AP BIO
Which SA/V ratio is most efficient in getting nutrients?
HIGH
This step of cell signaling converts the signal from a receptor into a cascade of intracellular events.
transduction
ATP is regenerated from ADP and inorganic phosphate during this process of cellular respiration.
oxidative phosphorylation
What acronym helps us to remember the chemicals commonly found in living things?
CHNOPS
This is how many feet in a mile
5,280
Fats and oils are the main components of this macronutrient
LIPIDS
This molecule acts as a second messenger in many signal transduction pathways, rapidly amplifying the original signal.
cAMP
This is the monomer for carbs
MONOSACCHARIDE
Water's ability to stick to other things allows it to bind other molecules together. What is this ability called?
adhesion
What is the only food that never goes bad.
HONEY
The current theory of the structure of the plasma membrane is best described by the ____ model.
FLUID-MOSIAC
This is how you change a monomer to a polymer
REMOVE WATER
This is the polymer for carbs
DISACCHARIDE (or POLYSACCHARIDE)
Enzymes are example of this important macromolecule that is made up of amino acids.
Protein
What animal sleeps standing up?
HORSES & COWS
What is it called when a cell takes in substances from its exterior by engulfing them with its membrane?
ENDOCYTOSIS
This component of the plasma membrane acts like a lipid at the body’s temperature
PHOSPHOLIPID (CHOLESTEROL)
Isotonic definition
SAME RELATIVE WATER POTENTIAL
The breaking of this bond in ATP directly powers processes such as active transport, muscle contraction, and protein synthesis.
Phosphate bonds
This is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself
TEETH (enamel)
What is the theory that mitochondria and chloroplasts descended from prokaryotes?
ENDOSYMBIOTIC THEORY
Which enzyme is responsible for unwinding the DNA during replication?
Helicase
This organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell
MITOCHONDRIA
"Fixing" carbon dioxide into glucose occurs in this "dark" reaction.
The Calvin Cycle
What guitarist notably performed on the Michael Jackson song “Beat It”?
Eddie Van Halen