Enzymes
what ending do enzymes typically have have (3 letters)?
-ase
Which macromolecule makes up the cell membrane and is made of fatty acids?
Lipids
Prokaryote vs. eukaryote: Which has a nucleus?
Eukaryote
What is the major structural unit of the cell membrane
Phospholipids
Name one key word you might look for in a description of the function of the golgi body.
Processes/ packages
What type of macromolecule are enzymes?
Proteins
Monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides are examples of what macromolecules?
Carbohydrates
Prokaryote vs. eukaryote: Bacteria is an example of this type of cell
Prokaryote
What is the difference between active and passive transport?
Passive transport does not require energy and moves with the concentration gradient. Active transport requires energy and moves against the concentration gradient.
Organelle where photosynthesis takes place
Chloroplast
What are 2 functions of an enzyme?
What is the function of a protein?
build muscle, cell transport, cell communication, help our immune system, provide structure to cells/tissues/body, catalyze reactions
Prokaryote vs. eukaryote: A lily pad is an example of this type of cell
Eukaryotes
What would you expect to happen to the mass of a onion cell in a salty (hypertonic) solution?
It will loose mass
Organelle where respiration takes place
Mitochondria
Describe the lock and key model.
Each enzyme binds with a specific substrate based on the shape of the active site.
If an athlete's goal is to eat something to provide a quick source of energy, what should he/she look for on his/her snack's nutrition label?
High amounts of carbohydrates
Prokaryote vs. eukaryote (plant or animal): This type of cell could have a cell wall, mitochondria, and chloroplast.
Eukaryote, plant cell
A solution that has fewer solutes than the cell would be considered ____________.
hypotonic
Name 2 organelles involved in the production/export of proteins
Ribosome, ER, golgi body, vesicle.
Describe activation energy (Ea).
The energy needed to initiate (start) a reaction.
This macromolecule's function is to encode genetic information
Nucleic acid
True or false: Prokaryotes can be unicellular or multicellular, while eukaryotes are multicellular
False
Draw a quick picture of a cell in a hypotonic solution.
Answers many vary
Name 3 structures you would look for when determining if a cell was a plant or an animal.
Larger central vacuole, chloroplast, cell wall