what are macromolecules and the types of biological molecules
macromolecules are polymers made long chain of monomer subunits
Lipids, carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids
Types of lipids
Triacylglycerol - made of glycerol and 3 fatty acids through dehydration reaction,, used to store fat in the body
Phospholipids - used to form membranes in different part of the cell
What are lipids made of?
Fatty acid monomers
Structure of the plasma membrane
Consist of phospholipid bilayer with hydrophobic and hydrophillic region (amphipathic),, contain other macromolecules within the structure such carbs for recongization and protection, and protein to maintain the shape and allow selective passage
Why is there an amphipathic regions?
Due to the hydrophilic group consisting of phosphate, that is also negatively charged and polar
While hydrophobic is uncharged and non polar
What means by amphipathic molecules?
Contain both polar + charged (hydrophillic) and non polar + uncharged(hydrophobic)
What is fluid mosaic model
Structure of cell membrane as a flexible structyre made of proteins and lipids
why is it called fluid moisaic model
due to the fluidity from the amphipathic bilayer and the mosaic from the proteins embedding in the membrane
Functions of the cell membrane
what are the transportation means of molecules in cell membrane
differences between eukaryotes and prokaryotes
eukaryotes:
- multicellular
- linear dna
- membrane- bound organelles
- contain nucleus
- mitosis
prokaryotes:
- unicellualr
-circular dna
- lacking membrane-bound organelles
- lack nucleus
- binary fission
similarities between eukaryotes and prokaryotes
components in eukaryotes and prokaryoes
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what is endosymbiosis
The process which prokaryotes cells adapted to become eukaryotic cells (mutuially ebneficial relationship)
the theory is asscociated witht he origin of eukaryotic cells and the evolution of organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts
host cell engulf free-living bacterium
mutualism
integration as it becomes more dependent on the host cell and specialized for its specific functions
evolve into specializedd organelles
unsaturated vs saturated hydrocrabon tails
chloresterol (lipid) are embedded in between the layers that reduces membrane fluidity and hinders solidification ajd disrupt the regualr packing
what happen in diffusion with one solute vs two solute
what happen in osmosis
net diffusion until equilibrium on both sides
osmosis moves from high free water concentration to low free water concentration
what is tonicity
the ability of surrounding solution to cause a cell to gain or lose water (pressure)
hypotonic vs isotonic vs hypertonic solution
hypo - too much water intake,, too much internal pressure
isotonic - balance pressure
hyper - too much water loss,, too much external pressure
how the active transport works
specific molecules bind to the shape in the carrier protein channel
energy is supplied by atp hydrolysis
role of carbs (polymer)
role of proteins (polymer)
role of nucleic acid (polymer)
role of lipids (not polymer)
chemical formula and structure
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