Cell Membrane Transport Quiz

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What is the primary function of carrier proteins in cell membranes?

To facilitate cell-to-cell communication

To bind to specific molecules and transport them across the membrane (correct)

To synthesize proteins for the cell

To provide structural support to the cell

What occurs during receptor-mediated endocytosis?

Proteins are synthesized in ribosomes

A vesicle fuses with the Golgi apparatus

Receptor proteins bind to specific molecules, leading to their engulfment (correct)

Lipids are broken down into fatty acids

What is required for exocytosis to occur?

Vesicles must double in size

Cell membranes must become porous

Energy from ATP is needed to move the vesicles to the membrane (correct)

Proteins must be modified in the nucleus

Which of the following is an example of a substance released through exocytosis?

Insulin synthesized in pancreatic cells Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the sodium/potassium pump?

To create an electrochemical gradient by pumping ions against their concentration gradient Signup and view all the answers

What type of molecules can carrier proteins transport across the membrane?

Larger molecules like glucose and amino acids Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best describes a hypertonic solution?

Has a higher solute concentration surrounding the cell compared to the inside Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes secondary active transport from primary active transport?

Utilizes an electrochemical gradient for energy Signup and view all the answers

What type of transport proteins are needed for membrane-assisted transport?

Proteins that can move larger molecules that cannot pass through regular channels Signup and view all the answers

Which process is characterized by using energy from the electrochemical gradient to transport molecules across a cell membrane?

Secondary active transport Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of cellular respiration?

To break down glucose to release energy Signup and view all the answers

In the equation $C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + ENERGY$, what happens to glucose?

It is oxidized and loses electrons. Signup and view all the answers

Which statement accurately describes redox reactions in cellular respiration?

They involve the simultaneous oxidation and reduction of reactants. Signup and view all the answers

What is released as a result of breaking the bonds within glucose during cellular respiration?

Chemical potential energy Signup and view all the answers

What form of energy is produced in cellular respiration?

Chemical energy Signup and view all the answers

What occurs to the carbons present in glucose during cellular respiration?

They are converted into carbon dioxide. Signup and view all the answers

What type of reaction is cellular respiration classified as?

Exergonic reaction Signup and view all the answers

What term describes the process of losing electrons during a reaction?

Oxidation Signup and view all the answers

What is chemical potential energy primarily stored in?

The electrons and protons of atoms and molecules Signup and view all the answers

What does the First Law of Thermodynamics state?

The total amount of energy in the universe is constant Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following processes illustrates the Second Law of Thermodynamics?

Cellular respiration releasing energy to increase entropy Signup and view all the answers

What role does ATP play in living organisms?

It serves as the primary source of free energy for cellular reactions Signup and view all the answers

Which statement correctly describes entropy?

It is a measure of disorder or randomness Signup and view all the answers

How is energy converted during photosynthesis?

Light energy is captured and stored in chemical bonds Signup and view all the answers

Which statement about adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is true?

ATP consists of three phosphate groups that release energy upon hydrolysis Signup and view all the answers

In terms of energy conversion, what occurs during cellular respiration?

Stored energy in glucose is released and converted to ATP Signup and view all the answers

What type of reaction is dehydration synthesis?

An anabolic reaction Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes hydrolysis?

It breaks larger macromolecules into smaller subunits. Signup and view all the answers

Which functional groups combine to form an ether?

Hydroxyl and hydroxyl Signup and view all the answers

Which statement about carbon's ability to form bonds is true?

Carbon can form stable bonds with four other atoms. Signup and view all the answers

What is released during a hydrolysis reaction?

Energy Signup and view all the answers

What do monomers combine to form through dehydration synthesis?

Polymers Signup and view all the answers

What type of reaction is represented by the formation of a peptide bond?

Condensation reaction between two amino acids Signup and view all the answers

How does dehydration synthesis differ from hydrolysis?

Dehydration synthesis forms larger molecules, while hydrolysis breaks them apart. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following combinations does not lead to a common biological linkage?

Amino + amino Signup and view all the answers

Why do humans consume nutrients?

To build and repair tissues Signup and view all the answers

What determines the specific sequence of amino acids in a protein?

The nucleotide sequence of a particular gene Signup and view all the answers

Which structural level of protein organization is characterized by the folding and coiling of the polypeptide chain?

Secondary structure Signup and view all the answers

What role does the active site of an enzyme play?

It is where substrates bind to form a complex Signup and view all the answers

How many essential amino acids are there among the 20 amino acids?

8 Signup and view all the answers

What is responsible for the specificity of enzymes to substrates?

The shape of the enzyme Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a type of secondary structure in proteins?

Peptide bond Signup and view all the answers

What effect do enzymes have on the activation energy of biochemical reactions?

They lower it Signup and view all the answers

Which statement about polypeptide chains is true?

They are formed by peptide bonds connecting amino acid residues Signup and view all the answers

What type of amino acid has side chains that are hydrophobic?

Nonpolar amino acids Signup and view all the answers

During the formation of the enzyme-substrate complex, what occurs at the active site?

The enzyme undergoes a conformational change Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Chemical Fundamentals

Molecules like lipids, nucleic acids, proteins, and carbohydrates are crucial to living things.
Biochemistry studies the chemistry of biologically important molecules.
Isotopes are atoms with the same number of protons and electrons but different numbers of neutrons. Their atomic masses differ.
Radioisotopes spontaneously decay and have a half-life, the time it takes for half the nuclei to decay. They are used in radiometric dating and as radioactive tracers.
A polar molecule contains polar covalent bonds and has an asymmetrical arrangement of bonds.
Water is a polar molecule with unique properties vital for life on Earth. Its polarity allows it to dissolve many ionic and polar compounds.
Electrons move around the atomic nucleus in energy levels, with those further from the nucleus having greater potential energy. Outermost energy levels contain valence electrons, determining an atom's chemical behavior.
Chemical bonding includes intramolecular forces (between atoms), such as ionic and covalent bonds, and intermolecular forces (between molecules), including hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions.
Covalent bonds form when atoms share one or more pairs of valence electrons. Ionic bonds form from attraction between positive and negative charges.
Polar molecules are water-soluble (hydrophilic). Non-polar molecules are insoluble (hydrophobic).

Molecular Polarity and Solubility

Polar covalent bonds have unequal sharing of electrons resulting in partial positive and negative charges on atoms.
Polarity affects how molecules behave in water.
Water acts as a universal solvent due to its polarity.

Biochemical Reactions

Acid-base reactions form water and a salt, and help maintain optimal pH.
Buffers counteract changes in pH.
Condensation reactions (dehydration synthesis) combine monomers to create polymers, absorbing energy.
Hydrolysis reactions break down polymers with the addition of water, releasing energy.
Organic molecules are composed primarily of carbon atoms because carbon can form strong, stable covalent bonds with other carbon atoms and other elements.

Functional Groups of Organic Molecules

Functional groups are groups of atoms within molecules that give rise to particular chemical properties.
Hydroxyl, carboxyl, amino, sulfhydryl, phosphate, and carbonyl are examples of functional groups that determine the chemical nature of specific organic molecules.

Common Biological Linkages and Functional Groups

Hydroxyl + Hydroxyl -> Ether
Hydroxyl + Carboxyl -> Ester
Amino + Carboxyl -> Amide (peptide)
Phosphate + Hydroxyl -> Phosphate Ester

Food and Nutrients

Food provides energy for cellular work.
Five main types of nutrients
Carbohydrates, fats(lipids), proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water.
Macronutrients are crucial for bodily function and growth.
Vitamins and minerals are necessary in smaller quantities.

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are used for energy and structural support.
They contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio.
Classified into monosaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides.
Monosaccharides (e.g., glucose, fructose) are the simplest carbohydrates
Disaccharides (e.g., sucrose, lactose) are formed by combining two monosaccharides
Polysaccharides (e.g., starch, glycogen, cellulose) are complex carbohydrates formed by joining multiple monosaccharides.
Starch and glycogen serve as energy storage in plants and animals
Cellulose is a structural carbohydrate in plant cell walls.
Chitin is a structural polysaccharide found in exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans.

Lipids

Lipids are hydrophobic molecules that include fats, phospholipids, steroids, and waxes.
Fats (triacylglycerols) are used for energy storage, insulation, cushioning and protection.
Phospholipids are a component of cell membranes, creating a bilayer. Waxes act as waterproof coverings.
Steroids have four fused hydrocarbon rings; including cholesterol, estrogen, and testosterone.

Nucleic Acids

Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) store and transmit genetic information.
Nucleotides are the monomers of nucleic acids. Each contains a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar, and a phosphate group.
DNA is a double helix with bases paired in a specific way (A to T, and G to C) to maintain a constant helix width.
RNA is a single-stranded molecule; it transmits genetic information from DNA to ribosomes.

Protein Structure and Function

Proteins are composed of amino acids. There are 20 different types of amino acids.
The primary structure of a protein is the linear sequence of amino acids.
Secondary structure involves folding of polypeptide chain into a-helices and β-sheets.
Tertiary structure is the overall 3D shape of a polypeptide due to interactions between amino acid side chains (e.g., hydrogen bonding).
Quaternary structure is the arrangement of multiple polypeptide chains in a protein.
Proteins have diverse functions, including catalysis (enzymes), transport, structure, defense, and regulation.
Denaturation is the alteration of a protein's shape, rendering it nonfunctional due to changes in temperature and pH. Enzymes are sensitive to these factors.

Enzymes

Enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts for biochemical reactions.
Enzymes speed up reactions by lowering the activation energy.
The active site of an enzyme binds to the substrate, creating an enzyme-substrate complex, causing bonds to break and encourage bonds to form.
Factors that affect enzyme activity include temperature, pH, substrate concentration, and enzyme concentration.

Membrane Transport

Membranes are semipermeable, controlling what enters and leaves cells.
Passive transport includes diffusion, osmosis, and facilitated diffusion. No energy required
Active transport moves substances against the concentration gradient, requiring energy (ATP)
Types of membrane transport proteins that assist with transport include -Channel proteins -Carrier proteins Other membrane Assisted Transport Processes
Endocytosis and exocytosis
Phagocytosis engulfs a solid particle
Pinocytosis engulfs a liquid particle
Receptor-mediated endocytosis

Cell Theory

All living things are made of cells.
Cells are the basic structural and functional units of life.
All cells come from pre-existing cells.

Cell Structural Support

Cell walls provide structural support to plant, fungi, and protists.
Cytoskeleton provides structural support to cells with a dynamic framework.

Metabolic Processes

Catabolism breaks down complex molecules into simpler ones, releasing energy. Many catabolic reactions are exergonic and contribute to the overall free energy released in the breakdown of complex molecules to simpler forms.
Anabolism builds complex molecules from simpler ones, requiring energy. Many anabolic reactions are endergonic, requiring input of energy to form new molecules.
Redox reactions involve the transfer of electrons between molecules; a molecule is oxidized when it loses electrons and reduced when it gains electrons.
Gibbs free energy (G) considers the energy changes in a chemical reaction in terms of energy to do work- can be exergonic or endergonic.
ATP is an energy carrier. Energy input to form ATP is used to drive many cellular reactions. Hydrolysis of ATP releases energy.

Cellular Respiration

Cellular respiration is a series of exergonic metabolic reactions that derive energy from glucose, capturing that energy in bonds of ATP.
Aerobic respiration requires oxygen. Anaerobic respiration does not require oxygen.
Steps in aerobic respiration include glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation, the Krebs cycle, and electron transport chain.
The electron transport chain uses an electron transport chain along a series of electron carriers in the inner mitochondrial membrane, ultimately using oxygen as the electron acceptor resulting in the production of water.
Oxidative phosphorylation generates ATP through chemiosmosis, using the proton gradient established by the electron transport chain.
ATP theoretical/actual yield depends on which shuttle used for NADH.
ATP is the primary source of free energy in cells.

Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis traps light energy and uses it to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose.
Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts.
Two processes are involved in photosynthesis: light-dependent reactions and the Calvin cycle.
The light-dependent reactions capture light energy to produce ATP and NADPH.
The Calvin cycle uses ATP and NADPH to convert CO2 into carbohydrates.
Photosynthetic organisms capture the sun's energy to produce glucose, along with other products required for their use in many metabolic pathways.
Light is absorbed by pigments that function as antenna complexes that transfer from pigment to pigment within a photosystem until it is captured by the reaction centre.
The reaction centre is made of chlorophyll a molecules where electron are excited as light photons are absorbed. Other electrons replace those used with electrons from splitting of two water molecules that are present in the photosystem II
Energy is released, and used by protein complex to pump hydrogen ions from stroma across thylakoid membrane into thylakoid space
Electrons continue to move through various electron carriers until oxygen acts as final acceptor
Electrons combine with hydrogen atoms from splitting the water molecules
As electrons passed through electron transport chain concentration gradient across thylakoid membrane is set up.
Hydrogen ions move down gradient through ATP synthase, and energy of gradient is coupled to produce ATP molecules.

Feedback Systems

Homeostasis is maintained by negative feedback loops. A negative feedback loop is a process in which a system's response to a stimulus has the effect of reducing the stimulus, bringing the system back to a set point.
Positive feedback loops magnify a stimulus. Often result in large-scale change. E.g. blood clotting, childbirth
The body's response to heat or cold also involves negative feedback control.

Excretory System

The excretory system removes metabolic wastes and regulates water and salt balance.
Kidneys are the primary organs for removing metabolic wastes from the blood and regulating water and solute balance in the body.
Urine is filtered and modified by nephrons within the kidney.
Stages in urine production include glomerular filtration, tubular reabsorption, tubular secretion, and water reabsorption.
Processes involved in water-salt balance
ADH influences water reabsorption
Renin-angiotensin regulates blood pressure

DNA Replication

DNA replication is the process by which a cell duplicates its DNA before cell division.
Enzymes involved in replication (DNA polymerases, helicases, primase, DNA ligase)
DNA replication follows a semiconservative model- one strand of original DNA and one new strand pair to produce new double stranded DNA
DNA polymerase needs a 3' hydroxyl group to add bases
Leading and lagging strands
DNA polymerase III adds nucleotides to growing strand, which is built continuously on one strand of original DNA (called leading strand)
DNA polymerase I removes RNA primers and replaces them with appropriate deoxyribonucleotides on fragments called Okazaki fragments in lagging strand
DNA polymerase I also proofreads the new strand for accuracy
Mismatch repair

DNA Structure and Function

DNA and RNA are polymers of nucleotides.
DNA is double helix with alternating sugar and phosphate groups forming the backbone and nitrogenous bases forming the rungs.
DNA replication follows a semiconservative model.

Gene Regulation

Gene expression involves turning genes on or off as needed in response to stimuli.
Transcription factors are proteins that regulate gene expression by binding to DNA and affecting RNA polymerase binding and initiating transcription.
Operons are clusters of genes in prokaryotes that are controlled by a single promoter.
The Lac operon, and the Trp operon are example of operons.
Eukaryotic genes regulated at more than one level: Pretranscriptional, transcriptional, posttranscriptional, and posttranslational.

DNA Sequencing

Sequencing methods determine the order of nucleotides in DNA.

Genetic Engineering

Genetic engineering alters an organism's genetic makeup by inserting or deleting genes.
Transgenic organisms receive genes from another species.
GMOs are commonly produced, used in pharmaceuticals, bioremediation and for improved crop traits.

Cell Signaling

A cell binds to receptor on cell surface or internal to cell in order to initiate a response. Chemical messengers like hormones bind to receptors on target cell membranes, activating processes inside the cells such as enzyme action
Cells communicate with each other using chemical signals called hormones.
Hormones travel through the bloodstream to target cells, triggering specific responses.
Examples of hormones include steroid and peptide/protein hormones.

Other

Transgenic animals are engineered to express foreign genes.
Various methods for gene introduction into plants and animals; including: gene gun methods, Ti plasmid method
Cloning of mammals. Early work focused on mammals and has subsequently expanded and improved.
Various disorders associated with homeostasis and how it affects the different body systems.
Methods used to study human genetic material and understand the human genome.

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Test your knowledge on the functions of carrier proteins, endocytosis, and exocytosis in cell membranes. This quiz covers key concepts including the sodium/potassium pump, hypertonic solutions, and types of transport mechanisms. Challenge yourself to understand how molecules move across cell membranes.