Chemistry of Life
The amount of steps required to fold a protein
4
The function of a lysosome
To break down other molecules
An acid's pH range
1-5
Plants building bridges between cells to communicate
Juxtacrine
Your body sweating because it's too warm
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The type of bond which creates the cohesive property of water
Hydrogen Bonds
Explains why cells are so small
To maximize surface area
Light dependent reactions produce this molecule
ATP
NADPH
A cancer cell signaling itself to begin mitosis
autocrine
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The 4 bases of a DNA molecule
Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine
Endosymbiosis is supported by these 2 pieces of evidence
1. double membraned organelles
2. organelles with their own DNA
An electron gradient is created using this element to carry electrons
The name of a chemical messenger which starts a signal transduction
Ligand
What feedback loops try to maintain
Homeostasis
The term for breaking apart a molecule with the use of water
Hydrolysis
The type of molecule that can use simple diffusion to cross a cell membrane
Small & non-polar
Cellular respiration breaks down this molecule, obtained from food
Glucose
A type of signal transduction which involves a phosphate activating several processes
A G Protein Coupled Receptor
Contractions releasing Oxytocin, which cause more contractions
Positive feedback
The water property that is demonstrated when organisms sweat
High heat of vaporization
The function of the golgi apparatus
To package and modify proteins/lipids for use somewhere else
The end product of glycolysis
Pyruvate
An example of a secondary messenger
cAMP
gMP
Platelets rush to clot a wound, releasing a chemical that calls more platelets to the wounded area
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