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General Biology Test 2 Study Guide

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  • Types of microscopy used to study cells

    Scanning (SEM): beam of electrons onto a surface, looks 3D

    Transmission (TEM): focus through a specimen

  • Difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

    Prokaryotes lack a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles; eukaryotes have a nucleus and organelles.

  • Key differences between plant and animal cells

    Plant cells have a cell wall, chloroplasts, and large central vacuole; animal cells do not.

  • Function of free ribosomes vs. bound ribosomes

    Free ribosomes synthesize proteins for the cytosol; bound ribosomes make proteins for membranes or secretion.

  • Microtubule arrangement in cilia and flagella

    Cilia and flagella have a 9+2 microtubule arrangement; centrioles have a 9 triplet arrangement.

  • Components and functions of the extracellular matrix (ECM)

    ECM provides structural support and mediates cell communication.

  • Functions of cell junctions: desmosomes, tight junctions, gap junctions

    Desmosomes anchor cells; tight junctions prevent leakage; gap junctions allow communication.

  • Fluid Mosaic Model of the plasma membrane

    Describes the membrane as a fluid bilayer of phospholipids with embedded proteins that move laterally.

  • Main components of the cell membrane and their functions

    Phospholipids form the bilayer; cholesterol stabilizes fluidity; proteins assist transport and signaling.

  • Effect of saturated vs. unsaturated fatty acids on membrane fluidity

    Saturated fatty acids decrease fluidity; unsaturated fatty acids increase fluidity by preventing tight packing.

  • Substances that cross the plasma membrane without transport proteins

    Small nonpolar molecules like O2 and CO2 cross by simple diffusion.

  • Types of cellular transport

    Passive transport (no energy), active transport (energy required), and bulk transport (endocytosis/exocytosis).

  • Osmosis and its effect on water movement

    Osmosis is water diffusion across a membrane toward higher solute concentration.

  • Tonicity: isotonic, hypotonic, hypertonic solutions

    Isotonic: no net water movement; hypotonic: water enters cell; hypertonic: water leaves cell.

  • Effect of a hypotonic solution on an animal cell

    Water enters the cell, causing it to swell and possibly lyse.

  • Types of active transporters: uniporters, symporters, antiporters

    Uniporters move one molecule; symporters move two molecules in the same direction; antiporters move two in opposite directions.

  • How the sodium-potassium pump works

    Uses ATP to pump 3 Na+ out and 2 K+ into the cell against their gradients.

  • Metabolism: catabolism vs. anabolism

    Catabolism breaks down molecules releasing energy (exergonic); anabolism builds molecules consuming energy (endergonic).

  • First and second laws of thermodynamics

    1st: Energy cannot be created or destroyed; 2nd: Entropy of the universe increases over time.

  • Role of ATP in metabolism

    ATP stores and transfers energy for cellular processes; without it, cells cannot perform energy-requiring functions.

  • Definition of spontaneous processes

    Processes that occur without energy input, usually increasing entropy and decreasing free energy.

  • Examples of potential and kinetic energy

    Potential: chemical bonds; kinetic: movement of molecules or heat.

  • Effect of temperature and pH on enzyme activity

    Enzymes have optimal temperature and pH; deviations reduce activity or denature enzymes.

  • Allosteric regulation of enzymes

    Allosteric activators increase enzyme activity; inhibitors decrease it by binding sites other than the active site.

  • Competitive vs. noncompetitive enzyme inhibition

    Competitive inhibitors bind active site; noncompetitive bind elsewhere altering enzyme shape.

  • Activation energy and its effect on reaction rate

    Activation energy is the energy barrier for reactions; enzymes lower it to speed up reactions.

  • Identifying substrates and inhibitors in metabolic pathways

    Substrates are reactants enzymes act on; inhibitors reduce enzyme activity, affecting pathway flow.