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Question | Answer |
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electrons= | # of protons |
atomic #= | # of protons in nucleus of atom |
atomic number also equals | the number of electrons in each atom |
mass number= | protons and neutrons |
different atoms of an element that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons are called | isotopes |
what isotopes are unstable because their nuclei decay to form a simpler and thus more stable configuration | radioactive isotopes |
what isotopes are used to study both the structure and fuction of particular tissues | radioactive isotopes |
atoms of molecule held together by forces of attraction are called | chemical bonds |
cations are | pos. charged and they're electron donors |
anions | neg. charged and accept electrons |
ionic compounds exist as solids but some may dissociate into pos. and neg ions in solution. such a compound is called an | electrolyte |
_____ ______ are formed by the atoms of molecules sharing one, two, or three pairs of their valence electrons | covalent bonds |
strongest of bonds and most common | covalent |
nonpolar covalent bonds, atoms are shared ____ | equally. |
______ share electrons to form _____ ______ | atoms; covalent bonds |
polar covalent bonds share electrons | unequally |
aprox. 5% as stong as covalent bonds | hydrogen bonds |
________ _______ are useful in estab. links between molecules or between distant parts of a very large molecule. such as large proteins | hydrogen bonds |
what are often held together by a large number of hydrogen bonds | large 3-D molecules |
hydrogen bonds are | weak intermolecular bonds; serve as links between molecules |
hydrogen bonds give water cohesion which creates | high surface tension |
new bonds form and old bonds are broken | chemical reactions |
total mass of reactants equals total mass of products | law of conservation of mass |
enegry associated with matter in motion | kinetic enegry |
enegry stored by matter due to its position | potential enegry |
bond being broken has more enegry than the one foremd so that extra enegry is released, usually as heat | exergonic (release more enegry than can absorb) |
requires that enegry be added, usually from a molecule of ATP to form a bond | endergonic |
exp. of exergonic reactions | catabolism of food molecules; glucose |
exp. of endergonic reaction | bonding amino acid molecules together to form proteins |
____, ____ & ______ are continuously moving and colliding in activiation enegry | atoms, ions and molecules |
collision enegry needed to break bonds and begin reaction | activiation enegry |
activiation engry increases what | concentration and temp. and increases probablity of collison |
chemical compounds that speed up chemical reactions by lowering the activiation enegry needed for reaction to occur | catalysts |
a catalyst lowers ____ of ____ needed to get the reaction started | amount of enegry |
lactose reacts ___ with water to break down into two simple sugars; ____ and _____ | slow; glucose and galactose |
lactase is an | enzyme catalyst |
lactase orients the _____ ____ (lactose and water) properly so that they touch at the spots that make reaction happen | colliding particles |
_____ compounds usually lack carbon and are simple molecules | inorganic |
_____ comp. usually contain c & h, usally O and always have ____ _____ | organic; covalent bonds |
what enables reactants to collide to form products | water |
_____ breaks large molecules down into simpler ones by ADDING a molecule of water | hydrolysis |
____ _____ occurs when two simple molecules join together, elimination a molecule of water in process | dehydration synthesis |
in a solution, the _____ dissolves the _____ | solvent; solute |
sub. which contain polar covalent bonds and dissolve in water are | hyrophillic |
nonpolar covalent bonds are | hydrophobic |
waters role as solvent makes it essential for | health and survival |
exp of hydrophobic | animal fats and oil |
exp. of hydrophillic | sugar and salt |
water can absorb or release large amt of heat with only a modest change in its own temp. due to | large number of hydrogen ions in water |
amount of heat needed to change from liquid to gas | heat of vaporization |
____ _____ link neighboring water molecules giving water cohesion; this creates ______ | hydrogen bonds; high surface tension |
difficult of break the surface of liquid if molecules are more attracted to each other than to surrounding air molecules | high surface tension |
_____ provide most of the enegry needed for life | carbohydrates |
carbo. included. name 4 | sugars, starches, glycogen and cellulose |
carbs can function as | food reserves |
carbs are divided into 3 main grounds | monosaccharides, poysaccharides and disaccharides |
carbs are a source of what? | enegry for ATP formation |
glycogen is stored | liver and muscle tissue |
only what can produce starches or cellulose for enegry storage | plants |
contain three to seven atons and include glucose, a hexose that is the main enegry supplying compound of body | monosaccharides |
humans can absorb only 3 simple sugars without further digestion | 1. glucose (honey)2. fructose (fruit)3. galactose (dairy products) |
are formed from two monosaccharies by dehydration synthesis | disaccharides |
disacchrides can be split back into simple sugars by | hydrolysis |
combining two monosaccharies by dehydration synthesis realese a water molecule. 3 examples | - sucrose= gluctose & fructose- maltose= gluctose & gluctoselactose= glucose & galatose |
are largest of carbs. and may contain hundreds of monosaccharies | polysaccharies |
principle of polysaccharie in the human body is ____, which is stored in _____ or _____ | glycogen; liver or skeletal muscles |
____ contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxy, but unlike carbs they do not have 2:1 ration of hydrogen to oxygen | lipids |
lipids are hydro_____ | hydrophobic |
lipids are _____ in polar solvents such as water | insoluable |
lipids combine with _____ for transport in blood | protein |
__________ are most plentiful lipids in the body | triglycerides |
triglycerides prodive ____, ______ and _____ | protection, insulation & enegry |
______ provide more than twice as much enegry pergram as either carbs or proteins (more efficient) | triglycerides |
storage is unlimited in | triglycerides |
excess dietary carbs, proteins, fats and oils will be deposited in _____ tissue as _____ | adipose; triglycerides |
neutral fats composed of single __-____ glycerol molecules and ___ fatty acide molecules | 3- carbon; 3 fatty acid tails |
fatty acids are attached by | dehydration synthsis |
these fats contain single covalent bonds and are covered with hydrogen atoms | saturated |
exp of saturated fat | lard |
fats are not completely covered with hydrogen | monounsaturated |
exp of monounsaturated | safflower oil, corn oil |
fats contain even less hydrogen atoms | polyunsaturated |
exp of polyunsaturated | olive or peanut oil |
when talking about phospholipids what does it mean when you say there amphipathic | both polar (head) and nonpolar(tail) regions |
polar head of phospholipids are made of up | a phosphate group and glycerol molecule |
what have four rings of carbon atoms | steroids |
eicosanoids include | prostaglandins and leukotrienes |
lipid type derived from a fatty acid called arachidonic acid | eicosanoids |
proteins are constructed from combos of | 20 amino acids |
dipeptides formed from ____ amino acids joined by _____ _____ called _____ bond | 2; covanlent bond; peptide |
_______ of a protein by a hostile enviornment causes loss of its characteristic shape and function | denaturation |
dipeptides are an example of _____ synthesis | dyhydration (it removes water) |
is a unique sequence of amino acids | primary |
is alpha helix or pleated sheet folding | secondary |
is 3-dimensional shape of ploypeptide chain | tertiary |
is relationship of multiple polypeptide chains | quaternary |
fluid mosaic model is ___% lipid and _____% protein- held together by ______ _____ | 50/50; hydrogen bonds |
how many lipid molecules for each protein molecule | 50 |
basic framework of the plasma membrane and is made up of 3 lipid molecules | lipid bilayer |
3 lipid molecules | phospholipids, cholestrol, and glycolipids |
______ molecules are interspersed among other lipids to help stablize the membrane | cholestrol |
______ appear only in the membrane layer which faces the extracelluar fluid | glycolipids |
phospholipids comprises _____% of lipids | 75 |
phospholipid bilayer has | 2 paralell layers of molecules |
on the phospholipid bilayer the polar heads are _____ and face on both surfaces of a ______ _______ | hydrophilic; watery enviroment |
carbohydrate groupds form a polar head only on side of what | membrane facing extracelluar fluid |
membrane proteins divided into two: | intergral and peripheral proteins |
____ protiens extend into or across the entire lipid bilayer among the fatty acid tails of phospholipid molecules | integral |
______ proteins are found at inner or outer surface of the membrand and can be stripped away from the membrane without disturbing membrane integrity | peripheral proteins |
those that stretch across the entrie bilayer and prject on both sides of the membrane are termed | transmembrane proteins |
passageway to allow specific sub. to pass though | formation of channel |
bind specific sub., change shape and move it across membrane | transporter proteins |
cellular recognition site- bind to sub. | receptor proteins |
what serves to stablize the membrane and reduce membrane fluidity | cholestrol |
lipid bilayer portion of mem. is permeable to what | small, nonpolar, uncharged molecules |
lipid bilayer of membran is impermeable to | ions and charged or polar molecules |
act as channels or transporters increase the permeablity of the membrane to molecules that cannot cross lipid bilayer | transmembrane proteins |
____ are unable to pass through the membrane except by vesicular transport | macromolecules |
____ and ____ ions are more concetrated on outside of membrane with ____ and ____ ions more concentrated inside | oxy and sodium outside; carbon dioxide and potassium on inside |
inner surface is ____ charged; outer is _____ charged. this sets up what? | neg; post. electrical gradiant |
3 types of passive process are: | 1. diffusion though lipid bilayer2. diff. though ion channels3. faciliated diffusion |
____ ____ moves material with help of transporter protein | mediated transport |
____ _____ does not use trasnporter protein | nomediated trasnport |
____ ____ uses ATP to drive sub. against their concentration gradient | active transport |
____ ____ moves sub. down their concentraion gradiant | passive transport |
____ ____ moves material across membranes in small vesicules- either by exo or endocytosis | vesicular transport |
random misxing of particles that occurs in a solution as result of kinetic enegry of particles | diffusion |
most membrane channels are ___ channels, allowing small, inorganic ions which are hydrophilic | ion channels |
net movement of a solvent through selectibely permeable membrane or living systems, the movemnt of water from area of high concentration to lower con. in membrane | osmosis |
_____ _____ penetrate the membrane by diffusion through the lipid bilayer or through aquaporins | water molecules |
trasmembrane proteins that function as water channels | aquaporins |
measure of soultions ablity to change volum. of cells by altering their water concentration | tonicity |
con. solute is equal in and out. no net movent | isotonic; rbc maintain normalshape |
much lower concen. inside cell compared to outside; direction of flow=in | hypotonic; rbc undergo hemolysis |
extraccelluar solution shrink/ shrivel | hypertonic; rbc undergo cremation |
sol. binds to specific transporter on one side of membrane and is released on the other side after the transporter undergoes a conformational change: high to low con & faster | facilitated diffusion |
solutes that move across membrane by fac. diffucsion include ____, ____, ____, _____ and ____ | glucose, urea, fructose, galatose, and vitimans |
___ Enters cell by facilitaed diffusion; then binds to | glucose; transport protein |
combined concentration and electrical gradients= | electrochemical gradient |
endocytosis | bringing something in cell |
phagocytosis= | cell eating by macrophages and WBC |