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Carbs basic structure
CHO
Proteins basic structure
CHON
Lipids basic structure
CHO
Nucleic acids basic structure
CHONP
Packages molecules for shipping throughout the cell
Golgi apparatus
Contains digestive enzymes
Lysosomes
Known as the "storage sac" of the cell
Vacuole
Involved in lipid production and transport within the cell
Smooth ER
Site of protein synthesis
Ribosomes
Stores DNA and acts as a control center for the cell
Nucleus
Provides energy for the cell and carries out cellular respiration
Mitochondria
Regulates what enters/exits through the cell
Cell membrane
Provides shape and structure in a PLANT cell
Cell wall
Provides shape and structure in an ANIMAL cell
Cytoskeleton
Provides for transport and a location for ribosomes
Rough ER
Polar, Hydrophyllic ____
Head
Non-polar, Hydrophobic ____
Tail
Why do phosopholipids form a bilayer
The polar heads are attracted to water while the non-polar tails are not
Solvent
the substance in which the solute is dissolved in
Solute
the substance that is dissolved
Particles move from low to high concentration
Active transport
Particles move from high to low concentration
Passive transport
Equation for photosynthesis
Water + Carbon Dioxide + Light --> Glucose + Oxygen
Equation for cellular respiration
Glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water + ATP
3 factors limiting/promoting photosynthesis
Temperature, light, and CO2 concentration
Type of respiration that uses oxygen
Aerobic respiration
Type of respiration that does not use oxygen
Anaerobic respiration
Amount of ATP produced in aerobic respiration
38 ATP
Amount of ATP produced in anaerobic respiration
2 ATP
What organisms preform lactic acid fermentation
Bacteria
What organisms preform Alcohol fermentation
Yeasts
Chromosome
Package of DNA
Amount of chromosomes in human body
46
Amount of chromosomes in human body after mitosis
92
How do cancerous cell differ from healthy cells
Cancerous cells divide all the time without needing a signal
Cancerous tumor
Malignant tumor
Non-cancerous tumor
Benign tumor
Dehydration synthesis
The process of creating a bond by taking away water
Hydrolysis
The process of breaking a bond by adding water
Polymer
Large molecules made up monomers
Monomers
The building blocks of polymers
During which stage of the cell cycle is the DNA copied?
S phase
Which stages of the cell cycle generally require about the same amount of time in all human cells? Around 12 hours.
S phase, G2 phase and M Phase
What is the primary factor that limits the maximum size of a cell?
Surface area to volume ratio
The correct order of the eukaryotic cell cycle is....
G1->S->G2->M
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