol using 2 NADH |
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Why is the Krebs Cycle called the Kreb Cycle? |
oxaloacetate product in step 8 and reactant in step 1 |
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how many acetyl-CoA enter and how many time does Krebs Cycle occur per glucose |
2 twice |
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Steps |
acetyl-CoA +oxalacetate = citrate NAD+ reduced to NADH FAD reduced to FADH2 ATP= substrate level phosphorylation CO2 released |
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Describe the structure of electron transport chain and chemiosmosis |
e- acceptors embedded in inner mitochondrial membrane, arranged in increasing electronegativity |
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weaker e- attractor strongest |
NADH dehydrogenase Oxygen |
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What role do NADH and FADH2 play? |
transfer e- to proteins in inner mitochondrial membrane |
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Chemiosmosis |
mvmnt of ions across semi-permeable membrane down electrochemical gradient |
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what two processes occur in photosynthesis? |
light rxns calvin cycle` |
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what is the goal of Calvin Cycle? |
fix C to organic compounds for energy storage |
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what are the three phases |
1. Carbon Fixation 2. reduction rxn 3. regeneration of RuBP |
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what happens during carbon fixation |
3 RuBP +3CO2= 6 3-C molecules. attached by enzyme of rubisco |
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reduction rxn |
3-C molecule+ATP+NADPH= 1 G3P leave cycle |
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Regeneration of RuBP |
5G3P +3 ATP= 3 RuBP |
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What is G3P |
sugar |
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Describe rubisco |
slow enzyme can attach to O2 and CO2 |
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Describe rubisco carboxylase |
CO2+RuBP= Calvin cycle |
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describe rubisco oxygenase |
fixes O2= doesnt need product |
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Photorespiration |
uses O2 releases CO2= decrease of output b/c no ATP |
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What enzyme do C4 and CAM use |
Pep carboxylase |
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Photosystem I Photosystem ii |
thylakoid= chlorphyll P700 Chlorophyll P680 |
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What protein in photosystem II splits up H2O |
Z protein |
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What is the first step of DNA Replication? |
DNA separates at replication origin |
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what is the replication fork? |
y-shaped structure formed by 2 separating parent strands |
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What are the challenges and solutions |
Tension= topoismerase enzymes cut and rejoin near replicaiton fork Annealing= SSBs attach to end to stop rejoining |
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what happens in the second step |
complementary strands are builtw |
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what enzyme lays down what in order to signal the enzyme to start |
Primase lays down RNA primers for DNA polymerase |
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What happens to the Okazaki fragments once copied |
joined by phosphodiester bonds by DNA ligase |
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what is the final stage and what happens |
Proofread and Repair DNA polymerase proofreads replicated strand |
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Describe the initiation stage o f Transcription |
Initiation: RNA polymerase binds to helix at promoter region |
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Elongation |
mRNA= synthesized as RNA polymerase moves along. then reaches termination sequence |
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termination |
RNA polymerase recognizes the sequence and stops |
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What three post-transcriptional modifications occur |
Capping: 5' cap added Tail: Poly-A-Tail added to 3' Spliceosomes=remove introns (non-coding regions) and join exons (coding regions) |
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Describe the ribosome unit |
small and big subunit= intact ribosome which clamps mRNA |
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Initiation |
begins at AUG at P site. 2nd codon in A site. tRNA delivers Amino Acid |
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Elongation |
2nd tRNA enters A site, bringing 2nd AA forming peptide bonds. Ribosome moves over |
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termination: |
continues until stop codon read |
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release factor does what? |
recognize ribosome has stopped and releases the polypeptide chain |
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Why do we have gene expression |
b/c not every protein is needed all the time |
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house keeping genes vs specialized genes |
continuous only when needed |
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operons |
cluster of linked genes that function together and regulated by one promoter |
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restriction enzyme |
cut DNA at recognition site= sticky sends or blunt ends |
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methaylase |
needed for restriction enzyme to work |
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plasmids |
circular pieces of DNA in bacteria. RE used to splice genes into plasmids |
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Ectotherm vs endotherm |
activity regulated by environment maintain constant body temperature |
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osmoregulation |
balance of water ion [ ] in fluid |