BIOL 2160 Midterm: Exam 1 Notes (got 93% on the test)
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Phospholipids bilayer o: micelle, eicosanoids, mainly in immune system-function in intercellular communication (paracrines) Nucleic acids store and express genetic code: dna stores genetic code o. Gives mdna a special role in health, anthropology, & forensics. Some on one side only enzymes receptors o o o o o o. [lumens of 2 ers are continuous] o o o o o o flattened sacs granular appearance. All of your cells have hexokinase because they need to pick up glucose for their mitochondria. o: once glucose has been phosphorlated it cannot leave the cell. glucose 6 p glucose 6 phosphatase glucose + po4 o o o liver stores glucose in order to release it when you haven"t eaten; releases it when you wake up. releases glucose back into the blood stream. Electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation: molecules undergo oxidation/reduction reactions from high to low energy, when oxygen is reduced, water is formed at end of electron transport chain.
