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Bio 1001 Exam 2
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
10/19/2014

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the cell's membrane is composed primarily of?
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lipids and proteins
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what does the term fluid mosaic mean?
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a wide variety of different proteins are embedded in a membrane of lipids and are free to move around as the lipids allow them to
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within the fluid mosaic what is the role of phosopholipids
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prevent passage of polar molecules and allow the passage of non-polar molecules
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within the fluid mosaic what is the role of carrier and channel proteins?
Definition
permit salts and sugars to move through membrane
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an organism that lives in a hot, tropical environment would have a majority of ________ bonds within its phospholipids of the cell membrane
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saturated
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an organism that resides in the desert would most likely have _________ bonds in the phospholipids of their cell membranes
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unsaturated
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which type of proteins within a cell membrane is responsible for triggering a response such as those sent by a hormone
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receptor proteins
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which type of protein prevents the cells or your immune system from attacking healthy body cells
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recognition proteins
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which type of protein is involved in anchoring the cell membrane to other cells?
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attachment proteins
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which type of protein is involved in transporting polar molecules across the cell membrane
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transport proteins
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if a red blood cell is taken from the body and placed in a hypertonic solution of NaCl, what will happen to the cell?
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the cell will shrivel
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the cytoplasmic fluid of some cells contain a high concentration of glucose compared to the external environment. how can glucose continue to enter the cell?
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active transport
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which process requires membrane proteins?
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facilitated diffusion
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sucrose cannot pass through the membrane of a red blood cell but water and glucose can. What solution would cause the RBC to shrink the most
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hypertonic sucrose solution
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during simple diffusion, substances are moved ___________ concentration gradient __________ energy?
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down; without
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the energy released form the conversion of ATP to ADP can be used to fuel which reaction
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dehydration synthesis
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what is dehydration synthesis referred to as
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exergonic
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the law of "the conservation of energy" refers to the fact that?
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energy cannot be created or destroyed but it can change forms
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according to the law of entropy:
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in an exergonic reaction the products will have higher entropy than the reactants and in an endergonic reaction the reactants will have higher entropy than products
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the primary energy carrier molecule is
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ATP
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the high energy bond in an ATP molecule is located where?
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between two phosphate groups
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ATP can be considered a type of ________ energy
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potential
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when glucose is converted into CO2 and H2O during respiration, which molecule in the reaction has the highest energy?
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glucose
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what is an example of a coupled reaction?
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hydrolysis reaction is used to fuel dehydration synthesis
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why, in an exergonic reaction, does the reactant contain more energy than the products?
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the energy is contained in the complex bond of the reactant. when the bond is broken energy is released from the reaction so products do not have much energy
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what type of reaction decreases entropy of a system?
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endergonic
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