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Biology Chapter 2

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_____ atoms are found in all organic compounds Carbon
Carbon Skeletons vary in ______ length
Carbon skeletons may be _______ or branched unbranched
Carbon needs to form ___ covalent bonds 4
Carbon skeletions may have ____ bonds, which can vary in location double
Carbon skeletons may be arranged in ____ rings
Monomers are small _____ molecules linked together to form _______ carbon, polymers
______ can be broken down into the component ________ Monomers, Polymers
_______ most are very large polymers Macromolecules
Dehydration Reaction- OH and H bond
Hydrolysis H and OH separate
We eat food so we can get the _______ we need to ___ our body components, build
4 Groups of Organic Compounds: Carbs, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic Acid
Carbohydrates: Sugars and polymers of sugar
2 mono-saccharides (monomers) combine to form _______ DI-saccharides
Glucose Chemical Formula: c6H12O6
Glucose is referred to as the basic ___ of the cell fuel
Carbohydrates: 3 Examples of Polymers: Starch: Plant storage for excess glucose Glycogen: Animal storage for excess glucose Cellulose: Structural support in plants
How do animals store excess sugar/vs plants ? Animals store excess sugar as glycogen, plants store excess sugar as starch.
Glycogen is stored mainly in some _____ tissue and in the liver. muscle
______ is the most abundant organic compound on the planet cellulose
Cellulose is used for ______ support in plants structural
Cellulose is a carbohydrate, not a _____ sugar
Cellulose is sometimes referred to as _____. fiber
Cattle have bacteria to _____ cellulose for grazing animals digest
Fiber moves through the digestive track ______ and stimulates, keeps healthy digestive system rapidly
Lipids-several classes: Fats and oils, steroids, phospholipids
What are the building blocks for carbohydrates mono saccharides, etc.
Fats, solid at room temperature from _____ animals
Oils, liquid at room temperature generally from _____ plants
Lipids are hydro____ phobic
Lipids store the most energy ounce for ounce of any ______ compound organic
Lipids Stored in ______ cells adipose
Lipids are ______ essential
Lipids help ____ the organs, provide -______ cushion, insulation
Steroids are made up of _____ like structures ring
Cholesterol needed to make ______ and 1 type of _______. Testosterone, estrogen
Anabolic steroids ____ testosterone. mimic
MISUSE OF ANABOLIC STEROIDS CAN LEAD TO LIVER DAMAGE, TESTICLE ______, ETC. SHRINKAGE
________ ARE THE LIPIDS THAT SURROUND EVERY SINGLE ____ ON THE PLANET. Phospholipids, cell
Phospholipids have 2 parts-_____ Head that can interact with water, and non polar head which will not interact with water Polar
Phospholipids-Nonpolar tails help ______ what can leave and/or enter the cell regulate
Building blocks of proteins are ____ ____ amino acids
A chain of amino acids is a _________ polypeptide
A polypeptide folds to form a _______ protein
Proteins have many ______ functions
Major types of proteins: Structural, storage, contractile, transport, enzymes
Hemoglobin is the protein that carries ______ oxygen
There are only ___ different amino acids 20
The average protein is ____-____ amino acids long 200, 300
Peptide Bond includes ______ Nitrogen
Sequence of Amino Acids determines how protein will _____ fold
One change in Amino Acid sequence makes a huge _______ difference
6th amino acid Valine instead of glycine folds incorrectly causes _____ _____ _____ Sickle Cell Anemia
Enzymes are types of proteins
Enzymes act as a ______ catalyst
Enzymes build up break down and rearrange ______ molecules
Enzymes specific to the substance worked on
Enzymes have active sites that match with substrate
PKU are unable to break down particular amino acid-_______ (1 in 15000 babies) Phenoalanine
Denatured Protein has lost its shape/function
What risk does a high fever have? 104 degrees or higher-temperature causes a protein to denature
Misfolded Protein associated with: Alzheimers, Parkinsons, Mad Cow
Nucleic Acids are made up of: Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, plus Phosphorus
Nucleic Acid: DNA-Deoxi Ribo
Nucleic Acid: RNA uses the information found in DNA-Ribo Nucleic Acid
Nucleic Acid: Information Storage Molecule
Building Blocks of Nucleic Acids are called Nucleotides
DNA 2 Chains-Nucleotide Spiral
Sides of DNA molecule are Phosphate Sugar
Rungs of DNA ladder-4 Bases
The sequence of Nucleotide Bases that determines genetics
Each ____ is a portion of a DNA molecule
Your genes contain information to make proteins
Lactose Intolerance-Inability to break down milk sugar
Enzyme Lactase no longer produced means lactose intolerance
Most people on the planet are lactose intolerant
People of Northern European Heritage allows them to continue to produce lactase
Hydrogenated Oils-Partially Hydrogenated Oil= Trans Fat
Trans Fat has had additional hydrogen added to maintain solidity
Low Density Lipids is bad cholesterol
High Density Lipids are good cholesterol
If you eat unsaturated fats (good fats) they tend to ______ LDLS and raise HDLS lower
If you eat Saturated Fats, they ______ Ldls and do nothing to HDLS increase
If you eat Trans Fats, they increase LDLS and lower HDLS
If has less than .05 trans fat, can be listed as free of trans fats
High fructose Corn Syrup process corn to- starch-to-glucose-fructose
Humans have more than 200 different kinds of cells
All cells share some basic characteristics whether unicellular or multicellular, prokaryotic or eukaryotic
Every cell has a _____ ______ plasma/cell membrane
The plasma membrane is selectively permeable
The plasma membrane is made of ______ and _______ lipids, protein
The plasma membrane separates internal/external _________. environment
Plasma Membrane is quite _______ fluid
All cells are filled with jelly like fluid called cyvicol
All cells have 1 or more chromosomes made of DNA/genes to make proteins
All cells have ribosomes/which make proteins
Prokaryotic Cells are smaller than Eukaryotic Cells
Prokaryotic Cells don't have a true nucleus
Prokaryotic Cells- No organelles
Prokaryotic Cells-Much _______ than eukaryotic cells older
Prokaryotes-Most have a cell _____, a ______, which is a jelly substance that provides protection wall, capsule
Prokaryotes-Pilli-helps attach to surfaces
_____ helps prokaryotes move flagellum
Plant Cells have rigid cell walls
Plant Cell Walls are made of cellulose
Animal Cells, membrane, sticky called extracellular matrix
Cell Junctions allow coordination
The Nucleus is the ______ ______ of the cell control center
Within Nucleus, 1 or more dark bodies called nucleolus
Nucleolus is the structure that builds the parts for the ribosome
Nuclear Envelope keeps _______ separate from rest of cell Nucleus
Nuclear ______ Pores
Chromatin is the ______ form of the DNA
Once condensed, Chromatin is chromosome
Ribosomes are where ______ ______ occurs protein synthesis
Ribosomes are where protein ______ occurs synthesis
Free Ribosomes just in the cyticol
Some Ribosomes are attached to either surface of the _______ or ______ _______ nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum
Attached ribosomes also makes ______- proteins export
MRNA leaves ________ through ______ ______, attaches to _______, which reads the information, making a protein, little circles amino acid nucleus, nuclear pores, ribosomes
The ________ _____ organelles manufacture and distribute cellular products endomembrane system
Many membrane organelles forming the endomembrane system in a cell are interconnected either _______ by their membranes or by ________ of membrane segments between them directly, segments
The first organelle in Endomembrane system is called the _________ ________ Endoplasmic Reticulum
Two types of ER- ______ ER and ______ ER Rough, Smooth
Rough ER has ________ attached to it, processes proteins, location where additional ______ can be produced ribosomes, proteins, (and makes more membrane)
Smooth ER is capable of breaking down some ______ and it is also the site of _____ _______ toxins, lipid synthesis
In ______ cells, lots of smooth ER liver
Lipid Synthesis-Testes and Ovaries-Smooth ER to make abundant amounts of _______ lipids
Little bit of membrane off of Rough ER for further processing of ______ called ______ ______ Protein, transport vesicles
Golgi Apparatus looks like a stack of plates-function is to process and distribute proteins lipids and other materials
________ are part of Endomembrane system, produced by the Golgi Apparatus Lysosomes
Lysosomes are filled with ______ ______, with a PH of ____ digestive enzymes, 5
Lysosome recyles and ______ materials digests
A lysosome breaks down damaged _______, capable of destroying _______ organelles, bacteria
Skin in between future finger and toes because of lysosomes
There are diseases called ______ Storage _____ lysosomal, disease
_______, lysosome lacking ability to digest lipids Tay-Sachs
_______ are part of Endomembrane System Vacuoles
Vacuoles are membranous sacs that can form from: ____, _____, or ______ -______ ER, golgi, or plasma membrane
Some organisms have -_______ vacuoles contractile
Plants have large ______ vacuole can be used to store ______ ______ central, organic nutrients
Organelle Chloroplasts are found in plant cells and in _____ cells algae
Chloroplasts are where _________ occurs photosynthesis
Chloroplasts are _______ in origin prokaryotic
Organelle-Mitochondria are _________ in origin prokaryotic
Mitochondria are where _______ ______ takes place, producing ____ cellular respiration, ATP
ATP- Energy _______ for Eukaryotic Cells Molecule
ALL organisms contain __________ mitochondria
Cytoskeleton/cilia/flagella allows for cell ___________, supports cell, maintains cell shape, and includes ________ and _______ filaments movement, microtubules and micro filaments
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