Biologic Chemistry
Protein, Lipids, Carbs, nucleic acid
What are the four macromolecules
This organelle stores food and water
What is a vacuole
The cell membrane is a __________ bilayer
What is phospholipid
Proteins that act as biological catalysts
What are enzymes
A ligand attaching to a receptor
What is cell signaling
Elements found in a carbohydrate
What are carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
What organelle makes proteins
What is a ribosome
The chemical markers on the cell membrane that send messages to other cells
What are marker proteins
A series of anaerobic chemical reactions using pyruvic acid that supplies energy when oxygen is scarce
What is lactic acid fermentation
What causes inefficient signal transduction
What is a Mutation
A water stride uses this to "walk" on water
What is surface tension
Organelle of photosynthesis
What are chloroplasts
These molecules are able to permeate the cell membrane
What are nonpolar
Uses the high-energy electrons from the Krebs cycle to convert ADP into ATP in the cristae of the mitochondria
What is Electron Transport Chain
This activates a kinase enzyme which later amplifies the signal downstream
What is cAMP
Type of bond found in carbohydrates
What is glycosidic
What organelle synthesizes lipids
What is the smooth ER
What is the net movement of molecules in passive transport
What is from high to low concentration gradient
Total number of ATP produced per glucose molecule during cellular respiration
What is 36-38 ATP
A drug which attaches to a cell receptor would be called
What is a Ligand
The monomer of a nucleic acid
What is a nucleotide
Theory that explains mitochondria and chloroplast
What is endosymbiotic theory
A hypotonic environment has _____ compared to a cell.
What is less solute
The compartment of the mitochondrion enclosed by the inner membrane and containing enzymes and substrates for the Krebs cycle.
What is the mitochondrial matrix
Travel long distances in search for the right receptor
What are Endocrine hormones