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LS2 Midterm 1
UCLA Esdin LS2 Midterm 1
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
08/17/2011

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Term
Nervous System
Definition
Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves, Sensory Receptors; fast-acting control system; responds to both internal and external things
Term
Muscular System
Definition
Allows manipulation of environment; locomotion; facial expression; posture; produces heat
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Endocrine System
Definition
glands produce hormones for: nutrient use, growth, reproduction
Term
cardiovascular system
Definition
transports blood through vessels; carries oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients, waste; pumped by heart
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lymphatic/immune system
Definition
picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels; houses white blood cells (lymphocytes); mounts attacks against foreign substances in body
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respiratory system
Definition
keeps blood supplied with oxygen; removes carbon dioxide from blood; gas exchange in air sacs in walls of lungs;
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digestive system
Definition
breaks down food into absorbable units; indigestible eliminated (feces)
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urinary system
Definition
eliminates nitrogenous wastes; regulates water, electrolytes and acid-base balance
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male reproductive system
Definition
produce offspring; testes produces sperm and androgens
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female reproductive system
Definition
produce offspring; ovaries produce eggs and estrogen; mammary glands produce milk
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percentage of CHON in body
Definition
96.3
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number of elements in human body
Definition
18 (out of 118)
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types of chemical bonds
Definition
ionic, covalent, hydrogen, van der waals
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different ways of drawing covalent bonds
Definition
ball & stick, bohr (overlapping orbits), structural formula, space-filling
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types of molecules
Definition
polar (hydrophilic), non-polar (hydrophobic), hybrid (surfactant; phospholipid)
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properties of water
Definition
-cohesive & has surface tension
-solvent of life
-temperature moderation
-existence in multiple states (on earth)
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capillary action
Definition
-cohesion to other water molecules due to hydrogen bonding
-adhesion to wettable surface (hydrogen bonding)
+ surface tension = osmosis/capillary action.
Term
surface tension
Definition
surface of water uses minimized surface area and allows for things not to fall in easily (like leaf or bug on top of water)
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temperature moderation
Definition
property of water; absorbs and releases heat (like sweating); controls changes in body as a result; has a high "specific heat" (absorbs a lot of heat without changing temperature that much, or phase)
Term
other properties of water
Definition
-produces acids and bases through protonation/deprotonation (h3o+, oh-)
Term
ph scale
Definition
measure of acidity through negative log of concentration of h+ anions
Term
isopleth map
Definition
contour lines of ph value of rain
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types of biological molecules
Definition
protein, carbohydrate, lipid, nucleic acid
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macromolecules
Definition
-protein (made of 20 types of amino acids)
-carbohydrates (made of glucose, fructose, galactose)
-nucleic acids (nucleotides, four types)
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monomer
Definition
basic unit of a macromolecule (polymer)
Term
functions of macromolecules
Definition
-energy storage
-structural support
-transport
-protection/defense
-regulation of metabolic activities
-means of movement/growth/development
-heredity
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condensation
Definition
macromolecules attach and release h20 from h and oh ends
Term
hydrolisis
Definition
opposite of condensation...monomers broken apart with addition of h and oh
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properties of proteins
Definition
-very diverse (most of macromolules)
-ranges in size from few amino acids to thousands
-ability to fold itself
Term
amino acid structure
Definition
carboxylic group, attached to alpha carbon which attaches to a hydrogen and a side chain and a amine group.
Term
amino acid side-chain
Definition
-polar/hydrophilic or non-polor/hydrophobic
-unique to each of the 20 different -amino acids in proteins
-either positively charged, negatively charged or neutral
Term
essential amino acids
Definition
methionine, tryptophan, leucine, phenylalanine, threonine, valine, isoleunine, lysine
Term
amino acid polymerization
Definition
nh3+ on amine group forms "peptide bond" with the coo- on the carboxyl group and releases water
Term
levels of protein polymerization
Definition
primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary
Term
primary structure of protein
Definition
N-C-C...
Term
secondary protein structure
Definition
-hydrogen bonding between carboxyl and amine groups
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tertiary structure of protein
Definition
bonding between r groups (hydrogen, hydrophobic, ionic), folding of beta-sheets and alpha-helices
Term
quaternary stucture
Definition
-fibrous/globular
-held by hydrogen-bonding, salt-bridges, disulfide bonds, creating beta-sheets, etc
Term
four groups of carbohydrates
Definition
-monosaccarides
-dissaccarides
-oligosachharides (3-20)
-polysaccharides
Term
carbohydrate polymerization
Definition
-h20 formed through alpha linkage (between ch2oh)
Term
carbohydrate polymer types
Definition
-starch (amylose, amylopectin)
-glycogen
Term
structural carbohydrates
Definition
-cellulose
-chitin (glucose with added nitrogen group)
Term
nucleotide
Definition
-base
-sugar (ribose or deoxyribose)
-phosphate group
Term
bases in nucleotide
Definition
purines: A (adenine), G (guanine); two carbon rings joined
pyramidines: C (cytosine), T (thymine--only dna), U (uracil--only rna); one carbon ring
Term
nucleotide roles
Definition
-carry hereditary information
-create proteins
-ATP
-GTP (protein synthesis)
-cAMP (for nervous system, hormone action)
Term
lipids
Definition
-not big enough to be a macromolecule
-insolulable in water
-attracted by van der waals interactions
-fatty acids can have double bonds making them unsaturated (less hydrogen bonding making it oily)
Term
lipid function
Definition
-energy storage
-cell membranes
-capture light energy (carotinoids)
-hormones and vitamins
-heat insulation
-electrical insulation (nerves)
Term
triglyceride
Definition
lipid with glycerol backbone + 3 fatty acids
Term
phospholipid structure
Definition
glycerol & fatty-acids + choline and phosphate attached
Term
hooke
Definition
(hooke's law) discovered cells in cork
Term
Leewenhoek
Definition
-father of microbiology
-improved microscope
-discovered single-celled organisms
-animacules
Term
Schleiden
Definition
-discovered cells in plants
-first to suggest cell theory
Term
Shwaan
Definition
animal cell discovery
Term
3 components of cell theory
Definition
-cells fundamental units of life
-all organisms composed of them
-cells comes from other cells
Term
multicellular organisms
Definition
-division of labor
-cells must stick together
-cells must communicate with each other
Term
cell sizes
Definition
most between 10-100um, 1-10um for unicellular and mitochondrea
nerve cells 1m long sometimes
Term
prokaryote
Definition
-nucleoid instead of nucleus
-plasma membrane, wall and capsule (made of polysaccharides)
-fimbriae
-flagella
-no membrane-bound organelles
-cytosol
Term
eukaryotic cells
Definition
-larger than prokaryotic
-membrane bound nucleus
-membrane bound organelles
Term
cell survival factors
Definition
-obtain energy
-express genetic material (protein synthesis)
-process biochemical reactions
-eliminate waste
Term
eukaryotic cell contents
Definition
-nucleus
-mirotubules
-plasma membrane
-ribosomes
-golgi complex
-smooth & rough endoplasmic reticulum
-cytosol
-mitocohndrea
-lysosome
-microfilaments
-vescicles (endo/exo)
Term
plasma membrane
Definition
-lipid bylar (hydrophilic outside, hydrophobic inside)
-has proteins in it
-glycoprotein branches
-cholesterol inside
Term
plasma membrane functions
Definition
-selectively permeable barrier
-interface for intercellular communication
-maintains constant internal environment
-molecules for binding/adhering to adjacent cells
Term
endomembrane system function
Definition
-protein synthesis
-regulation
-transport
Term
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Definition
network of tubules called cisternae
-rough part has ribosomes
Term
rough E.R.
Definition
glycoprotein synthesis and phospholipid synthesis
Term
smooth E.R.
Definition
lipid synthesis, carbohydrate metabolism, detoxification, storage of ions
Term
Golgi app.
Definition
-flattened membranous sacs and vescicles
-modifies proteins from ER
-sorts/packages proteins for transport
-packaged in vescicles from cisterae budded off
-polysaccharides for plant walls synthesized here
Term
Golgi app. trasnport
Definition
lumen cisternae has coating that helps to form vescicle that buds off. this coating then bonds onto docking sites at delivery
Term
lysosome
Definition
made in RER,shipped to Golgi, containing enzymes functioning in acidic environment, break down food (and other things foreign), help form other lysosomes, and digests used up cellular components, fuses with phagosomes to break down endocytosed contents
Term
tay-sachs disease
Definition
lipids accumulate inside lysosomes of nerve cells
Term
mitochondrea
Definition
outer membrane with inner membrane forming cristae, with matrix inside of that and proteins used for electron transport chain
-also cotains mitochondreal dna and ribosomes
-site for cellular respiration
Term
chloroplasts
Definition
-like mitochondrea: double-membrane, mitochondreal dna, ribosomes
-photosynthesis
Term
peroxisome
Definition
(microbodies)
small organelles that break down peroxide toxins: create h202 and covert that to water
Term
glyoxysomes
Definition
convert fatty acids to sugar
Term
cell nucleus
Definition
-nuclear envelope outside (double-layered)
-has lamina and matrix
-nucleoplasm: nucleolus, chromatin
-pores
Term
nucleolus
Definition
ribosomes synthesized here
Term
chromatin
Definition
dna + protein
Term
cytoskeleton
Definition
-cell shape, activity and motility (with motor proteins)
-types: microtubules (suspended insdide), microfilaments (along plasma membrane), intermediary filaments (makes web inside)
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Term
motor protein
Definition
-uses atp at receptor (attached to microtubule)
-proteins attached to vescicle
Term
microtubules
Definition
-act as tracks in cell (for movement)
-functions in cell division
-made of tubulin dimers
-also for motion as in cilia and flagella
Term
interstiatial fluid
Definition
-pH
-o2 & co2
-energy-rich molecules
-water, salt, electrolytes
-temperature
Term
types of cells
Definition
epithilial
neuron
muscle
Term
cell membrane contents
Definition
-protiens
-carbohydrates with lipids = glycolipid
-carbohydrate covalently bound to protein = glycoprotein
Term
proteins on membrane
Definition
-integral or peripheral
-transport, signaling, junctions
Term
protein junctions
Definition
-cell to cell
-desmosomes (tie cells together), tight junctions (keep paracellular pathways from forming), gap junctions (let small ions through)
Term
hypertonic/hypotonic/isotonic
Definition
hypertonic (high solute concentration and low water concentration)--outside...so water in cell will want to diffuse out
Term
dimer
Definition
pair of molecules linked by two hydrogen bonds
Term
phosphogens
Definition
creatine phosphate & arginine phosphate...used to produce ATP very quickly (burst speed) (anaerobic)
Term
heterotroph
Definition
obtains energy from organic compounds
Term
ATP use
Definition
chemical, mechanical, motion/transport
Term
aerobic respiration
Definition
glycolisis, pyruvate oxidation, citric-acid cycle, electron-transport chain
Term
glycolisis
Definition
first stage of respiration, happens in cytosol, 10 reactions producing 2 ATP and 2 Pyruvate and 2 NADH
-starts with hexokinase creating g6p
Term
pyruvate oxidation
Definition
pyruvate moves through transport protein into mitochondreal matrix and NADH, h+, co2 and acetyle CoA is produced with coenzyme A
Term
citric acid cycle
Definition
produces 2ATP, 8NADH, 2 FADH2
Term
sickle cell anemia
Definition
from change in amino acid glutamic acid to valine...deforms the blood cell
Term
fh
Definition
hypercholestorol because protein malfunction
Term
phenyl...nuria
Definition
deformation of phenyl...hydroxylase...
Term
cyanide
Definition
destroys cytosol c
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