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U3 Bio: How do cells maintain life?

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Plasma Membranes
Define plasma membrane,
Define external environment,
Does the plasma membrane surround...
18  cards
Modes of transport across the plasma membrane
Define active transport,
How many moelcules per pump,
How do pumps undergo a shape change
39  cards
Roles of organelles in transporting proteins by exocytosis
Structure of ribosomes,
Function of ribosomes,
Proteins made within the ribosome...
15  cards
DNA and RNA
Describe the structure of rna,
3 types of rna,
Does each type of rna fold differ...
13  cards
Nucleic acids
Define polymer,
Define monomer,
How are polymers made
12  cards
Structure of genes in eukaryotic cells
Define coding region,
Define stop instructions,
Define start instructions
10  cards
Introduction to proteins
Are proteins directional,
Monomers of proteins,
What are the subcomponents of ami...
8  cards
Levels of protein structure
Define primary structure,
What determines primary structure,
Define secondary structure
9  cards
The nature of the proteome
Define proteome,
Define proteomics,
Scientists are moving away from _...
5  cards
Miscellaneous proteins
Define simple protein,
Define conjugate protein,
Examples of conjugate proteins
5  cards
Protein functional diversity
Characteristics of globular proteins,
Characteristics of fibrous proteins,
Why are proteins functionally div...
5  cards
Metabolism terms
Define metabolism,
Describe metabolic pathways,
Define catabolism
7  cards
ENZYMES: function
Enzymes are,
What is it meant by enzymes are b...,
Define activation energy
8  cards
ENZYMES: structure
What is the general shape materia...,
Can enzymes have one or more pp c...,
Deifne monomeric enzyme
12  cards
ENZYMES: mode of action
Major steps,
How does the enzyme and substrate...,
Describe lock and key model
4  cards
ENZYMES: effect of temp, conc and pH on reaction rate
Best functioning temperature ph,
Do optimum temperatures vary betw...,
What happens when you increase th...
8  cards
ENZYMES: reversible and irreversible inhibition
Define enzyme inhibitior,
Define irreversible enzyme inhibitor,
Example of irr enz inh
11  cards
ENZYMES: coenzymes
Define cofactor,
Tyoes of cofactors,
What are inorganic cofactors
15  cards
Photosynthesis introduction
Define photosynthesis,
Additional pruposes,
Equation
9  cards
evidence of bacterial origins of chloroplasts
Define endosymbiosis,
Describe how the first photosynth...,
How was this engulfment endosymbi...
7  cards
photosynthesis: light dependent/independent stages
The light dependent stages requires,
Where does the light dependent st...,
Inputs of ld
9  cards
Factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis
Describe co2 concentration,
Describe temperature,
Describe light intensity
5  cards
Cellular respiration intro
Define cellular resp,
Additional purpose of celular res...,
Does cellular resp occur in all l...
10  cards
aerobic respiration
Location of glycolysis,
Glycolyisis inputs,
Glycolysis outputs
9  cards
anaerobic respiration
What happens in animals,
What happens in yeasts
2  cards

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