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Energy
the capacity to perform work
Kinetic energy
energy in motion
Potential energy
stored energy
Conservation of energy principle
energy can be transformed from one form to another, but cannot be created or destroyed
Heat
type of kinetic energy -Product of all energy conversions
Entropy
Measure of disorder or randomness in the universe -All energy conversions increase entropy
Chemicals
form of potential energy -Found in gases
Calorie
The amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree celcius
Calorie unit
"c"
Food calorie
We use kilocalories (1000 calories) to measure the calories in food
Cellular respiration
Energy releasing chemical breakdown of glucose molecules from food, which provides the necessary energy for cell functions
Cellular Respiration equation
C6H12O6+6O2 - 6CO2+6H2O+Energy(as ATP)
ATP
Adenosine Triphosphate, energy currency in all cells
ADP
Adenosine Diphosphate, result of ATP losing a phosphate
Steps of Cellular Respiration
Glycolosis Citric Acid (Krebs) Cycle Electron Transport Chain and ATP synthase
Metabolism
the sum of all chemical reactions that occur in organisms -Few metabolic reactions can occur without enzymes
Activation Energy
Energy that activates the reactants in a chemical reaction -Enzymes lower activation energy which means that chemical reactions can occur which less energy present
Induced fit
active site fits to the substrate, and changes the enzyme shape slightly
Enzyme inhibitors
-inhibit metabolic reaction -inhibitor binds to the active site, acting as an impostor enzyme -inhibitor binds at a remote site, changing the shape of the active site
Cell controls
-flow of energy -pace of chemical reactions -flow of materials to and from the environment
Passive transport
diffusion across a membrane requiring no energy
diffusion
the movement of molecules across a membrane, to a lower concentration
equilibrium
molecules are equal on both sides of a membrane -is the result of diffusion
facilitated diffusion
transport of some substances by specific transport proteins which act as selective corridors -another form of passive transport
osmosis
passive transport of water across a selectively permeable membrane
tonic
solute
hypotonic
less solute than solvent
hypertonic
more solute than solvent
isotonic
equal distribution/concentration of solute and solvent
Osmoregulation
control of water balance in animal cells
active transport
requires energy to ppump molecules across a membrane
exocytosis
secretes substances outside of the cell
endocytosis
bring substance into cell
receptor mediated endocytosis
external molecules bind to receptor proteins creating a signal transduction pathway
phagocytosis
cellular eating
pinocytosis
cellular drinking
photosynthesis
use of light energy to power chemical processes by creating organic molecules
Life on earth is...
solar powered
Photosynthesis equation
6CO2+6H20+Energy - C6H12O6+6O2
Animals depend on plants to use solar energy to
-create chemical energy of sugar -produce the oxygen we breathe
Autotroph
self feeder, creates organic molecules from inorganic molecules
autotrophs are...
producers
Producers
create their own food, and the ecosystem depends on them for food
Heterotrophs
other feeds, can't produce organic molecules from inorganic molecules
Heterotrophs are...
consumers
Consumers
they eat plants and/or other animals
Chloroplasts use light energy to rearrange CO2 and H2O which produces:
sugar oxygen other organic byproducts
Plants and animal cells perform cellular respiration which primarily occurs in the
mitochondria
Only plants perform photosynthesis which:
creates glucose and oxygen
Aerobic respiration
requires oxygen, creates 38 ATP
Cellular respiration is an
aerobic process
Aerobic metabolism is achieved when
enough oxygen reaches the cells to support the cells energy demands
Anaerobic metabolism
demand for oxygen is greater than the bodies ability to deliver it -creates 2 ATP
Fermentation
anaerobic harvesting of food energy
Lactic acid
by product of fermentation
biomass
living material - renewable resource
photosynthesis occurs in the
chloroplasts in plants
chloroplasts are found in the
mesophyll of plants
stroma
thick fluid in chloroplasts
thylakoids
membraneous sacs in chloroplasts
stomata
pores in leaves which allow gases, such as oxygen and carbon dioxide, in and out of the plant
granum
stack of thylakoids
steps of photosynthesis
light reactions calvin cycle
light reacitons
convert solar energy to chemical energy
calvin cycle
makes sugar from CO2
sunlight is
radiation or electromagnetic energy
Electromagnetic spectrum
full range of radiation, not all visible
visible light
used in photosynthesis
pigments
colors in the plant which are absorbed
red and blue
are the colors best absorbed by the chloroplasts
reen light
is reflected, this is why leaves are green
carotenoids
orange and red
chlorphyll
green, masks the carotenoids in the springs/summer
photon
packet of light energy
Two types of photosystems in light reactions
water splitting NADPH producing
Electron transport chain
connects the two photosystems releases the energy which the chlorplasts use to make ATP
Calvin cycle
makes sugar from CO2, can occur without sunlight
Calvin Cycle steps
-obtains CO2 from air GP3 sugars are created Other GP3 molecules re-enter the cycle to keep in continuous
C3 plants
use CO2 directly from air-most common
C4 plants
close stomata to save water during hot/dry times
CAM Plants
open stomata only at night to conserve H2O
Greenhouse effect
warms the atmosphere
cell division
heart or reproduction, whether sexual or asexual
infertility
inability to reproduce, effect 1/10 couples
in vitro fertilization
sperm and egg joined in a petri dish
reproduction
may result in the birth of new organisms more commonly involves the production of new cells
cell division
reproduction of cells
how many daughter cells are produced in cell division
2
asexual reproduction
single cell organisms reproduce through cell division
mitosis
asexual
sexual
sexual
mitosis
growth and maintenance
meiosis
reproduction
eukaryotic cells
genes located on chromosomes in the nucleus
chromosomes
made of chromatin, aren't visible in cell until cell division occurs
chromatin
combination of DNA and protein molecules
somatic cell
any cell besides sperm or egg
human somatic cells contain
46 chromosomes
DNA in the cell is
coiled and folded
histone
protein used to package DNA in eukaryotic cells
nucleosome
consists of DNA wrapped around a histone
before a cell divides
it duplicates all its chromosomes
centromere
point where sister chromatids join
cell cycle order
interphase, mitotic phase, 4 phases of mitosis
interphase
metabolism and growth, the cell spends 90% of time in this phase
mitotic phase
reproduction, the cell spends 10% of time in this phase -tow overlapping processes-mitosis and cytokinesis
Mitosis
nucleus divides into two daughter nuclei
cytokinesis
divides cytoplasm, different in animals and plants
cleavage furrow
point of cell division in animals
cell plate
point of cell division in plants
4 phases of mitosis
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telephase
prophase
chromatin coil into chromosomes
metaphase
chromosomes line up in the middle of the cells
anaphase
daughter chromosomes pull away towards the polar nuclei
telephase
cells divide and form nuclear envelope -cytokinesis occurs during telephase
specialized cells
never divide
p53
a tumor suppressing gene
BPDE
a chemical in tobacco smoke which blocks p53
codon
stop and go signals
cancer kills
1:5 people in the US
tumor
masses of cells growing on top of each other
malignant
tumor which is spreading, referred to as cancer
benighn
tumor which is not growing, not referred to as cancer
metastasis
spread of cancer
carcinomas
external/internal covering
sarcomas
support tissue
leukemia
in bone marrow
lymphomas
in lymph glands
oncogene
cancerous gene
proto-oncogene
normal gene which becomes an oncogene
tumor suppressor gene
inhibit cell division prevents uncontrolled cell growth may mutate and contribute to cancer forces apoptosis if necessary
apoptosis
programmed cell suicide

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