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Undergraduate 1
12/03/2012

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Term
Elements
Definition
pure; cannot be broken down
Term
How many elements occur in nature?
Definition
92 elements
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96% of living matter is composed of?
Definition
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen,and Nitrogen
Term
Atom
Definition
Smallest unit of matter that retain element properties
Term
What is an atom made of?
Definition
Nucleus: proton-positive and neutron-neutral

Cloud: electrons-negative
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Atomic Number
Definition
Number of protons
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Atomic Mass
Definition
Sum of proton and neutrons
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Isotope
Definition
Different atomic form of an element with different number of NEUTRONS
Term
Which part of the atom interacts and which part never interacts?
Definition
Nuclei-NEVER interacts
Electron cloud-interact
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Covalent Bond
Definition
2 atoms sharing pair of valence electrons
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Non-Polar
Definition
covalent bond with 2 atoms that PULL EQUALLY
Term
Polar
Definition
Electrons are NOT shared equally
Term
High Specific Heat
Definition
Demands more energy to change the temperature-water
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Hydrophillic
Definition
"loves" water-dissolve easily
Term
Hydrophobic
Definition
"fears" water
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Polymer
Definition
Inorganic mole. made of many building blocks
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Monomer
Definition
Building blocks
Term
What is neutral, acid and a base?
Definition
Neutral-7
Acid-0-7
Base-7-14
Term
Dehydration
Definition
2 monomers bond because LOSS of H20
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Hydrolysis
Definition
2 monomers break because the ADDITION of H20
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Monosaccharides
Definition
simplest of carbohydrates
Term
Carbohydrates
Definition
Is a sugar and a polymer of sugar
Term
Disaccharide
Definition
Join 2 monosaccharides with dehydration
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Polysaccharides
Definition
polymers of sugar-> storage/structural roles
Term
Starch
Definition
Storage polymer of plants, polymer of glucose
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Glycogen
Definition
Storage polymer of animals, not intended for energy
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Cellulose
Definition
MAJOR part of plant cell wall
Term
Lipids
Definition
large biological molecule WITHOUT a monomer
Consists of: fats,phospholipids, and steroids
Term
Proteins are Enzymes which are catalysts
Definition
NOT all catalysts are enzymes
Term
Primary Level of a protein structure
Definition
unique set of amino acids
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Secondary level of a protein structure
Definition
Common; coil/folds in polypeptide chain
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Tertiary level of a protein structure
Definition
interactions among various side chains
Term
Quaternary level of a protein structure
Definition
protein has MULTIPLE polypeptide chains
Term
which part of H2O is positive and negative?
Definition
Hydrogen-Positive
Oxygen-Negative
Term
Cohesion
Definition
water x water
Term
Adhesion
Definition
water x other substance like plastic
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High Specific Heat
Definition
more energy to change the temperature of H2O
Term
Heat of vaporization
Definition
H2O has a high heat of vaporization, which means more calories to evaporate
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Is H2O Organic?
Definition
Nope
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Isomer
Definition
compounds with same molecular formula but DIFFERENT structure and properties
Term
Neucleotide
Definition
Monomer of DNA
Term
Gene
Definition
unit of inheritance
Term
Pyrimidines
Definition
single, Cytosine and Thymine
Term
Purines
Definition
Double, Guanine and Adenine
Term
All organisms are made of what?
Definition
Cells
Term
What do ribosomes make?
Definition
Proteins. ALL CELLS NEED THIS
Term
Chromatin
Definition
chromosomes condense into Chromatin when they prepare to DIVIDE
Term
Golgi Apparatus
Definition
"highway system" of cell. Modify, packages,sorts and packages materials.
Term
Lysosome
Definition
sac of digestive enzymes
Term
Mitochondria
Definition
Cellular respiration location, metabolic, use oxygen to generate ATP
Term
Chloroplasts
Definition
site of photosynthesis
Term
Cristae
Definition
inner membrane folds
Term
Thylakoids
Definition
membranous stack to form a GRANUM
Term
Stroma
Definition
internal fluid inside cytoplasm
Term
Cytoskeleton
Definition
fiber network that extends throughout cytoplasm, organize cell and anchor organelles
Term
what are the differences between a plant and animal cell?
Definition
cell wall, vacoule, peroxsisome,chloroplast
Term
selectively Permeable
Definition
Allow some substances to cross more easily than others.
Term
Diffusion
Definition
molecules spread evenly into an avalible space
Term
Where does water move during diffusion?
Definition
Higher Concentration to lower concentration
Term
Osmosis
Definition
diffusion of water across a membrane
Term
Hypertonic
Definition
water moves out, cell becomes shrivled
Term
Hypotonic
Definition
Water moves in, cell becomes bloated
Term
Catabolic Pathway
Definition
RELEASE energy by BREAKING complex molecules
Term
Anabolic Pathway
Definition
CONSUME energy to build complex molecules from simple molecules
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Free Energy
Definition
Energy that can do work when temperature and pressure are uniform
Term
Exergonic
Definition
Net RELEASE of energy, negative, lose energy
Term
Endergonic
Definition
ABSORB free energy, positive, gain energy
Term
What is ATP
Definition
energy
Term
Catalyst
Definition
Chemical agent that speeds up a reaction
Term
Enzyme
Definition
Organic Catalyst, also a protien
Term
Activation Energy
Definition
energy needed to start a chemical reaction
Term
Fermentation
Definition
break down of sugar, occurs without oxygen
Term
Aerobic
Definition
Needs oxygen, yields ATP
Term
Anaerobic
Definition
Works without oxygen, yeast and anaerobic bacteria
Term
Oxidation
Definition
substance that loses elections
Term
Reduction
Definition
Substance gains elections
Term
What are the steps of Cellular Respiration
Definition
Step 1: Glycolysis
Step 2: Citric Acid Cycle
Step 3:Oxidative Phosphorylation
Term
What happens in step 1 of Cellular Respiration?
Definition
Glycolysis can be converted into pyruvate, then it enters the mitochodria
Term
What happens in step 2 of cellular respiration?
Definition
Citric acid cycle: pyruvate converts into Acetyl CoA, links glycolysis to citric acid cycle.
OXYGEN MUST BE PRESENT IN THE FOLLOWING
inside mitochondrial matrix, acetyl coA joins cycle by combining with oxalacetate...cyce repeats
Term
What happens in step 3 of cellular respiration?
Definition
Powers ATP synthesis by oxidative phophorylation, converts all energy into ATP....REULST IS 32 ATP
Term
What are autotrophs and heterotrophs?
Definition
Autotrophs: producers
Heterotrophs: consumers
Term
What cycles does photosynthesis consist of?
Definition
Light reaction (photosynthesis) and Synthesis part (Calvin cycle)
Term
What parts of light do plants absorb and plants reflect?
Definition
Absorbs every color but green, while it reflects green
Term
What does the calvin Cycle do?
Definition
Takes in CO2 from air and turns it into a sugar,Anabolic
Term
Meiosis
Definition
Cell division that produces NON-IDENTICAL daughter cells. (gametes)
Term
Mitosis
Definition
Division of nuclear content
Term
Cytokinesis
Definition
Division of cytoplasm and organelles
Term
Parts of Interphase
Definition
G1, S Phase:where sister chromatids and made, G2
Term
Prophase
Definition
Nuclear membrane disappears, chromosomes condense into chromatin
Term
Metaphase
Definition
Chromosomes line up at metaphase plate, Spindle fibers attach to centromere region
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Anaphase
Definition
sister chromatids separate and more towards opposite ends
Term
Telophase
Definition
Nuclear membrane reforms and the BOOM cytokinesis....wow
Term
Karyotype
Definition
actual display of chromosomes
Term
Autosomes
Definition
chromosomes that do not determine gender
Term
What is the difference between haploid and diploid cells?
Definition
Haploid:half the chromosomes, product of Meiosis 1 and 2
Diploid:All chromosomes,2n
Term
Reductional Division
Definition
2 haploid cells with replicated chromosomes
Term
Equational Division
Definition
4 daughter dells with UNREPLICATED chromosomes
Term
Synapsis
Definition
When homologous chromosomes loosely pair up making a TETRAD
Term
Tetrad
Definition
group of 4 chromadtids
Term
Crossing Over
Definition
Non-sister chromatids exhange DNA segments ( in your book it looks like pink chromosomes with blue tips, when they separate its like they take a bit of the other chromosome with them)
Term
Chiasma
Definition
Chromatids that cross over to form an X
Term
Alleles
Definition
alternate version of a gene
Term
Complete Dominanace
Definition
Identical offspring, small gene pool, reason for pure breed dogs
Term
Incomplete Dominance
Definition
Inbetween of 2 parental varieties, Such as a red and white flower having pink babies!!!
Term
Codominance
Definition
2 dominant alleles that affect the phenotype in separate and distinguishable ways
Term
Pleiotrophy
Definition
Genes with multiples phenotypic effects
Term
Epistasis
Definition
Gene at 1 locus alters phenotipic expression of a gene on anaother
Term
What is the chromosome theory of inheritance?
Definition
Genes have certain loci on chromosomes,chromosomes undergo inependent assortment and segregation
Term
Who discovered that a specific gene witha specific chromosome?
Definition
Thomas Hunt Morgan
Term
Wild Type/Normal
Definition
phenotypes common in the population (5 fingers)
Term
Mutant Phenotypes
Definition
Alternative traits to wild type (your face jkjkjkjk...there are alot of cards here)
Term
What are the 2 different types of sex chormosomes and what are their sizes?
Definition
X-larger -duh
Y-smaller-hah
Term
SRY Gene
Definition
on Y chromosomes, development of TESTES, without it the default is FEMALE
Term
Sex-Linked Genes
Definition
a gene located on either sex chromosome, for humans it is located on larger X chromosome
Term
Holandric Genes
Definition
Genes on Y chromosomes
Term
What are the use of Barr Bodies?
Definition
used in Olympics to check gender, is in one of the two X's in a female
Term
Who is Alfred Stuaterant?
Definition
made the genetic map
Term
What is non-disjunction?
Definition
pair of homologous chromosomes that do not divide properly
Term
James Watson and Francis Crick
Definition
introduced double helix structure
Term
T.H Morgan
Definition
discovered genes located on chromosomes are made of DNA and PROTEINS
Term
Bacteriophages
Definition
widely used in genetic research
Term
Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
Definition
Did experiments proving DNA is genetic material of a phage known as T2
Term
Erwin Chargaff
Definition
Dna composition varies from species to species-A and T are in equal amounts so is C and G..
Term
Rosalind Franklin
Definition
Produced picture of DNA with a crystallograph
Term
Helicase
Definition
enzyme that UNWINDS double helix
Term
DNA Polymerase
Definition
read base and build corresponding base, DOES MOST WORK
Term
Telomeres
Definition
DNA molecules at end of chromosomes that postpone erosion of genes, cause of aging
Term
Histones
Definition
responsible for 1st level of DNA packing in a chromosome
Term
Good Luck on the test
Definition
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