Organic Chemistry
Heredity and Evolution
Cell Structure
Respiration & Photosynthesis
Mitosis & Meiosis
100
Why is carbon so important?
Organic compounds all contain carbon. Carbon can form diverse molecules because it can bond with up to four atoms.
100
How do prokaryotes and eukaryotes differ?
Prokaryotes do not have membrane-bound organelles.
200
Organic molecules are mostly made of...
CARBON, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen.
200
The smaller the cell, the higher-the surface-to-volume ratio. Why is this important?
This facilitates the exchange of materials between cells and their environments.
300
The four macromolecules are... and give an example.
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
300
The function of the golgi apparatus is...
synthesis, modification, sorting, and secretion of cell products.
400
Choose one then name then name the compounds that contain a: hydroxyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, amino, sulfhydryl, or phosphate.
Hydroxyl - alcohols Carbonyl - Ketones, aldehydes Carboxyl - Carboxylic acids Aminos - Amines Sulfhydryl - Thiols Phosphate - Organic phosphate
400
Name two structures present in plant cells that are not present in animal cells.
Chlorplasts, central vacuole and tonoplast, cell wall, plasmodesmata.
500
Name one of the three types of isomers.
Structural isomer - differe in covalent partners Geometric isomer - Differ in arrangement about a double bond Enantiomer - differ in spatial arrangement.
500
Name two structures in animal cells that are not present in plant cells.
Lysosmes and centrioles.
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