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Describe a Catabolic reaction
Breaking down something and releasing energy
Describe a Metabolic reaction
Builds things up and adds energy in the process
What happens to the electron in a cation?
Lose electron
What happens to the electron in a anion?
Gain electron
Which kind of chemical bond is the strongest?
Single Covalent
Something that ranging from 0-6 on the pH scale is considered to be what?
Acidic
Something that ranging from 8-14 on the pH scale is considered to be what?
Basic
If something has two or more carbons then it is considered what type of compound?
Organic
If something has less than two carbons then it is considered what type of compound?
Inorganic
What are the four major categories of organic compounds?
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic Acids
If something has the -ose on the end then it is a what?
Sugar derivative
If something has the -ase on the end then it is a what?
Enzymes
Do Cations have a negative or positive charge?
Positive
Do Anions have a negative or positive charge?
Negatively
All carbs contain what three elements?
Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen
What is it called when fats are degraded to release energy waste products?
Ketones
What is stored in the liver as glycogen?
Glucose
If you have compounds with the same building blocks, but in a different arrangement what is it called?
Isomers
What atomic particle has a positive charge?
Proton
What is the formula for monosaccharide?
C1 H2 O1
What does Permease mean?
Well it is -ase so it is an enzyme which means it is a protein
When proteins are broken down to release energy the waste product is what?
Urea
What do we call a substance which occupies space and has mass?
Matter
What is special about the weight of electrons?
It is negligable
All organic compounds contain chains of what element?
Carbon
What are some by products of breaking down carbs? (4)
Waste, Water, Carbon Dioxide, Lactic Acid
In which organ is Urea produced?
Liver
RNA DNA BOTH NEITHER

-Contains Cytosine
BOTH
RNA DNA BOTH NEITHER

-Double Stranded
DNA
RNA DNA BOTH NEITHER

-Ribose
RNA
RNA DNA BOTH NEITHER

-Is a Nucleic Acid
BOTH
RNA DNA BOTH NEITHER

-Contains Hexose Sugar
NEITHER
What is the function of an Enzyme of Lysosome?
To destroy worn out cells
Ribosomes are associated with what type of reaction?
Protein Synthesis
What part of the cell is considered to be the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
What phase deals with duplication of genetic material?
Interphase
What part of the cell stores food and water?
Vacuole
What is the outer limit of the cell?
Membrane
What is the process by which water moves through permeable membrane?
Osmosis
40% of the cells energy is used for what?
Active transport
The majority of ATP is found in what part of the cell?
Mitochondria
How many chromosomes do humans have?
46
What is the process by which a cell engulfs materials?
Phagocytes
What area is not considered a site of filtration?
Lungs
Which type in the list is most complex in structure?
Compound
A change in states of matter is considered what?
Physical change
What are the building blocks of Nucleic Acids?
Nucleotides
The supportive cells in the nervous system are called what?
Neuroglyial
What type of tissue functions in the conduction of impulses?
Nervous tissue
What is the epithelial tissue that lines the Trachae called?
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar
What do Goblet Cells make?
Mucous
What is a group of similar cells called?
Tissue
What always contains a non-living matrix?
Tissues
Give an example of a simple Cuboidal
Kidney Tubules
What type of gland secretes through ducts?
Exocrine
What is the only type of muscle tissue that is voluntary?
Skeletal
Where are synovial membranes located?
Joints
As cells are pushed to the surface what happens?
They die
Waterproofing of the skin is due to what?
Keratin