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Bio 103 chaps 7-15

Test #2

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Both are critical and are present or required in almost every cellular function Enzymes and Energy (blank)
Exergonic reaction Breakdown operations, starting molecules (Reactants) contain more energy than final set of molecules (Products). (blank)
Endergonic reaction Ending set of molecules (Products) contain more energy than the starting set (Reactants). (blank)
which way does energy go in an Exergonic reaction? out (blank)
which way does energy go in an endergonic reaction? in (blank)
what is a Sodium potassium pump? Coupled reaction (blank)
where does Energy to power coupled reactions come from? exergonic (energy releasing) reaction (blank)
Nucleotides one of the 4 major life molecules we have discussed. (blank)
ATP Adenosine Triphosphate (blank)
Chemical makeup of ATP? 3 phosphate groups all negatively charged, like charges repel one another. (blank)
is relatively unstable and a good deal of energy is released from its use ATP (blank)
Will ATP bond with enzymes? yes (blank)
1st step ATP will bond with enzymes Enzymes protiens and ATP
2nd step ATP is split (downhill reaction) Enzymes…PROTEINS!!!!...& ATP
3rd step Enzyme changes shape Enzymes…PROTEINS!!!!...& ATP
4th step Shape change drives transport, binding, or some other enzyme function. Enzymes…PROTEINS!!!!...& ATP
What do Enzymes do? give example. Accelerates chemical reaction. Lactose digestion (blank)
1st step active site formed How enzymes work
what is active site? five or six amino acids that form the substrate pocket or the portion of the enzyme that binds with and transforms a substrate. (blank)
2nd step Binding changes shape of protein allowing it to bind with ionized water molecules, which allows C and N to latch onto new partners and clip the protein chain How enzymes work
3rd step Protein returns to original form. How enzymes work
H+ + OH- = H20 (blank)
The Most Important Energy Storage Molecule ATP (blank)
what drives the endergonic synthesis of ATP ? Potential energy from food breakdown (blank)
How does charged ATP release its energy? breaking off the third phosphate (blank)
ATP >> ADP (blank)
usable energy to cells ADP (blank)
energy from food is required to do what? push a third phosphate onto ADP to form ATP (blank)
General reactionfor energy in cells: C6H12O6 + 6 O2 + ADP ---> 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + ATP (blank)
REDOX means Electrons and Oxidation Reduction Reactions (blank)
during metabolism which way do Electrons from high-energy glucose run? downhill (blank)
what powers uphill synthesis of ATP? the electron drop Transferred by carriers (blank)
molecule is oxidized loses electrons (rust)
molecule is reduced gains electrons (reduces charge)
Electron transfers to molecules redox reactions occur (blank)
how to redox reactions occur? side by side (blank)
Any compound can pull electrons from another? True (blank)
oxidizing agent Any compound that can pull electrons from another (blank)
redox reactions drive? ATP formation (blank)
Molecules that transfer electrons electron carriers (blank)
NAD+ Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide. (blank)
NADH is product of NAD+ Hydrogen atom and solo electron (blank)
Cellular Respiration General reaction: C6H12O6 + 6 O2 + ADP --->6 CO2 + 6 H2O + ATP (blank)
Cells respire to ? break down food (glucose) into usable energy (blank)
3 Main Phases of energy transfer? 1. Glycolysis, 2. The Krebs Cycle, 3. Electron Transport Chain (blank)
1st step Enzymes in cytoplasm catalyze series of reactions in metabolic pathway. Glycolysis Summary
2nd step Requires some activation energy (–2 ATP total). Glycolysis Summary
3rd step Reactions split one 6-carbon sugar into two 3-carbon sugars (pyruvic acid is end product). Glycolysis Summary
4th step 2 NAD+ accepts high-energy electrons. Glycolysis Summary
5th step Enough energy is generated to attach phosphates to 4 ADP to make ATP (+4 ATP). Glycolysis Summary
Describe energy produced by gycolysis Not much energy, but fast and no oxygen was required (anaerobic). Glycolysis Summary
what organisms only use glycolosis? Bacteria and certain eukaryotes (blank)
How can Bacteria and certain eukaryotes recycle the NAD+? Alcoholic fermentation (blank)
Alcoholic fermentation yeast in absence of oxygen, must regenerate NAD+, so they dump electrons from NADH onto acetaldehyde (converted from pyruvic acid by spewing off CO2), reducing it to ethanol, but regenerating the NAD+. (blank)
Lactate fermentation in animals in absence of oxygen (muscle fatigue), pyruvate accepts electrons from NADH and regenerates NAD+, but is converted into lactic acid (muscle burn). (blank)
Alcohol fermentation Glycolysis in an oxygenless environment (blank)
Lactic Acid fermentation quick burst of energy in animals (blank)
aerobic respiration more productive (blank)
Body uses _______respiration if it can aerobic (blank)
anaerobic only under extreme exertion when oxygen drops. (blank)
Intermediate step between glycolysis and Krebs Two 3-carbon pyruvic acid combines w/acteyl coenzyme A (blank)
Acteyl coA enters Krebs as a glucose derivative (blank)
byproducts of Two 3-carbon pyruvic acid combines w/acteyl coenzyme A CO2 and NADH (blank)
where is Krebs cycle completed the inner compartment of mitochondria. (blank)
1st NADH and FADH2 drop off electrons onto a series of molecules in the mitochondrial inner membrane. Electron Transport Chain
2nd Movement of electrons powers the movement of H+ ions against their concentration gradient. Electron Transport Chain
3rd Hydrogen ions are allowed to flow downhill through ATP syntheses Electron Transport Chain
4th energy is used to transfer phosphate onto ADP to make ATP. Electron Transport Chain
what stage produces the Greatest amount of ATP? Electron Transport Chain (blank)
how many ATPs does the eletron transport chain produce? 32 ATP per glucose (blank)
whats at the end of the electron trainsport chain ½ O2 + 2 electrons + 2 H+ = H2O (blank)
Plants take energy-poor reactants (water and carbon dioxide) and use solar energy to drive the uphill reaction of trapping those reactants in complex, ordered bonds of glucose. (blank)
Oxygen needed for respiration is produced as a by-product of photosynthesis (blank)
Reaction for Photosythesis 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy -----> C6H12O6 + 6O2 (blank)
Formula for Respiration C6H12O6 + 6O2 + ADP ----> 6 CO2 + H20 + ATP (blank)
visible light is only a small portion of the energy spectrum (blank)
Photosynthesis is driven by blue and red portion of the visible spectrum (blank)
Pigments reflect green (blank)
Pigments absorb blue and red (blank)
Chlorophyll A reflects green (blank)
Carotenoids reflect orange, yellow (blank)
Phycobilins reflect pink, red, or purple colors (blank)
Two Major Stages of photosynthesis Light-Dependent & Light-Independent (blank)
1st step Light-dependent stage? Sunlight excites electrons in pigment molecules. (blank)
2nd step Light-Dependent stage Electrons passed down transport chain of redox reactions used to drive synthesis of ATP. (blank)
3rd step Light-Dependent stage Electrons also transferred to a carrier, NADP+. (blank)
4th step Light-Dependent stage Pigment electrons replaced by electrons stripped from water, making O2 gas. (blank)
1st step Light-inDependent stage Energy from ATP and electrons from NADPH used to convert CO2 and H2O into stable carbohydrate (glucose sugar). (blank)
2nd step Light-inDependent stage Can occur in the absence of light (blank)
Photosystems Absorb Solar Energy (blank)
Aggregates of pigment molecules serve as antenna to absorb solar energy. (blank)
Reaction center of aggregate Electrons absorb the energy and jump to electron carrier molecules. (blank)
Energized electrons transferred, not just giving off heat or fluorescing. Light-Dependent (blank)
Fall of electrons from photosystem II to I used to form ATP. Light-Dependent (blank)
Electrons fall from photosystem I to NADP+ making NADPH. – nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate light-dependent (blank)
Oxygen formed as by-product. light-dependent (blank)
oxygen that is supplied to Earth’s atmosphere comes from? Splitting of water to provide electrons and oxygen (blank)
Splitting of water to provide electrons and oxygen is a byproduct of this reaction Light-Dependent Reactions (blank)
Transformation of solar energy into chemical energy light dependent (blank)
Calvin (C3) Cycle Light-Independent Reactions (blank)
The “Synthesis” of Photosynthesis, Making Food, Trapping CO2 Light-Independent Reactions (blank)
1st step Light-Independent Reactions carbon fixation (blank)
2nd step Light-Independent Reactions energizing the sugar (blank)
3rd step Light-Independent Reactions exit of product (blank)
4th step light in-depentdent reactions regereration of RuBP (blank)
Carbon fixation three atmospheric CO2 combined with three five-carbon sugars (RuBP) by enzyme rubisco. (blank)
Six-carbon product unstable; splits into two three-carbon products (3-PGA). (blank)
places a phosphate on each 3-PGA ATP (blank)
donates a pair of electrons yielding a high-energy food, G3P. NADPH (blank)
Only one G3P exits, the other five are used to regenerate starting RuBP. (blank)
Carbon fixation has to do with Calvin Cycle (blank)
Six-carbon product unstable; splits into two three-carbon products (3-PGA). Calvin Cycle (blank)
ATP places a phosphate on each 3-PGA, and NADPH donates a pair of electrons yielding a high-energy food, G3P Calvin Cycle (blank)
Only one G3P exits, the other five are used to regenerate starting RuBP. Calvin Cycle (blank)
Photorespiration occurs when? warm weather when stomata close to prevent water evaporating, O2 from light-dependent stage builds up. (blank)
photorespiration is ________ Unproductive (blank)
why is photorespiration unproductive? no G3P made. (blank)
Warm Climate Adaptation in plants C4 Plants (blank)
what are the Three Modes of Photosynthesis C3, C4, & CAM (blank)
Different enzyme in mesophyll cells binds only CO2 (blank)
CAM Plants Are Adapted to Hot Climates (blank)
CAM plants _____ stomata during the day, ______ at night. close, open (blank)
C4 metabolism starts when? how? at night, by fixing CO2 (blank)
what does C4 metabolism do during the day? uses abundant ATP to finish. (blank)
Cactus, pineapple, mint, and orchid. CAM plants (blank)
Most plants use this type of photosynthesis C3 Plants (blank)
Photorespiration process that consumes O2 and releases CO2 in the presence of light (blank)
Problem with photorespiration in C3 plants CO2: O2 ratio can cause RuBP to bind with oxygen to produce phosphoglycolate and PGA instead of 2 PGA (blank)
4 carbon molecule instead of 3 carbon molecule. C4 Plants (blank)
how do C4 plants overcome Overcomes CO2: O2 ratio problem? by sending CO2 to bundle sheath cells where Calvin Cycle is completed. (blank)
Metabolic cost to fix 1CO2 in C4 plants? 5 ATP’s (blank)
Metabolic cost to fix 1CO2 in C3 plants? 3 ATP’s (blank)
photorespire more Co2 C3 (blank)
The complete collection of an organism’s genetic information as linked genes in a long strand of DNA. Genome (blank)
Information is held in letters ______________in the double helix. A, C, G, and T (blank)
how many genes do humans have? 27,000 to 40,000 genes (blank)
genes have all the information to: make all the proteins (especially enzymes) a cell needs. (blank)
2 handrails of DNA made of? sugar and phosphate (blank)
Duplication of both cytoplasmic and nuclear contents precedes division, so that new cells have a complete set of everything. (blank)
DNA Is Packaged in Chromosomes (blank)
Each DNA strand is wrapped around chromatin (blank)
One strand of DNA condenses down into a single chromosome during cell division. (blank)
Chromosomes Duplicated during Replication called sister chromatids (blank)
sister chromatids are? Two identical copies (blank)
At cell division, the sister chromatids separated, one to each new cell. (blank)
Each species has a distinct number of? chromosomes (blank)
Many eukaryotes have a backup of homologous chromosomes (blank)
Humans have ___total chromosomes 46 (blank)
Sex chromosomes Humans and other mammals use chromosomes to distinguish between the sexes. Males have one X and one Y. Females have two Xs. (blank)
XX female (blank)
Xy male (blank)
The cell cycle is made up of phases—interphase and mitotic phase (blank)
how long does the Cell Cycle last? Lasts about 24 hours in a typical animal cell cycle. (blank)
Cancer Mechanisms that induce cell division can become hyperactive; or those that suppress cell division can fail, leading to unrestrained cell growth (blank)
cause of cancer Normal genes that induce cell division are mutated. (blank)
Oncogenes stuck accelerator. (blank)
Tumor suppressor genes failed brakes. (blank)
Defective proteins cause? affects the oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, and leads to cancer. (blank)
Diploid cells have: two copies (2n) of each chromosome. (blank)
Homologues are not identical, but variants of each other. (blank)
Diversity is also created in an additional two ways during meiosis Recombination, and Independent assortment (blank)
Recombination (synapsis) shuffles genes on chromosomes in new order (blank)
Independent assortment makes sure that no two gametes are ever identical (blank)
Alignment of homologous pairs of chromosomes on the metaphase plate is random. (blank)
sperm DNA, flagellum, mitochondria, few other organelles (blank)
egg viable eggs loaded with nutrients and much larger than sperm, oogonia are all in large numbers up to 7th month before birth. (blank)
Mitosis makes an exact copy of somatic cells (blank)
Gregor Mendel Father of Genetics (blank)
Basic units of genetics are material elements that come in pairs. (blank)
Elements do not change, even over many generations. (blank)
Pairs separate during the formation of gametes. (blank)
Phenotype is the physical function, bodily feature, or behavior. (blank)
Genotype the underlying genes that determine the phenotype (blank)
Monohybrid Cross Segregation of Alleles (blank)
how to do a monohybrid cross punnett square (blank)
Starting generation of test is called P for parental generation. (blank)
Offspring called F1 for first filial generation (blank)
all showing dominant traits heterozygous (blank)
Mendel’s First Law Segregation of Alleles (blank)
varients blend when bred False (blank)
varieties are called alleles (blank)
If sample size is large enough, you will see a ____ration of dominet to recesive 3:1 (blank)
Homozygous two identical alleles (blank)
Heterozygous two different alleles (blank)
Dihybrid Cross when 4 different letters are crosed with 4 different letters (blank)
monohybrid cross when 2 different letters are crossed with 2 different letters (blank)
Heterozygote an intermediate between either homozygous phenotype. (blank)
Codominance Two alleles of a given gene have different phenotypic effects, with both effects manifesting in organisms that are heterozygous for the gene. (blank)
No one person can have more than 2 alleles for a given gene. true (blank)
Polygenic inheritance Traits are governed by many genes rather than one…interaction of multiple genes, each having an additive effect on the trait (blank)
most traits are Polygenic inheritance (blank)
X-Linked Recessive Disorders Color Blindness, women cant get them (blank)
Autosomal Recessive Disorders Sickle Cell Anemia, requires child to inherit 2 alleles (blank)
Autosomal Dominant Disorder Huntington’s Disease Chance of being affected from afflicted parent is 50%. (blank)
Polyploidy greater than diploid or more sets have been added to the genome of the diploid organism – Plants tolerate polyploidy, animals don’t (blank)
Aneuploidy one chromosome too many or one too few. (blank)
Abnormal Chromosome Count Meiosis gone wrong (blank)
Technique to Elucidate Structure of DNA X-ray crystallography, (blank)
DNA Composed of the following three parts: Five-carbon deoxyribose sugar, Phosphate group, Four types of nitrogen-containing bases (blank)
Nucleotides joined by covalent bonds between sugar and phosphate to make a chain (blank)
Bases carrying code for protein synthesis (blank)
Two DNA strands are antiparallel. (blank)
Two DNA strands Held together by base pairs (blank)
base pairs: Hydrogen bonds between the nitrogen-containing bases (blank)
New helices are composed of half old (original) and half new nucleotides. (blank)
Process catalyzed by enzymes: DNA polymerase , DNA ligase (blank)
DNA ligase permanently attaches short sections to make one chromosome. (blank)
DNA polymerase catalyzes addition of matching bases, and proofreads. (blank)
Mutation = permanent alteration in DNA base sequence. (blank)
Two types of mutations Point mutations, Chromosomal mutations (blank)
Point mutations change in chemical form of base, or incorrect base pairs (blank)
Polypeptides Strands of amino acids (20 different kinds) joined by peptide bonds. (blank)
Every protein has an unique amino acid sequence. (blank)
How Proteins Are Made Genetic Transcription, Translation, and Regulation (blank)
Proteins function when folded into 3-dimenshional (blank)
RNA ribose (blank)
DNA deoxyribose (blank)
RNA has what base instead of T? U (blank)
RNA is single-stranded (blank)
Three Types of RNA mRNA, rRNA , tRNA (blank)
mRNA carries instructions for sequence of amino acids in a protein. (blank)
rRNA important component of ribosomes. (blank)
tRNA involved in matching correct amino acid to specific instructions in mRNA. (blank)
where does mRNA function? nucleous and ribosomes (blank)
where does rRNA function? cytoplasm (blank)
where does tRNA function? cytoplasm (blank)
Transcription Uses Base Pairing (blank)
Stage 1: Transcription (blank)
DNA used as a template to to match complementary bases. (blank)
single strand of RNA transcript (blank)
Only 1.5% of our DNA codes for proteins (blank)
noncoding DNA housekeeping (regulatory) sequences, tips of chromosomes, and “junk”: (blank)
Introns= Parts that are cut out before translation (blank)
Triplet code three nucleotides signifying one amino acid. (blank)
codon three nucleotides (blank)
Redundant = several different codons signify the same amino acid. (blank)
Codon Table Carries instruction codons for stopping (UGA, UAA, UAG) and starting (AUG) translation. (blank)
Stage 2 Translation (blank)
Universal thru out all Eukaryotic organisms codon table (blank)
In translation, mRNA: carries the instructions in the codons for each of the amino acids (the words/code). (blank)
anticodon other end has three nucleotides (blank)
In translation, tRNA: can match the appropriate amino acid with the codon in the mRNA. (blank)
a base pair consists of codon & anticodon (blank)
The Location of Protein Synthesis Ribosomes (blank)
A site binds tRNA-carrying amino acids (blank)
P site binds tRNA attached to growing chain of polypeptides. (blank)
E site tRNA bears no amino acid…ejected from ribosome (blank)
Gene segment of DNA that brings about the transcription of a segment of RNA (blank)
A deletion of a base will cause a shift in the reading frame (blank)
Triplet code three nucleotides signifying one amino acid. (blank)
Transgenic biotechnology splicing of DNA from one species to another (blank)
Reproductive cloning production of mammals (blank)
Forensic biotechnology DNA fingerprinting (blank)
Personalized medicine medical treatments tailored to individual genetic makeup. (blank)
Transgenic Biotechnology Splicing of DNA from one species to another. (blank)
Restriction enzymes are the critical component that makes transgenic biotechnology feasible. (blank)
cut DNA into desired fragments. Restriction enzymes (blank)
Clipped DNA fragment combines with complementary base pairs. (blank)
Plasmids small DNA units that lie outside the bacterial chromosome. (blank)
Bacteria take up DNA from surroundings using Plasmids (blank)
Recombinant DNA 2 or more segments of DNA that have been combined by humans into a sequence that does not normally exist in nature. (blank)
step 1Cloning process Grab donor cell and grow and divide in culture. (blank)
step 2 Cloning process Grab an egg cell from another animal of same species and remove all DNA material. (blank)
step 3 Cloning process Join DNA and egg via electric current application to cell. (blank)
step 4 Cloning process Implant cell into surrogate mother. (blank)
Repeats called Short Tandem Repeat (STR) (blank)
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