Chapter 5
Self-Quiz
Unit 2: Cell: The Basic Units of Life
Chemical Building Blocks
Review
92 naturally occurring
make up all
matter.
are the
fundamental
units of these elements.
Atoms
can be linked together by chemical
to form
.
Covalent
bonds are strong and result from sharing electron of atoms, while
bonds are weak and result from the attraction of charged regions of
molecules such as
H
2
O.
A few kinds of atoms (
,
,
,
,
, and
) make up most of the molecules essential for life.
are carbon-based chemicals made of these elements and form the building
blocks
in living organisms.
The 4 major classes of macromolecules are
,
acids,
acids, and
. Single small molecules, called
, can be linked together to form long
chains
of
by
.
Sugar
monomers are called
and form
called
.
Amino acids form
polypeptides
and
.
Nucleotides form nucleic
acids
such as
and
.
Fatty acids form
chains of
fats
and
.
Chapter 6
Self-Quiz
Unit 2: Cell: The Basic Units of Life
Cell Structure and Compartments
Review
Cells
are the basic units of
life.
All cells are enclosed by a plasma
that consists of a
bilayer
and embedded
.
Phospholipids
contain a glycerol molecule linked to
phosphate heads and
fatty acid tails. Some membrane proteins form
to move large
molecules
across the membrane, and some have attached
.
An eukaryotic cell contains
membrane
structures known as
.
The
nucleus
is surrounded by a double
bilayer called the nuclear
with nany nuclear
. The nucleus contains
, which serves as the blueprint for all cellular activity.
The
(ER)
is directly connected to the outer membrane of the nucleus.
Rough
ER have attached
and produce
, whereas smooth ER produce
and
bud
off into
to transport molecules to other organelles.
The
apparatus
sorts
proteins and lipids produced in the ER to other parts of the cell, or to be secreted,
through
.
Sites of intracellular digestion are the
in
animal
cells and the
in fungus and
plant
cells.
Plants produce
sugars,
mainly glucose, from carbon dioxide and
with energy from the sun. This
process,
called
, takes place in the
chloroplast
and releases
. Pigments such as
chlorophyll
absorb blue and red light to capture solar energy, and reflect green light.
The
power
plant of the cell is the
, where the universal energy currency,
, is produced from the breakdown of
sugars.
This
process
consumes
and releases carbon
and water, and is called cellular
.
The
is an internal system of specialized cell proteins and filaments that supports the cell, and is made
of
and
actin
filaments.
Review: eukaryotic cell
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