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Bio Test 2

Macromolecules and the cell orgenelles

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What are the basic features of a cell: Plasma membrane, cytosol, chromosomes, ribosomes.
What are two aspects of a prokaryotic cell? Co not contain a nucleus, have their DNA located in a region called nucleoid--lakcs a membrane
Define Lipid: Lipds are large biological molecules that do not consist of polymers
What are two characteristics of a lipid and an example: Hydrophobic, and consists of hydrocarbons, like steroids
Fats: Macromolecules assembled from smaller molecules via dehydration reactions.
What two components make up a fat? Glecerol and Fatty acids
What is a glycerol? Alcohol with three carbons with 3 oh groups
Fatty acid: Chain of 16-18 carbons
Phospholipid: Two fatty acids attached to glycerol whose third hydroxyl group is attached to a phosphate with a negative charge
What happens when phosphollipids are added to water? assemble into bilayers with a hydrophobic tail and hydrollitic heat.
What are four roles of proteins in a cell? Tansport, speed up chemical reactions through enzymes, structural support, storage, and movement
What is the most important type of protein? Enzymes
Proteins are made up of what? Polymers made from 20 amino acids
Polypeptides: Polymers of amino acids
Amino Acids are: MOnomers possessing both carboxyl and amino groups, and differ in their properties depending on R groups
How are amino acids linked? Polypeptide bonds
Primary Structure: Unique sequence of amino acids in polyeptide
SEcondary: folding or coiling of polypeptide into a repeating configuration
What is the coil in secondary structure? a helix
what is the b pleated sheet? two or more regions of polypeptide chain lying side by side connected by h-bonds
Tertiary: 3D shape because of R groups
Quaternary: aggregation of two or more polypeptide subunits
Sickle cell disease results from the slightest change in primary structure, hemoglobin molecules tend to crystalize, deforming RBC's
What 3 things determines protein conformation Ph, Salt concentration, temperature
Chaperonins: Proteins that assist in the proper folding of other proteins
What are the three functions of DNA? 1) its own replication 2)RNA synthesis 3) Through RNA, controls protein synthesis
MRNA conveys the gentic instruction from the nucleus to cytoplasm
Nucleic Acids: macromolecules that exist as polymers that consists of monomers called nucleotides
What are the three parts of a nucleotide: 1)Nitrogenous base, Pentose ring, phosphate group
What are the two famillllies of a nitrogenous base? 1) Pyrimidines and purines.
What are pyrimidines made of? Cytosine, Thymine, Uracil
What're purines made of? Adenine and guinine
Which is larger, purines or pyrimidines? Purines are larger because they have a 5-ring to a 6 ring
How are nucleotides linked together? Through polynucleotides, posphodiester linkages.
When four polypeptides exist with an alpha helix, the structures that exist are: Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary
Under which of the following conditions would you expect fo find a cell with a prodominance of free ribosomes? One that is producing cytoplasmic enzymes
What is the most common route for membrane flow in the endomembrane system? Rough ER--vesicles--golgi--plasma membrane
Which of the following cell components is not involved in secretion or synthesis? Lysosome
Nucleus: Houses DNA
Nuclear Envelope: Encloses nucleus and seperates it from cytoplasm
Chromatin: Complex of proteins and DNA
What is synthesized in the Nucleolus: rRNA
Ribosomes: Protein factories
Endomembrane system: regulates protein trafficking and performs metabolic processes in cell.
The ER membrane is continuous with the nuclear envelope
What are the functions of the Smooth ER: Synthesized lipids, metabolizes carbs, stores calcium, detoxifies poison
What are the functions of the rough ER? Produces proteins for secretion, acts as a membrane factory, folds proteins, modifies proteins, makes membrane phospholipids
What are the functionsGolgi Apparatus? A center for manufacturing, warehousing, sorting, and shipping
What are the functions of a golgi apparatus? Modifies products of ER
What do the CIS and trans ends imply? CIS--receiving, TRANS---Shipping
What are the functions of the GOLGI? 1)Modifies products of ER, 2)Manufactures macromolecules
What are Lysosome functions? digest macromolecules
How do they complete their functions? Phagocytosis--engulfing materia by macrophages, carry out hydrolysis
What are the three types of vacuoles? Food, contractile, central
What are food vacuoles? formed via phagocytosis
How are contractile vacuoles formed? pump excess water out of cells
Central vacuole: Hold reserves of organic compounds and water
Mitochondria and chloroplasts--similarities? Have free ribosomes and DNA
Mitochondria: Generates ATP
Chloroplasts: Plants and algea, photosynthesis
What are the two internal compartments of the mitochondria? Intermembrane space--between inner and outer membrane and Mitochondrial matrix--enclosed by the inner membrane
What are the two components of a chloroplast? Thylakoids and stroma.
What are thylakoids? Flattened membranous sacs; a granum
What are stroma: Fluid outside thylakoids which contains chloroplast DNA and ribosomes and enzymes
What are the functions of peroxisome? Use oxygen to break down fatty acids for the mitochondria to use as fuel, and detoxify alcohol in liver
What makes up the cytoskeleton? Microfillaments, intermidiate fillaments and microtubules
What does the cytoskeleton do? Give mechanical support for cell to maintain shape, and involved in movement
Microtubules: Seperate chromosome copies in dividing cells.
Centrosome: Region where microtubes grow out
Centrioles: Located in centrosome and found in pairs, and help organize microtuble assembly
Flagella and Cilia: Locomotive appendages
Cilia: Usually occur in large numbers on the cell suface
Flagella: Longer than cilia
How do cilia and flagella differ? beating patterns
What kind of pattern does the cilia and flagella have? 9+2 pattern
What is responsible for the bending movement of cilia and flagella? Dynein proteins
Microfilaments: Twisted double chain of actin subunits
Functions: Pulling forces, motility, transporting materials across membrane in intestinal cells
What are the functions of the intermediate filaments? Support cell shape and fix organelles in place
What are the components of the extracellular matrix? Glycoproteins--secreted by cells, most abundant in collagen, proteoglycans--embedded in a network of proteins
What are the ECM funtions? Support, adhesion, movement, regulation--send messages from proteins on outside to inside
Intercellular junctions: plasma membrane that allow for cells to bind to each other to communicate
Plasmodesmata: Channels that perforate plant cell walls
What are the three types of intercellular junctions? Tight, desmosomes, and gap junctions.
Tight junctions: membranes of neighboring cells are tightly pressed
Desmosomes: Desmosomes--fasten cells together in strong sheets
Gap Junctions: Provides channels from cell to cell
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