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Bio 1110 Exam 2

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Definition
all cells   Plasma membrane Cytosol Chromosomes Ribosomes  
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prokaryotes lack   nucleus membrane bound organelles  
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essential functions of cells   Reproduce with inheritance React to Stimuli Evolve Grow/Develop Metabolize Homeostasis  
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Surface area to volume ratio   Key determinant of rate of exchange between cell and outside A function of size and shape  
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nuclear envelope   2 lipid bilayers Pore complex that allows for movement into and out of the nucleus  
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Nucleolus   lacks membrane Produces ribosomal RNA Transcribe rRNA --> ribosomes  
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Nucleus   contains most of the DNA in the form of Chromatin Surrounded by nuclear envelope Contains nucleolus  
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Storage of DNA   Packaged into chromosomes  
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Chromosomes   vary in number by species Consist of dense clusters of DNA wrapped around histone proteins  
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Ribosomes   made of RNA and proteins Lack membrane Create proteins from RNA Found in the cytosol (free) and the ER (bound)  
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Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)   connected to nuclear envelope Intra cellular membranes 2 sections - Smooth and Rough  
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Smooth ER   Synthesizes lipids Metabolism of carbohydrates Detoxification Stores Ca+  
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Rough ER   Secrete proteins from Ribosomes Modify secretory proteins Produces membranes Distributes transport vesicles  
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Golgi apparatus   Flattened membranous sacs Modifies products from ER Produces many polysaccharides and starches in plants  
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Lysosomes   Membranous sac with enzymes Digest macromolecules A product created by rough ER and modified by the Golgi apparatus  
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Vacuoles   Made in ER with modifications from Golgi Transport solutes (Waste) Phagocytosis Different aqueous compound  
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Mitochondria   Found in nearly all eukaryotic cells including plants Most cells have many mitochondria Perform cellular respiration Create ATP (Adenosine triphosphate) using oxygen and carbohydrates  
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Chloroplast   Performs photosynthesis Contain chlorophyll and enzymes to produce sugars Plants, algae  
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Endosymbiotic theory   Pioneered by Lynn Margu Mitochondria and chloroplast were free living cells that we engulfed by phagocytosis Mitochondria first then chloroplasts  
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cytoskeleton   add structure Allow for mobility by using motor proteins Defined by thickness: Microtubules, intermediate filaments, and microfilaments  
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microtubules   control cilia and flagella  
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Plasma membrane   Phospholipid bilayer mosaic with proteins SA: V sets limits Proteins allow for selected movement of nutrients, oxygen, and waste products into and out of the cell  
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Cell Wall   Found in plants, some prokaryotes, fungi, and protists Protects cell, maintains shape, and prevents excessive uptake of water Made of cellulose fibers in plants Plant cells have 3 layers  
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Cell junctions   plasmodesmata Animal cell junctions  
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Animal cell junctions   Type junction, Desmosomes, gap  
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gap junction   channels that pass across adjacent cells Allow pretty free movement  
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Desmosomes   2 cells close together Cells are connected by proteins  
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type junctions   press cells tightly together Prevents leakage of extracellular fluid  
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Phospholipid bilayer fluidity   Membranes must be appropriately fluid to work As temperatures cool, membranes switch from a fluid state to a solid state Steroids in plasma membrane buffers fluidity  
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Types of membrane proteins   peripheral and integral  
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peripheral membrane protein   bound to surface  
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integral membrane protein   pass into hydrophobic core Transmembrane span membrane  
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Membrane protein function   Transport Enzymatic activity Signal transduction Cell-Cell recognition Intercellular joining Attachment to cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix  
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Cell recognition proteins   glycoprotein/glycolipid  
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Glycoprotein/Glycolipid   Antibodies can use glycoproteins to determine self Synthesized in ER, modified in Golgi; transported to membrane in vesicle  
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Diffusion   Movement of particles into and out of a space following a concentration gradient Passive transport  
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Passive Transport   cells expend no energy Rate depends on permeability  
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Osmosis   Water balances concentration of solutes in solution Water bound to solute is not free and cannot cross boundary  
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Tonicity   ability of surrounding solution to cause a cell to gain or lose water Hypotonic: Animal - Lysed Plant - Turgid(normal) Isotonic: Animal - Normal Plant - flacid Hypertonic: Animal - Shriveled Plant - plasmolyzed  
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Electrochemical gradient   Membrane Potential Includes concentration and electrical gradient High Na+ outside cells Typically membrane potential is -60 to -70mv Potential energy in storage Energy released when ions diffuse  
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Facilitated diffusion   Form of passive transport Move solute down concentration gradient Transport proteins speed up diffusion across membrane Aquaporins Ion channels  
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Aquaporins   channel proteins for moving water  
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Io channels   move ions (may be gated that open in response to stimulus  
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Active transport   require energy Moves solute against the concentration gradient Facilitated by carrier proteins Usually comes from ATP hydrolysis  
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Cotransport   Active transport of solute indirectly drive transport of other substances Some goes up concentration gradient and something goes down  
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Bulk transport   Uses vesicles Exocytosis Endocytosis  
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Exocytosis   movement out of the cell by fusion of vesicles and membrane  
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Endocytosis   movement into the cell via vesicles formed in plasma membrane  
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Energy   the capacity to cause change  
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kinetic energy   associated with motion  
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thermal energy   kinetic energy of atom/molecules  
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potential energy   stored energy because of location/structure  
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chemical energy   potential energy available for release in chemical reactions  
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Law of Thermodynamics   Energy can be transferred and transformed, but cannot be created or destroyed Energy transfer is inefficient - lost as heat Entropy  
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Entropy   disorder and randomness  
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Free energy (G)   The energy of a system that can do work Change in free energy used to determine whether a process is spontaneous Change G = G final - G initial - Change in G = system becomes more stable + Change in G = system becomes less stable (Requires energy)  
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Exergonic   -Change in G system becomes more stable  
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Endergonic   + Change in G System becomes less stable (requires energy)  
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Activation energy   Energy must be input even into exergonic reactions for chemical reactions Initial energy needed to break bonds of reactants May be supplied by heat  
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metabolism   Describes all of organism's chemical reactions A defining principle of life Metabolic pathways detail a series of steps, to produce a product  
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Types of metabolic pathways   Catabolic Anabolic  
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Catabolic   release energy Converts complex molecules into simpler ones EX: respiration Breakdown of complex molecules used in generating energy  
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Anabolic   Consume energy to build complex molecules from simpler ones EX: Photosynthesis Production of complex biological molecules where energy is stored  
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ATP   Hydrolysis of ATP releases energy  
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Enzymes   Protein that acts as a catalyst Shape of protein specific to a particular reaction Reactant which binds to an enzyme called a substrate Location where enzyme bind is called active site Sometimes found in specific organelles or in membranes within cell  
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Cofactors   Non-protein helpers bind to enzyme or substrate Required for enzyme activity Organic cofactors called coenzymes Most key vitamins in diet are important because they are coenzymes  
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Enzyme inhibition   Chemicals that selectively inhibit activity of specific enzyme Toxins and poisons are irreversible enzyme inhibitors  
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Allosteric regulation   Regulatory molecule binds at one site to affect function at another Can activate or inhibit Allosterically regulated enzymes often have polypeptide subunits with several active sites  
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Enzyme activation   Cooperativity is another type of activation Binding to one substrate stabilizes active form  
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Feedback inhibition   End of product of metabolic pathway shuts down the pathway  
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Redox Reactions   Chemical Reactions that move electrons between reactants Substances that lose electrons are oxidized Substances that gain electrons are released  
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Electron donor   reducing agent  
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Electron acceptor   oxidizing agent  
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Cellular respiration   Can either be aerobic or anaerobic Catabolic process converting carbohydrates, fats, and proteins to energy (ATP and heat) Controlled - reactions occur in stages  
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NAD+   A coenzyme that functions as an electron carrier NAD+ + 2e- and H+ = NADH Remove 2H from glucose to give 2e- and 1H+ to NAD+  
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ATP sysnthesis   Most ATP generated in Oxidative phosphorylation Some ATP formed by substrate-level phosphorylation  
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Glycolysis   Occurs in Cytosol outside of mitochondria Oxidizes glucose to 2 pyruvate 10 steps 2 net ATP produced  
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Pyruvate oxidation   Pyruvate enters mitochondria Oxidizes carboxyl group releasing CO2 Reduces NAD+ to NADH Combines remaining portion of pyruvate with coenzyme A 2 Net ATP produced  
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Pyruvate   Acetyl coenzyme a (acetyl CoA)  
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Citric Acid Cyclye   Occurs in Mitochondria Acetyl CoA enters CO2, ATP, NADH, FADH2 exit Starts and ends with oxaloacetate Most steps involve transfer of electrons to electron carriers (NADH and FADH2)  
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Oxidative phosphorylation   NADH and FADH2 donate electrons to electron transport chain --> powers ATP synthesis ETC embedded in inner mitochondrial membrane Powers ATP synthesis through chemiosmosis  
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Electron Transport Chain   4 protein complexes each with multiple steps (called electron carriers) Slowly releases energy Ends with H2O Pumps protons across membrane into intermembrane space  
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Cellular respiration   Most energy flows Glucose --> NADH --> ETC --> proton-motive force --> ATP 32 ATP total  
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Fermentation   absence of oxygen Still uses glycolysis Does not use ETC Glycolysis and NADH oxidization reactions Alcohol and lactic acid types  
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Alcohol Fermentation   releases CO2 from pyruvate Produces NAD+ and ethanol  
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Lactic Acid Fermentation   pyruvate --> lactate No release of CO2  
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Autotrophs   Self feeder AKA produces or primary producers Create organic compounds to be used in respiration Photoautotrophs included  
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Photoautotrophs   Autotrophs that use light Perform photosynthesis  
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Photosynthesis   AKA carbon fixation Redox Reaction Endergonic reaction Requires light Produces oxygen as a waste product  
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Light   Provides the energy needed for anabolism One form of electromagnetic energy Composed of photons - massless particles that have a fixed quantity of energy Traves in waves - wavelength relative to energy  
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Capturing light   Reflected, transmitted, or absorbed Absorbed light excites electrons to higher orbital Excited electrons are unstable --> energy released as heat  
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Leaves   large surface area to collect sunlight  
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Mesophyll   issue in interior of leaf, rich in chloroplast  
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Chloroplasts   inner and outer membranes Thylakoids  
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Thylakoids   Folded sacs containing pigments Surrounded by stroma Collums called Granum  
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Chlorophyll a   key light capturing pigment used in light reactions CH3  
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chlorophyll b   accessory pigment Differs from chlorophyll a in 1 functional group CHO  
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Carotenoids   other accessory pigments, especially important for protection (oranges and browns)  
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Porphyrin ring   light absorbing "head of molecule"; magnesium at the center of the atom  
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Photosystems   Reaction center surrounded by light harvesting complexes Energy transferred between pigment molecules until it reaches P680 (PSII) and P700(PSI) e- transferred to e- acceptor and ETC  
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Light harvesting complexes   pigment molecules bound to proteins  
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Calvin Cycle   Uses NADPH, CO2, and ATP to build sugars Occurs in stroma 3 phases Used in C3 photosynthesis  
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Phase 1: Carbon fixation   CO2 bound to RuBP (ribulose biphosphate  
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