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Biochemistry

Biochemistry is the study of the structure, composition and chemical processes in all living organisms. It covers the structures and functions of various cellular components, including proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, lipids, and other biomolecules.

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Biological study brought about?

Biological study has advanced our understanding of living organisms, their functions, and interactions with the environment. It has enabled the development of important scientific advancements such as gene editing, biotechnology, and the understanding of diseases. Additionally, biological research has contributed to conservation efforts, helping preserve biodiversity and ecosystems.

What does lipase break down?

Pepsin is found in the stomach, and breaks down long-chain proteins into shorter amino acids, whilst lipase is secreted into the duodenum by the pancreas to break down fats into their constituent parts: fatty acids and glycerol.

One way to determine before a child is born whether it will have an inherited disease?

Genetic testing of the parents can help identify if they are carriers of the disease, which increases the risk of passing it on to their child. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) can also be done during in vitro fertilization to screen embryos for genetic diseases before implantation. Consultation with a genetic counselor can provide guidance on testing options.

Do men and women have the same hormones?

Easier to list the ones that are different. 98% of a human being is functionally identical for either sex. Men have a prostate gland, testes and a penis. Women have ovaries, uterus, and a vagina.

What's the same:

Eyes, lungs, heart, brain, liver, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, bones, skin, blood....

As I said, 98% of a human is unisex.

What is the biological significance of fats?

Fats are essential for providing energy, insulating and protecting organs, helping with the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins, and serving as a source of essential fatty acids that the body cannot make on its own. They also play a role in cell membrane structure and signaling in the body.

What is the final electron acceptor in photosynthesis?

The final electron acceptor in photosynthesis is NADP+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate). NADP+ accepts electrons, along with hydrogen ions, from the electron transport chain in the thylakoid membrane, and is reduced to NADPH, which is a key molecule in the production of carbohydrates during the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis.

What joins molecules by removing water?

A condensation reaction joins molecules by removing a water molecule. This process involves bonding two molecules together, with one molecule contributing a hydroxyl group (-OH) and the other contributing a hydrogen atom (-H).

Three Characteristics of Viruses that are characteristics of living things?

Viruses react to the environment, reproduce (through asexual means), and need energy to survive. They are also capable of passing hereditary information, but that could be included in reproduction.

The nitrogen base to which guanine bonds?

Guanine bonds with cytosine through three hydrogen bonds, forming a stable base pair in the DNA double helix.

What type of reaction joins two amino acids together?

When amino acids combine to form proteins or polypeptides a condensation reaction occurs. The carboxyl group of one molecule reacts with the amine group of the other molecule. One molecule of water is released and this results in C(O)NH, or a peptide bond.

Condensation is the reaction: the opposite process is termed Hydrolysis.

What kind of epithelial tissue is characterized by being only one cell layer thick?

Simple

For example, simple cuboidal epithelium

A layered version would be Stratified cuboidal epithelium

What are Cells with a full set of chromosomes called?

diploid, definition is here http://www.bioethics.gov/reports/stemcell/glossary.html

How does temperature change the action of enzymes?

Temperature can affect enzyme activity because enzymes work best within specific temperature ranges. At low temperatures, enzyme activity decreases as the molecules move more slowly, decreasing the likelihood of enzyme-substrate collisions. At high temperatures, enzyme activity can be disrupted because the enzyme structure can become denatured, leading to a loss of function. Optimal temperature for enzyme activity varies depending on the specific enzyme.

Describe in detail the appearance of a onion cell under HIGH power?

Cell boundaries (distinct black lines between the cells), and the stained cytoplasm are visible at 10 (ocular magnification) by 5 (stage magnification). The cells are very small at this point. At 10 by 10 cells are bigger and the vacuoles can be seen clearly as separate parts. Any other organelles cannot be seen by a low power microscope. As far as I remember nuclei cannot be seen in the case on onion epidermis. However, i am not too sure.

What is the function of rought endoplasmic reticulum?

To modify proteins, basically. To place simple carbohydrates on the proteins and give the protein and the chaperon's that fold them a place protected to do their work. Also ships the protein for further modification to the Golgi body.

How is starch broken down to glucose prior to glycolysis?

Starch occurs in two forms, alpha-amylose and amylopectin. Each may be enzymatically hydrolyzed: a-amylose by a-amylase [a(1-4)-glucan 4-glucanohydrolase], present in saliva and pancreatic juice; or by beta-amylase [a(1-4)-glucan maltohydrolase.

The a- and b-amylases also 'attack' amylopectin. Polysaccharides of intermediate length thusly formed are called dextrins.

How does a ribosome produce protein in a Cell?

Ribosomes start protein synthesis in the cytoplasm. Synthesis is completed either in the cytoplasm or in the lumen of the rough endoplasmic reticulum.

All proteins begin as polypeptides (chains of amino acids). The synthesis of a chain starts when a free (unattached) ribosome begins to move along a molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA) in the cytoplasm.

Once a small number of amino acids have been incorporated into the chain, large molecules in the cell "inspect" the chain. Certain sequences of amino acids are recognized as marking the chain for synthesis in the lumen of the rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER).

If the chain has one of these sequences, the mRNA and ribosome are moved to the ER and the ribosome is fixed in the ER membrane in such a way that the mRNA remains in the cytoplasm but the polypeptide chain is in the lumen of the ER. It is in the lumen that the chain is completed, and subsequently coils and folds to form the finished polypeptide.

If, on the other hand, the chain does not have one of these marker sequences, synthesis of the chain and its subsequent coiling and folding all take place in the cytoplasm.

Which theory tries to explain the origin of endoplasmic reticulum nuclear membrane?

The theory of endosymbiosis which believes that nuclear membranes and organelles such as the mitochondrian have evolved from a semi"mutation" in which a prokaryotic cell was engulfed by a eukaryotic cell and instead of being digested it survived and has evolved into key features of the eukaryotic cell. Evidence for this is the fact that the mitochondrian have their own ribosomes ( of which are the prokaryotic variety) and their own DNA which allow them to make their own proteins that can be used in synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

Two different specialized Cell types?

There are two hundred and twenty 'different specialized Cell types'.

So pick two - muscle and nerve tissues; bone and vascular [blood circulating] tissues; skin (integument) and stomach / intestine; etcetera.

What makes the water molecule polar?

a water molecule is polar because their is an uneven distributive of electrons between the oxygen and hydrogen atoms. the negative pole is near the oxygen atom and the positive pole is between the hydrogen atoms.

What organisms perform nitrogen fixation?

There is a bacterium that resides within the rhizomes - nodules found within the roots - of Legumes that transforms atmospheric N2 [gaseous molecular Nitrogen] into its forms [NO2 and NO3] that are biochemically active.