Bio 100

Urea is synthesized in the liver and transported through the blood to be what?

Our species, Homo Sapiens, is considered unique in that it what?

What are the four types of macromolecules?

What are the 8 amion acids that must be obtained from the diet called?

The exact sequence of amino acids dictates the _______ of each protein.

what helos set up the counter current system in the nephrons?

What is anoxia refer to?

Death is a process characterized by what?

How many phosphate groups are attached to ATP?

Why Carbon Monoxide is harmful to our health?

Acidosis occurs when the blood pH falls below what?

What is the principle means of passive transport?

Cocaine is a byproduct of which system?

Which of the two major categories of the chemical reaction in photosynthesis is oxygen the product?

What are the membrane-spanning proteins that link cells together called?

Which organelle is responsible for ATP production in the cell?

What molecules feed into the Calvin Cycle?

True or False:
Fructose and glucose are broken down products of sucrose
True False

Which part of the chloropast is responsible for the LDP?

The neutotransmitter found in insects that is similar to dopamine is what?

What is the sugar found in ATP called?

What is the nucleotide in ATP called?

The light dependent phase (LDP) does what?

When having a heart attack, your heart muscle doesn't contract. Why is this?

Where would you predict the hydrophobic amino acid to be on the tertiary structure of a protein that is normally found in food?

What must be done to change the primary strucutre of a protein?

What are proteins broken down into before they can be absorbed into the body by digestion?

What process must ATP undergo to promote the chemical union of actin and myosin?

What is the process that cleaves a phosphate molecule from ATP called?

Blood pH is 7.4, if oxygen isn't presnt, what happens to the blood pH?

How does ATP interact with protein?

Where is the primary neural location that cocaine has its effect?

Why do scientists believe there is a lower limit to the size of a cell?

What does trypsin do?

A hypertonic solution inside a cell will cauase what to happen?

What is it called when oxygen gas and hemoglobin are transferred in the blood?

One of the most important properties of proteins is their ability to undergo "conformational change." What does this mean?

What causes brain cells to become excitable?

What is an amyloid beta?

What is the main reaction that takes place inside an artifical leaf?

Where is the biochemical energy that is stored in the ATP molecule found?

What is the fundamental unit of life?

Bile salts produced in the liver assist in the breakdown of lipids by acting as an emulsifying agent. What is an emulsifying agent?

Cells that transport oxygen and carbon dioxide between lungss and tissure are called what?

What is the scientifically accepted lower limit for the size of a cell?

Where is ATP located?

ATP is related chemically to what biological molecules?

For ATP to be generated, what does the cell need?

How would the metabolism of freshly eaten proteins be affected if your stomach didnt' contain pepsin or hydrochloric acid?

Dr. Pozos is a mad protein scientist. In his spare time he gets alanine, serine, and trypotphan (amino acids) to form peptide bonds with one another. What should be call these molecules that he as made?

Energy capture results in the production of which major molecule?

All organisms live for certain fixed periods of time. This time is determined by what?

What was the objective of creating an artificial leaf?

What enzyme is common to both plant and animal cells in production of ATP?

What ist the study of energy?

Carbon atoms can form up to how many covalent bonds by sharing electrons with other atoms?

Carbon atoms form what kind of bond with hydrogen/other carbon atoms to become stable under the octet rule and are termed organic compounds?

What nucleotides are found in RNA?

Which nucleotides are found in DNA?

true or false:
The hydrogen gas generated by the articicial leaf can be immediately used or stored for electricity generation.
True False

true or false:
The liver produces iron and some vitamins.

false

true or false:
Carbohydrates are made from monomers and polymers of hydrophoibic hydrocarbons.
True False

true or false:
Once a food molecule is absorbed from the small intestine it travels to the pancreas for further process and storage/further transport.
True False

true or false:
Carbohydrates are made from monomers and polymers of sugars.
True False

Where does food first start to chemically digest?

Is water a macromolecule in biology?

true or false:
RNA consists of connected subunits that contain a base, a sugar, and a calcium.
True False

Why do athletes eat pasta before a game?

If someone is "over-hydrated" and the concentration of salt in the blood is low. What treatment do you think a doctor would recommend?

What is ATP?

Without ATP in a critical mass of cells, what would occur?

WHat is reproduction controlled by?

What is the space inside the cell called?

The nicotine in a cigarette activates which structure?

Do heart cells contain nicotine receptors?

What do white blood cells do?

What is a set of flattened sacs that function in the packaging and processing of newly synthesized proteins fro the endoplasmic reticulum called?

In metabolism, if oxygen accepts an electron it is considered to be what?

true or false:
ATP synthase needs an electron to produce ATP.
True False

Priscilla was in the labatory one night when she accidentaly ingested a mutagenic chemical. This chemical acted directly on her islets of Langerhans and caused them to turn into endothelial cells. What consequences would this have on her body?

Similar to the process in animal cells, plasmolysis is a process in plant cells where the cytoplasm of the cell shrinks while it is in a hypertonic environment. What is the name of the similar process in animal cells?

There was a body builder that needed to increase his muscle mass. The process that helped his muscles grow is a metabolic process that synthesizes large molecules from smaller molecules. This process also produces cell differentiation which helps build tissue and organs.

The cell membrane regulates the internal environment of the cell by which method.

A redwood tree lives for a thousand years, a cactus may live to be 500 years old and humans live to be 118. What factors determine the longevity of these structures?

Ocer a very long period of time, humans have evolved to stand up-right and have genes that control brain development, which evolves more rapid than any other mamal on earth. Which biological molecule needs to be produced in order for this evolutionary change to happen?

A person is crossing the desert and runs out of water. He has to go 10 miles before he gets some more water. He has his 4 year old son with him. What hormone will be released in both of them to protect the body water levels?

A football player is sweating profusely during a game on a hot, dry day. What part of the cell controls the movement of water into his cells?

true or false:
Cellulolose is a carbohydrate that provides structural support for living beings.
True False

Proteins, carbohydrates, and fats can all be broken down into what?

The complete oxidation of glucose, includingt the TCA cycle, in the cells releases energy in the form of what?

_______ defines a saccharide polymer containing a small number (typically 3-10) of component sugars, aka simiple sugars.