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Test 1 Material (Part 1 of 2)

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what creates 75-80% of cells weight   water  
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what are the macronutrients found in a cell   hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, & phosphours  
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what are the micronutrients found in a cell   iron, zinc, magnesium, cobolt, manganese  
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what are the four types of bonds   covalent (polar & nonpolar), ionic (salts), hydrogen bonds (stong in quantities, planar), van der walls (weak)  
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what is hydrophobic   fear of water  
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what is hydrophilic   love of water  
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what is amphipathic   pocess both a fear & love for water  
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name the properties of water   hydrogen bonds increase surface area, water has a high heat capacity, dissolves variety of solutes  
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what is the macromolecule of this monomer - amino acids   proteins  
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what is the monomer of this macromolecule - polysacchardies   sugars  
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what macromolecule is made up of glycerol and fatty acids   lipids  
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what monomer makes up nucleic acids   nucleotides  
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what type of assembly requires the use of a chaparone   assisted self assembly  
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which proteins tend to be smaller in size with regards in assembly   strict self assembly  
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how many amino acids are there   20  
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what are the categories of amino acids   hydrophobic (non-polar), hydrophilic (polar), acidic hydrophilic (polar), basic hydrophilic (polor)  
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how many amino acids are in each category   9 non-polar, 6 polar, 3 basic, 2 acidic  
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what type of bond is formed between amino acids   a peptide bond  
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with regards to sterioismers, which form is useful (L or R)   L form only  
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what are chains of amino acids called   polypeptides  
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synthesis of proteins is called   translation  
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what are the two types of protein chains   monomeric (smaller) & multimeric (larger)  
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what are the 4 levels of organization in a protein   primary, secondary, tertiary, quarternary  
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in protein organization which level is only the sequence   primary  
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in protein organization which level of organization involves interaction with itself   tertiary  
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what level of organization do proteins create alpha-helix & beta-pleated sheets   secondary  
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what level of organization involves several polypeptides   quarternary  
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what are the 8 charcteristics of a protein   motor, transport, receptor, signal, gene expression, storage, structral, and enzymes  
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what do lipids do   store energy  
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name the types of lipids (7)   fatty acids, triglycerides, phospolipids, sphingolipids, glycolipids, terpenes, and steroids  
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what are triglycerides considered   true fats  
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triglycerides are formed from what   three fatty acids and a glycerol  
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what fatty acids contain double bonds   unsaturated  
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what fatty acids contain only single bonds   saturated  
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are fats liquid or solid at room temperature   solid  
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what (5) lipids are found throughout membranes   triglycerides, phospholipids, sphingolipids, glycolipids, and steroids  
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what type of lipid contains a phosphate group and two fatty acid groups   phospholipids  
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what two types of lipids are found primarly in nervous tissue   sphingolipids and glycolipids  
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what type of lipid contains rings in its structure   steroids  
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what is the most common type of steroid   cholestrol  
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important hormones such as estrogen, endogens, and corisols are derived from what type of this   cholestrol  
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what lipid is derived from isoprene   terpenes  
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what do terpenes synethesis   carotenoids, coenzyme q, and vit. a  
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what is the main function of polysaccrides   storage  
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what are examples of monosaccrides   ketosugars, aldosugars, hexose sugars, & pentose sugars  
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what are examples of disaccrides   two monosaccrides attached  
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what type of bond is formed between disaccrides   glycoacidic bonds  
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what must a nucelotide contain   phosphate group, nitrogenous base, & a pentose sugar  
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synthesis of DNA always occurs how   5' --> 3'  
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how are nucelic acids used in cells   express genitic information, store genitic material, contain energy  
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what type of bond is formed between nucelotides   phosphodiester bonds  
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what is the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells   prokaryotic lack a nucleus and are considered bacterial, eukaryotic are large and they have a nucleus along with other organelles  
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what does the plasma membrane do   seperates cytoplasm from extracellular environment  
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how thick is the plasma membrane   7-10 nm thick  
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list the structrual features of a plasma membrane   cotrols passage of material using a phospholipid bi-layer, contains membrane proteins, extrinsic proteins, & glycoproteins  
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what do glycoprotein act as on the outside of the plasma membrane   receptors  
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where is energy produced in a cell   the mitochondria  
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what is unique about the nucleus and mitochondria   only organelles to have a double membrane  
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cristae are found inside the mitrochondria, what is their function   to increase surface area  
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what organelle are considered garbage disposables   lysosomes, they breakdown macromolecules  
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how are lysosomes charcterized   they contain acid phosphatase  
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discribe the envionment lisosomes function in   lisosomes function only in acidic environments  
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what organelle resembles stacks of pancakes   the golgi complex  
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what is the main function of the golgi complex   to pack and deliver proteins  
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how do proteins leave the golgi complex   they leave by vesicles  
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what organelle is the golgi complex a continuation of   rough endoplasmic reticulum  
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what are the two types of endoplasmic reticulum   smooth and rough  
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what does RER synthesize   membrane proteins, lysomal proteins, and secretory proteins  
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what does SER sythesize   steroids, lipids, and detox some drugs  
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Where is the repository of genitic information   nucleus  
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what are nuclear pores purpose   regulate passage of material between the nucleus and cytoplasm  
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where is DNA found   nucleus  
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what is heterchromatin   dark patches where DNA is wrapped tightly (not expressed)  
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what is euchromatin   white patches where DNA is loose (being expressed)  
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where are ribosomes sythesized   nucleolus  
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what is considered the "vault" of a cell   nucleus  
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what does the nucleus ensure   the replication of DNA is correct  
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list the major oranelles in an eukaryotic cell (8)   nucelus, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi complex, mitochondira, cytoskeleton, lysosomes, ribosomes, peroximeres  
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what organelle are known as microbodies   peroximeres  
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what type of tissue are peroximeres normally found   kidney and liver cells  
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peroximeres break down what   hydrogen peroxide and long chain fatty acids  
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where is protein synthesized   RER  
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what provides framework and shape to the cell   cytoskeleton  
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internally what does the cytoskeleton move   chromatids for cell divison  
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externally how does the cytoskeleton provide movement   cillia and flagella  
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what anchors organelles in the cell   cytoskeleton  
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name the (3) types of cytoskeleton   microtubules, intermediate fillaments, microfillaments  
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explain microtubules   generated @ MTOC, form cillia & flagella, help position and moves organelles, and are composed of tublin  
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what type of cytoskeleton are composed of actin   micofillaments  
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describe microfillaments   used in muscle contraction, cytoplasmic streaming, cleavage during cell division  
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what type of cytoskeleton is fibrous   intermediate fillaments  
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intermediate filliments are stable and provide what   mechanical strength  
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what are the (4) types of tissue   connective, muscle, epithelial, and nervous  
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how are epithelial cells arragnged   in sheets generally  
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what do epithelial cells cover   covers blood vescles and line cavities  
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what type of tissue is avascular, contains little extracellular matrix between each cell, and contain a basement membrane   epithelial  
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what are the functions of the epithelial cells   selective barrier, protection, scretion, absorption, transcellular, transport, sensation  
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what are the types of layers   simple, straisfied, psudostraisfied  
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in regards to epithelial cells, the shape of the cells are   squamous, cuboidal, columnar,  
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what is the shape of the nucleus in a simple cuboidal cell   round and centrally located  
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what is the shape of the nucleus in columnar cells   elongated nucleus and cell  
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what is cosidered a special type of simple epithelial tissue   pseudostratified which contain a single layer of cells with different heights  
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give an example of stratified keratinized epithelial tissue   skin (no nucleus present, waterproof, scale like tissue)  
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give an example of stratified nonkeratinized epithelial tissue   walls of the vagina (contain nucleus)  
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what are special about transitional tissue   they're usually called dome cells, can expand and contract as needed  
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what are exocrine cells   they stay connected to the surface by ducts (sweat glands)  
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what are endocrine cells   do not stay attached to the surface (hormones)  
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