Download Study Guide for Cells Test 1 This is an outline of the topics that are

Study Guide for Cells Test 1
This is an outline of the topics that are going to be covered on the test next week:
Thursday/Friday. Remember that you are responsible for the notes you took in
class as well as the answers to your Questions of the Day. This is just something to
help you.
Macromolecules:
Where is each one found or made?
Know the 4 types of macromolecules and details about each one:
Proteins
What are these made of and where are they made?
Carbohydrates
What are some examples?
What’s the difference between a monosaccharide and a polysaccharide?
Why do onions get sweeter when we grill them?
Lipids
What properties to all these lipids share?
How do they help the cell membrane?
Nucleic Acids
What are the two types in the cell?
Why are they so important?
Cell Membranes:
Know what the structure of the membrane looks like and the properties it
has
Be able to describe the membrane and the processes it uses to help move
molecules
The Central Dogma:
Be sure you know what the central dogma is.
What is a nucleotide and what are the three parts?
What are the main differences between DNA and RNA?
What are the main differences between transcription and translation?
Where do transcription and translation occur?
Can you transcribe a strand of DNA?
Can you use a codon chart to translate mRNA into amino acids?
If given a % of a base, like Cytosine, can you find the remaining amounts of
the other bases?
Mutations
What types of mutations are there?
How do most mutations affect the outcome of the DNA
What types of mutations are the most dangerous?
What types of mutations are the least dangerous?
Photosynthesis:
What is the main goal of photosynthesis?
What is the formula for photosynthesis?
What is the main goal of the light dependent reaction?
What is the main goal of the Calvin Cycle?
What are the two other names for the Calvin Cycle?
Can you list out all the parts of the light dependent cycle? (The picture we
drew in class)