Transport
Pro. vs Eu.
Cell Structure +Function
Enzymes
100

Osmosis specifically refers to the diffusion of:

Through?

water, aquaporins 

100

What are three differences of prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

Prokaryote: -No membrane bound organelles, Circular DNA, Older 


Eukaryote: -Has membrane bound organelles, Linear DNA, Evolved from pro. 

100

Which component is the main structural framework of the cell membrane?

Phospholipid bilayer

100

The term “active site” refers to:

The region where the substrate binds and the reaction occur

200

If water concentration is higher outside a cell than inside, what will happen?

Water will move into the cell

200

A scientist observes a cell that has DNA but no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles. What type of cell is it most likely?  

Prokaryotic cell

200

Integral membrane proteins differ from peripheral proteins because integral proteins:

Span all the way through the lipid bilayer

200

Enzymes are best described as:

Catalysts 

300

What molecule can easily diffuse across the membrane?

Oxygen 

300

What structure do BOTH prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have?

Ribosomes, DNA, cytoplasm, plasma membrane 

300

Carbohydrate chains attached to membrane proteins or lipids are primarily involved in:

Cell recognition and signaling  

300

Enzymes do NOT:

Change the overall free energy (ΔG) of a reaction

400

Active or Passive and why?: A cell needs more sugar inside, but there’s already a lot of sugar inside. The cell uses energy to bring more in.

Active, the cell already has a lot of sugar, so bringing in more goes against the gradient and requires energy.

400

What organelle produces most of the ATP used by eukaryotic cells?

Mitochondria 

400

What is the function of the ER? (rough and smooth) 

Rough ER: protein synthesis

Smooth ER: Lipid synthesis 

400

At very high temperatures, enzyme activity decreases because:

The enzyme denatures

500

What type of transport involves channels? 

Passive Transport 

500

A cell contains chloroplasts, a cell wall, and a large central vacuole. What type of cell is it?

A plant cell

500

Define amphithatic, and provide an example. 

Contains both polar and nonpolar regions. Phospholipids 

500

Is this graph exergonic or endergonic? What is the ΔG and is it spontaneous or nonspontaneous?

Exergonic, -ΔG, spontaneous