Biology (9th) CBA 1 Terms

What is the monomer of proteins?

Amino Acids

What provides quick energy in animals and energy storage in plants?

Carbohydrates

What is used for energy storage in animals?

Lipids

What are fats, oils, and waxes collectively known as?

Lipids

Where are proteins synthesized?

Ribosome

Where are carbohydrates synthesized?

Chloroplast

What makes up the cell membrane?

Lipids

What is a building block of larger molecules?

Monomer

What process builds monomers into polymers?

Dehydration Synthesis

What process breaks apart polymers?

Hydrolysis

What process involves losing water to make a larger molecule?

Dehydration synthesis

What is a capsid?

Viral protein that protects genetic material

What do cells and viruses both contain?

Genetic material and proteins

What is taken by a virus for disguise?

Lipid Envelope

What is the theory that explains how early prokaryotes were engulfed by cells to form eukaryotes?

Endosymbiosis

What is the concept that explains the folding of membranes in early prokaryotes?

Autogenesis

What is cellulose?

A plant cell wall carbohydrate

What is the monomer of carbohydrates?

Monosaccharide

What are examples of nucleic acids?

DNA, RNA, and ATP

What type of cells have membranes around organelles?

Eukaryotic Cells

What type of cells only contain cytoplasm, ribosome, plasma membrane, and cell walls?

Prokaryotic Cells

What is a 'name tag' for cells used for recognition and by viruses for infection?

Carbohydrate

What helps viruses find the correct host?

Protein

What do bacteriophages infect?

Bacterial (Prokaryotic) Cells

What organelle is responsible for lipid production?

Smooth ER

What type of chromosome do prokaryotic cells have?

Circular Chromosome

What type of cells do you have?

Eukaryotic (nucleus and organelles)

What is the shape of eukaryotic chromosomes?

Linear

What is viral specificity?

Virus matches up with host

What does transmission refer to in biology?

Spread of a disease or pathogen

What are pathogens?

Anything that makes you sick

What is the gel-like substance in the cell?

Cytoplasm

What are tiny proteins in the cytoplasm used for movement inside the cell?

Cytoskeleton

What is responsible for storage in the cell?

Vacuole

What organelle transports and packages materials in the cell?

Golgi Body/Apparatus/Complex

What are vaccines often made of?

Weakened viruses or viral proteins

What are polypeptides also known as?

Proteins

In a zombie apocalypse, what biomolecule would your body use for energy?

Stored fats/lipids

What is a common misconception about protein?

It does not provide energy, as we eat proteins to build muscle.

In a zombie apocalypse, what biomolecule would your body seek via food?

Carbohydrates (glucose)

What shape do viruses often resemble?

Space ships

What are sugars also referred to as?

Carbohydrates

What are ringed structures that can form cell walls?

Carbohydrates

What elements make up lipids and carbohydrates?

C H O

What elements make up proteins?

C H O N

What elements are nucleic acids made of?

C H O N P

What is the genetic code?

DNA