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Jagjit Tamber
Physiology (Weeks 1-7)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of feedback loop is temperature regulation considered to be? | Negative feedback loop |
| What are the four major organic substances in the human body? | Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, and Nucleic acids |
| What is another name for complex sugars? | Polysaccharides |
| Are lipid molecules nonpolar? | Yes - they do not dissolve in water. |
| What four base pairs are involved in DNA pairing? | Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, and Cytosine |
| What is the movement of water through a semipermeable membrane called? | Osmosis |
| What is the process of microorganisms or other large particles being engulfed by the plasma membrane and entering the cell in vesicles that have pinched off from the membrane called? | Phagocytosis |
| What are substances that convert proenzymes to active enzymes called? | Kinases |
| What 3 pathways are chemically linked together to form the larger catabolic pathway known as cellular respiration? | Glycolysis, Citric Acid Cycle, and Electron transport system |
| When a reaction requires NO oxygen, it is known as anaerobic or aerobic? | Anaerobic |