Exam Review Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards for review.

Ocular Lens

Lens you look through on a microscope.

Objective Lens

Lens that you change on a microscope.

Ocular Lens

Almost always fixed on a microscope.

Kinetic Theory

The idea that atoms and molecules are in constant motion.

Dynamic Equilibrium

Even though it's equilibrium, molecules will scatter evenly throughout the room.

Nucleotides

Basic structural units or monomers.

Nucleic Acid

RNA and DNA.

Protein

Amino Acid.

Carbohydrate

Monosaccharide.

Lipids

Does not have a monomer.

Atomic Number

Number of protons.

Ion

Atom that has either lost or gained an electron.

Reactive

An atom with an incompletely filled outer shell is likely to be.

Monosaccharide

Building blocks of carbohydrates.

Amino Acid

Building blocks of proteins.

Nucleotide

Building Blocks of nucleic acids.

Cells

Smallest structural and functional unit of life

Heredity

The genes of an organism are passed from parent to offspring.

Dehydration Synthesis

A molecule of water is removed.

Hydrolysis

You add the water molecule back.

Primary Structure

Amino acid sequence of a protein.

Secondary Structure

Initial folding of a protein due to hydrogen bonding.

Tertiary Structure

Final three-dimensional shape of a protein.

Quaternary Structure

Spatial arrangement of multiple protein subunits.

Diffusion

Movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration.

Osmosis

Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane.

Prokaryotes

Simpler cells; bacteria archaea.

Eukaryotes

More complex cells; animals, plants, fungi.

Prokaryotes

Bacteria, archaea. and contain no nucleus

Eukaryotes

Animals, plants, fungi, contain a nucleus.

Ribosomes

Protein synthesis.

Golgi Body

Modifies the proteins and tags them chemically.

Smooth ER

Makes carbohydrates and lipids.