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Sci 221
Wks 1-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Negative-feedback mechanisms | Minimizes changes in BG, Maintains homeostasis, Responsible for increased rate of sweating |
| Positive-feedback control systems | Accelerate a change |
| Intracellular parasites that consist of DNA/RNA surrounded by a protein coat and sometimes lipoprotein envelope are called | Virus |
| Which pathogenic organism is the most complex | Tapeworms |
| The normal readding/range is called? | Set point |
| The course of disease development | Pathogenesis |
| The intrinsic control | Operates at the system or organisms |
| Which of the follwing is a protein substance with no DNA/RNA and is thought to cause mad cow disease | Prion |
| Negative-feedback control systems? | Oppose change |
| Homeostasis | A state of relative constancy |
| Which of the following is polymer of glucose that is sometimes reffered to as animal start | Glycogen |
| All proteins have four elements? | Carbon, O2, hydrogen, and nitrogen |
| Form of energy that cells generally use | ATP |
| Proteins are polymers of | Amino acids |
| The carbon-containing molecules formed by living things are often calle | Organic molecules |
| A very large molecule composed of subunits of sugar, a nitrogen base, and phosphate bond is a | Nucleic acid |
| What term is often used to describe certain arrangements of atoms attached to the carbon core of many organic molecules | Functional Group |
| The lipid that is often referred to as a tissue hormone is | Prostaglandin |
| What determines how a protein performs | Shape |
| Any large molecule made up of many identical small molecule is called | Polymer |
| The most imprtand monosaccharide is | Glucose |