Chapter 1/2
Evolution/Chem
Chapter 3/4
Water/Carbon
Chapter 5:
Molecules
Chapter 6:
Cells
Chapter 7:
Membranes
100

_____ use photosynthesis to convert inorganic molecules into biological molecules, using light energy.

What is producers?

100

____ ____: the random movement of atoms and molecules; can be measured in temperature.

What is thermal energy?

100

What bases pair with each other in DNA? RNA?

A<->T (DNA)

A<->U (RNA)

C<->G (DNA+RNA)

100

The nucleus contains most of a cell's DNA. Inside the nucleus is the nucleolus, whose function is...

What is Ribosome Synthesis?

100

What term is described as "Cellular Eating"?

What is Phagocytosis?

200

All life is connected by a "family tree" of species relationships. What is this "family tree" called?

What is phylogeny?

200

_____: When different types of molecules stick together.

What is Adhesion?

200

What does it mean to "denature" a protein?

Denaturing a protein leads to inactivation and cessation of the proteins function.

200

Mitochondria carry out cellular respiration in eukaryotic cells. What are the folds of the inner membrane called?

What is Cristae?

200

______: the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane.

What is Osmosis?

300

Atoms are made of three types of ______ ______ with varying charges and masses.

What is subatomic particles?

300

_____: Organic compounds composed of long chains of carbon and hydrogen.

What is Hydrocarbons?

300

What are some functions that proteins have in the human body? (Name 2+)

Enzymes, Antibodies, Storage Proteins, Membrane Transporters, Structural Proteins, Cell Receptors

300

Golgi Apparatus: stacks of flat sacs called ______ in which products of the ER are processed and then sent to other organelles or out of the cell.

What is Cristernae?

300

Can CO2 and O2 pass easily though the phospholipid bilayer? Or do they require a channel protein?

Small molecules like CO2 or O2 can pass easily through the bilayer.

400

When electrons are shared equally between two atoms, what is this called?

What is a nonpolar covalent bond?

400

What makes water less dense as a solid than a liquid?

What is Hydrogen Bonding?

400

When amino acid monomers are linked together, what type of bond do they form? What is created after repeating the process multiple times?

What is a peptide bond/polypeptide?

400

What enzymes fill the inside of lysosomes?

What is hydrolytic enzymes?

400

______ brings macromolecules/particles into the cell while _______ releases material from the cell.

What is Endocytosis/Exocytosis?

500

Which of the following elements has a full valence shell?

Beryllium, Phosphorus, Helium, Fluorine 

What is Helium?

500

What is a Cis/trans isomer?

The rearrangement of atoms around a double bond. 

(Cis = same side, Trans = Opposite side)

500

Name the 4 types of protein structure and give a simple definition.

Primary: Sequence of Amino Acids

Secondary: Coiling/Folding

Tertiary: 3D Polypeptide

Quaternary: Multiple proteins working together

500

What do the smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum do?

Smooth ER: Synthesizes lipids and processes toxins

Rough ER: Produces/modifies proteins via the ribosomes on its surface

500

Phospholipid bilayers are said to be amphipathic. What does this mean?

They have both polar (hydrophilic) and nonpolar (hydrophobic) regions.