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Cell Biology: Structure, Function, and Membrane Dynamics, Exams of Biology

A detailed overview of cell structure and function, focusing on the composition and capabilities of cells, including prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell types. It covers essential biochemicals, cell membrane components (lipids, proteins, carbohydrates), and the roles of cell membranes in various cellular processes. Key topics include membrane fluidity, lipid asymmetry, and the influence of temperature, acyl chain length, saturation, and cholesterol content on membrane properties. This material is suitable for university-level biology students. (404 characters)

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BIOL || 331 || Midterm || exam || with ||
precise || detailed || solutions
Define || a || cell
-composition
-capabilities? || - || Correct || answer || Structural, || functional || and || biological || unit || of ||
all || organisms
-consists || of || complex || and || organized || molecules || as || well || as || molecules || working ||
together
-can || make || exact || copies || and || self-correct
What || is || common || between || all || cell || types || - || Correct || answer || All || made || of || the ||
same || biochemicals || that || differentiated || into || different || cells || with || different ||
function
Features || needed || to || make || a || cell || (4) || - || Correct || answer || Plasma || membrane || - ||
separates || internal || and || external || environment
Genome || (nucleus) || - || codes || for || cellar || structures
Info || transfer || - || express || info || stored || in || code ||
Energy || utilization || - || build || more || complex || components
4 || biochemicals || present || in || a || cell || - || Correct || answer || Lipids, || proteins, ||
DNA/RNA, || carbohydrate
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BIOL|| 331 || Midterm|| exam|| with||

precise|| detailed|| solutions

Define || a || cell -composition -capabilities? || - || Correct || answer || ✔Structural, || functional || and || biological || unit || of || all || organisms -consists || of || complex || and || organized || molecules || as || well || as || molecules || working || together -can || make || exact || copies || and || self-correct What || is || common || between || all || cell || types || - || Correct || answer || ✔All || made || of || the || same || biochemicals || that || differentiated || into || different || cells || with || different || function Features || needed || to || make || a || cell || (4) || - || Correct || answer || ✔Plasma || membrane || - || separates || internal || and || external || environment Genome || (nucleus) || - || codes || for || cellar || structures Info || transfer || - || express || info || stored || in || code || Energy || utilization || - || build || more || complex || components 4 || biochemicals || present || in || a || cell || - || Correct || answer || ✔Lipids, || proteins, || DNA/RNA, || carbohydrate

Three || cell || types || evolved || - || Correct || answer || ✔Bacteria || and || archea || (prokaryotes), || eukaryotes Prokaryote -nucleus -diameter -organelles -DNA || content -chromosomes || - || Correct || answer || ✔Absent 1 || um Absent Less || than || eukaryotes || single || circular || DNA || molecule Eukaryote -nucleus -diameter -organelles -DNA || content -chromosomes || - || Correct || answer || ✔Present 10-100 || um Present More || than || prokaryotes

Note: || the || rip || with || seal, || not || seal || to || separate || membranes || since || water || would || enter || the || gaps Location || of || carbohydrates || on || membrane? || - || Correct || answer || ✔Attached || to || lipids || in || bilayer || and || also || the || proteins What || types || of || interactions || hold || membranes || together? || - || Correct || answer || ✔NON-COVALENT -ionic -H-bonds -VDW -hydrophobic || effect Roles || of || cell || membranes || (4) || - || Correct || answer || ✔1. || Receptor || proteins || in || membrane || allow || cell || to || receive || signals || from || environment

  1. || Mediates || recognition || between || adjacent || cells
  2. || Flexibility || - || can || change || shape, || grow, || move
  3. || Transport || proteins || allow || import/export || of || biomolecules Types || of || lipids || in || the || membrane || (3) || - || Correct || answer || ✔Glycerol Sphingosine Cholesterol 3 || main || components || of || glycerophospholipids || - || Correct || answer || ✔Polar || head || group || attached || via || phosphoester || linkage || (hydrophilic)

2 || nonpolar || alkyl || chains || (hydrophobic) Glycerol || backbone Saturated || - || Correct || answer || ✔Only || single || bonds || C-C Unsaturated What || kind || of || bend? || Why? || - || Correct || answer || ✔Contains || one || (monounsaturated) || or || more || (polyunsaturated) || double || bonds || C=C -cis-120 || degree || bend || in || chain || creating || a || kink -critical || for || flexibility || and || fluidity || of || membrane Head || group: || Choline -name || of || glycerophospholipid -abbreviation -charge || - || Correct || answer || ✔Phosphatidylcholine PC neutral Head || group: || Ethanolamine -name || of || glycerophospholipid -abbreviation -charge || - || Correct || answer || ✔Phosphatidylethanolamine ||

Name || of || sphingolipid || when || polar || head || group || is || "H" || - || Correct || answer || ✔Ceramide Name || of || sphingolipid || when || polar || head || group || is || "phosphocholine" || - || Correct || answer || ✔Sphingomyelin || (SM) ||

  • || major || component || of || myeline || sheaths || surrounding || nerve || cells X=choline Myelin || sheaths || - || Correct || answer || ✔Insulates || nerve || cell || from || surrounding || environment -increases || velocity || at || which || impulses || travel || along || axon || -high || lipid || content Name || of || sphingolipid || when || polar || head || group || is || a || sugar || "glycosphinglipid" || - || Correct || answer || ✔One || sugar: || cerebroside More || than || one || sugar: || ganglioside -found || in || cell || surfaces || and || plat || a || role || in || cell || recognition How || does || cholesterol || fit || into || bilayer? || - || Correct || answer || ✔It || fits || into || one || leaflet Why || is || cholesterol || present || in || membranes?

-abbreviation || - || Correct || answer || ✔Serves || to || rigidify || membranes || -concentration || ranges -amphipathic || abbreviated || as || Cl Why || are || membrane || lipids || asymmetrical? || (3) || - || Correct || answer || ✔Inner || and || outer || leaflets || have || different || compositions Provides || different || physicochemical || properties || appropriate || for || different || interactions Membrane || lipids || move || easily || within || a || leaflet || but || rarely || flip-flip What || is || the || charge || of || the || cytoplasmic || leaflet || of || plasma || membrane? || - || Correct || answer || ✔Negative || charge Floppase || - || Correct || answer || ✔Keeps || most || PC, || SM, || and || Cl || in || exoplasmic || leaflet Flippase || - || Correct || answer || ✔Keeps || most || PS, || PE || and || PI || in || cytoplasmic || leaflet Scramblase || - || Correct || answer || ✔Disrupt || membrane || asymmetry || by || randomizing || phospholipids

4 || factors || influencing || fluidity || of || lipid || bilayers || - || Correct || answer || ✔1. || Temperature

  1. || Acyl || chain || length
  2. || Acyl || chain || saturation
  3. || Cholesterol || content How || does || temperature || affect || fluidity? -what || interactions || assist || with || this? || - || Correct || answer || ✔Bilayers || are || more || fluid || at || high || temperatures || due || to || "melting" || of || lipid-lipid || interactions VDW: || if || temperature || is || increased, || then || there || is || more || more || VDW || interactions || between || tails || (have || to || be || close || but || not || too || close) Transition || temperature || (Tm) || - || Correct || answer || ✔Temperature || at || which || phase || transition || occurs || -is || dependent || upon || the || lipids || present || in || the || bilayer How || does || acyl || chain || length || affect || fluidity? || - || Correct || answer || ✔Bilayers || made || up || of || lipids || containing || fatty || acids || with || long || chains || are || LESS || fluid || (more || VDW || interactions || = || more || energy || required || to || break) Bilayers || made || of || lipids || containing || fatty || acids || with || short || chains || are || MORE || fluid

Melting || point || and || chain || length || - || Correct || answer || ✔The || longer || the || chain, || the || greater || the || number || of || VDW || forces || and || the || greater || the || energy || required || to || break || them || apart, || and || therefore || the || higher || the || melting || point How || does || acyl || chain || saturation || affect || fluidity? || - || Correct || answer || ✔Bilayers || made || of || lipids || containing || saturated || fatty || acids || with || long || chains || are || LESS || fluid Bilayers || made || of || lipids || containing || unsaturated || fatty || acids || with || shorter || chains || are || MORE || fluid Melting || point || and || saturation || - || Correct || answer || ✔The || more || saturation || (double || bonds) || the || lower || the || melting || point || since || the || bilayer || is || less || fluid || and || has || less || interactions Structure || of || acyl || chains || with || double || bonds? result || of || this? || - || Correct || answer || ✔Unsaturated || bonds || create || "kinks" || which || are || a || cis || 120 || degree || bend || Disrupts || the || packing, || gives || less || VDW || interactions, || and || takes || less || energy || to || break How || does || cholesterol || affect || fluidity?

Maintaining || membrane || fluidity || when || temperature || changes || in || an || example || of || what? What || examples? || - || Correct || answer || ✔Homeostasis ie. || Desaturase || enzymes || can || form || C=C || bonds || in || acyl || chains || to || make || it || more || fluid || (decrease || temp=solid=more || double || bonds=prevent || packing=kink=not || fluid) ie. || Phospholipases || can || reshuffle || fatty || acid || chains 3 || different || groups || of || amino || acid || based || on || their || R || groups: || - || Correct || answer || ✔1. || Hydrophobic

  1. || Hydrophilic || and || neutral || at || a || pH || of || 7. Hydrophilic || and || neutral || at || a || pH || of || 7. Hydrophobic || amino || acids || (9) || - || Correct || answer || ✔Avery || Very || Much || Liked || Favouring || Wizards || In || Power Hydrophilic || and || neutral || amino || acids || (7) || - || Correct || answer || ✔Snape || Hated || Questions || That || Young || Cornelius || Narrated Hydrophilic || and || charged || amino || acids || (4) || - || Correct || answer || ✔Death || Eaters || Killed || Remus

How || are || amino || acids || joined || in || a || protein? || - || Correct || answer || ✔Joined || covalently || together || via || a || peptide || bond Role || of || proteins || in || cell || membranes? || - || Correct || answer || ✔Proteins || carry || out || most || of || the || specific || functions || of || a || membrane -Lipid:protein || ratio || varies || depending || on || membrane || and || cell || type -Membrane || proteins || cans || vary || between || different || membranes || or || cell || types || which || relate || to || function || of || membrane 3 || types || of || membrane || proteins || - || Correct || answer || ✔1. || Integral || membrane || protein

  1. || Peripheral || membrane || protein
  2. || Lipid-anchored || membrane || protein What || kind || of || charge || do || proteins || have || in || cytosolic || leaflet? || - || Correct || answer || ✔Proteins || have || a || greater || proportion || of || positive || amino || acids || in || the || cytosolic || leaflet || which || are || attached || to || negative || lipid || non-covalently || (ionic) -proteins || can || also || be || glycosylated || in || exoplasmic || leaflet Integral || membrane || protein || (transmembrane || protein) || types || - || Correct || answer || ✔Single || pass Multiple || pass Where || are || hydrophilic || and || hydrophobic || amino || acids || found || in || IMPs? || - || Correct || answer || ✔Hydrophobic || amino || acids || are || in || transmembrane || portion

-Can || come || and || go || depending || on || needs || of || cell Note: || Does || not || sit || in || bilayer || - || only || interacts || with || bilayer What || type || of || amino || acids || will || likely || be || found || in || PMP? || - || Correct || answer || ✔Hydrophilic || amino || acids || - || sitting || in || polar || hydrophilic || environments Functions || of || PMPs || (4) || - || Correct || answer || ✔1. || When || associated || with || cytosolic || leaflet: || form || fibrillar || network || that || act || as || membrane || skeleton || -mechanical || support -function || as || anchor || for || IMP

  1. || Enzymes
  2. || Specialized || coats
  3. || Factors || that || transmit || transmembrane || signals Role || of || PMP || in || RBC || - || Correct || answer || ✔Allow || RBC || to || be || deformable, || durable || and || capable || or || withstanding || shearing || forces Example || of || PMP: || RBC -Spectrin

-Ankyrin || - || Correct || answer || ✔Spectrin: || Heterodimer || - || made || of || alpha || and || beta || which || are || attached || NC || to || ankyrin -organize || into || hexagonal || arrays -linked || to || actin || and || tropomyesin Ankyrin: || Attached || NC || to || IMP || called || band || 3 || (channel) Lipid-anchored || membrane || proteins || - || Correct || answer || ✔Covalently || bonded || to || lipid || group || residing || within || membrane || -does || not || go || through || entire || bilayer What || do || lipid-anchored || membrane || proteins || attached || to || in || each || leaflet? || - || Correct || answer || ✔Cytoplasmic || layer: || Attached || to || fatty || acid || or || phenyl || group || (long || hydrocarbon || chain || built || from || 5-carbon || isoprenoid || unit) Exoplasmic || layer: || Attached || via || glysosidic || linkage || tp || PI GPI-anchored || protein || - || Correct || answer || ✔GPI=glycosylphosphatidylinositol -PI || with || a || sugar || attached Functions || of || lipid-anchored || membrane || proteins || (4) || - || Correct || answer || ✔1. || Receptors

Active || transport || - || Correct || answer || ✔Requires || a || source || of || energy -depends || on || membrane || proteins || that || act || as || pumps || to || move || substances || against || their || concentration || gradient || (low || conc->high || conc) Simple || diffusion || through || bilayer -requirements -substances || - || Correct || answer || ✔A || difference || in || concentration -Nonelectrolyte || substances || can || move || through || membrane || easily || (no || charge) -The || smaller || the || molecule, || the || quicker || the || diffusion || through || the || membrane Hypotonic || solution || - || Correct || answer || ✔Low || solute || concentration || so || water || moves || in || cell || and || it || swells Hypertonic || solution || - || Correct || answer || ✔High || solute || concentration || in || solution || so || water || moves || out || of || cell || and || into || solution || and || cell || shrinks Isotonic || - || Correct || answer || ✔No || net || water || loss || or || gain, || equilibirum What || are || empty || cell || membranes || called? || - || Correct || answer || ✔Ghosts, || the || cell || lysed Simple || diffusion || through || protein || channel || in || bilayer || -requirement

-type || of || protein -type || of || substances || - || Correct || answer || ✔Must || be || a || difference || in || concentration -protein || channels || are || IMP || known || as || ion || channels -for || charged || substances || like || small || ions Concentrations || of || Na+ || and || K+ || in || extracellular || and || intracellular || concentrations || - || Correct || answer || ✔Extracellular: || Na+ || is || high || and || K+ || is || low Intracellular: || Na+ || is || low || and || K+ || is || high Diffusion || facilitated || by || protein || transporters -requirements -type || of || protein -conformational || change || - || Correct || answer || ✔Must || be || a || difference || in || concentration -Protein || channels || are || IMP || known || as || facilitative || transporters || (uniporters) -binding || of || solute || on || one || side || of || membrane || triggers || a || conformational || change || in || protein || which || exposes || the || solute || to || the || other || surface || of || the || membrane || where || it || diffuses || down || its || concentration || gradient Glucose || transporter || - || Correct || answer || ✔Glucose || transporter || opens || in || response || to || glucose, || then || the || other || side || opens || to || let || glucose || out || and || the || other || side || closes. || Then || the || transporter || is || empty || and || goes || through || recovery || which || prevents || glucose || from || moving || back || out || where || it || came || from Properties || of || uniporters || (3) || - || Correct || answer || ✔1. || Specific