Biomolecules
Name the 4 classes of biomolecules
What are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
This is the basic unit of life
What is a cell?
The overall equation for cellular respiration is
Glucose + O2 ----- CO2 + H2O + ATP
What is the primary pigment used during photosynthesis?
What is Chlorophyll B?
What is the basic unit of heredity?
What is a gene?
This biomolecule serves as the principle source of energy in living organisms
What is glucose?
The citric acid cycle occurs in this organelle
What is the mitochondria?
What are the main stages of cellular respiration?
What are glycolysis, Acetyl CoA formation, the citric acid cycle, ETC?
The overall equation for photosynthesis is
CO2 +H2O ----------- CH2O + O2
The _____ are chromosomes 1-22, and code for the body
What are autosomes?
Describe the structure and function of proteins
What is proteins are composed of amino acids and may have a variety of shapes and functions in the cell. One function is enzymes
One difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes is...
What is the presence on internal membranes
Where does glycolysis occur in the cell?
What is the cytoplasm?
Photosynthesis takes place in _________ cells in leaves.
What are mesophyll cells?
The process of copying DNA during S-phase of the cell cycle is called _____
What is Replication?
The two role of nucleic acids in cells are...
What are holding genetic information, and roles in protein assembly
What is the function of the cell membrane?
What is to provide a semi-permeable barrier to the environment
_____ ATP molecules are produced from ONE glucose molecule during cellular respiration
What is 34?
What is another name for the Light-Independent reaction?
What is the Calvin-Bensen cycle?
What is the difference between a codon and an anti-codon?
What is codons are located within mRNA sequences, while tRNAs carry anti-codons that recognize them?
Saturated fats are different from unsaturated fats in...
What is saturated fats are animal fats and unsaturated fats are from plants
What are the steps of cell division in eukaryotes?
What is prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, and cytokinesis
What is the role of oxygen in aerobic respiration?
What is oxygen is used during the ETC to produce water
What is the name for the red/purple accessory pigment used in photosynthesis, that is sometimes seen in onions and cabbage?
What are anthocyanins
The term that describes how the environment can affect genetic expression is called ____
What is Epigenetics?