Cell Biology
These organelles are known as the powerhouse of the cell.
What are mitochondria?
These are the building blocks of proteins, consisting of a central carbon, an amino group, a carboxyl group, and a unique R group.
What are amino acids?
The cell was first discovered by this scientist in 1665 using a microscope.
This neurotransmitter is associated with feelings of pleasure and reward.
What is dopamine?
This hormone regulates blood glucose levels and is produced by the pancreas.
What is insulin?
The sequence of events that cells undergo to grow and divide; it includes phases such as G1, S, G2, and M.
What is cell cycle?
This molecule is the primary energy carrier in cells, often referred to as the "energy currency."
What is ATP (adenosine triphosphate)?
He proposed the theory of natural selection as a mechanism of evolution.
Who is Charles Darwin?
This part of the nervous system transmits signals from the CNS to the rest of the body.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
This part of the neuron receives signals from other neurons or from the external environment and conducts impulses to the cell body.
What are dendrites?
This type of cell division results in four genetically unique haploid cells.
What is meiosis?
This group on an amino acid that has 20 different variations; the side chain.
What is R-Group?
This scientist discovered penicillin, the first true antibiotic, by accident from the mold Penicillium notatum.
Who is Alexander Fleming?
These types of neurons carry signals towards the central nervous system.
What are sensory neurons?
The smallest structural and functional units of the lungs, where gas exchange occurs.
What are alveoli?
This phase of mitosis involves the separation of sister chromatids, moving to opposite poles of the cell.
What is anaphase?
This enzyme unwinds the DNA helix during DNA replication.
What is Helicase?
This scientist disprived the theory of abiogensis with his "Swan-Necked" flasks.
Who is louis pasteur?
This region of the brain is crucial for creating new memories.
What is the hippocampus?
These specialized cells in the immune system are capable of remembering a specific pathogen for faster antibody production in future infections.
What are memory cells?
This is a sequence of three DNA or RNA nucleotides that corresponds with a specific amino acid or stop signal during protein synthesis.
What are codons?
Consisting of glycerol and three fatty acids this serves as a long term energy source in animals and plants.
What are triglycerides?
They proposed the 'protein sandwich' model for membrane structure.
Who is Davson-Danielli (James Frederic Danielli and Hugh Davson)?
These are the body's natural painkillers; released by the hypothalamus and pituitary gland in response to pain or stress
What are endorphins?
This term describes the way an electrical signal jumps from node to node down the axon.
What is saltatory conduction?