Life
What is the major difference between PRO and EUK?
PRO- smaller, less complex, free floating dna
EUK- large, complex, membrane bound dna
What is found in an atom? (3 things)
Subatomic particles = protons, neutrons, electrons
What language is used to identify organisms?
Latin
Green, used for energy, only found in plants
chloroplast
What is the function of the cell membrane?
Regulates what enters/leaves the cell
What is the correct scientific way to name a species? (2 words)
Binomial nomenclature
What are the 4 macromolecules?
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
Lipids store _______.
Energy
Regulates what comes in and out of the cell
cell membrane
What is hydrophobic on a phospholipid?
tails
Cladograms are based on ...
Traits
What is an enzyme? What does it end in?
A catalyst that speeds up reactions.
Ends in -ase
How do you tell which organisms are most related?
How many traits they share
This type of cell has free-floating DNA
PRO
What are three types of passive transport?
Osmosis
Diffusion
Facilitated Diffusion
What are 4/8 characteristics of life?
Has cells
Maintains homeostasis
Responds to stimulus
Can reproduce
Obtains and uses energy
Grows and develops
Has genetic makeup
Can evolve
A solution with a pH of 11 has this concentration of H+ (High or Low)
LOW
What type of energy is it when products are below reactants?
Energy released
The region in the nucleus that is involved in ribosome production.
nucleolus
When a cell “shrinks”
hypertonic
What is the correct order of classification?
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genius, Species
This models demonstrates how enzymes “fit”
Lock and Key Model
This type of active transport moves molecules like Sodium and Potassium.
Protein pump
This organelle has enzymes that digest waste.
lyososome
What would happen if you were to break a membrane?
Phospholipids would arrange so hydrophilic heads are outside, hydrophobic tails inside