UIUC APPLIED NEUROSCIENCE PSYC
302 EXAM 1
Atom - Correct Answers -Consists of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Forms the
periodic table
Six most important chemical elements (CHNOPS) that make up most biological
compounds on Earth - Correct Answers -Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen,
Phosphorous, and Sulfur (sulfur in amino acids)
These elements are incorporated into tissues and water in our bodies - Correct Answers
-Sodium, Chloride, Potassium, Calcium (Calcium incorporated into bone, and Iron
important component of blood.)
Used for nuclear reactions - Correct Answers -Uranium and Plutonium
Molecules - Correct Answers -are elements bound together by chemical bonds
A chemical bond occurs when - Correct Answers -electrons are shared between atoms.
The Big 4 Molecules of life are - Correct Answers -carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and
nucleic acids
Two forms of nucleic bases - Correct Answers --Purine Bases
-Pyrimidine Bases
Purine Bases - Correct Answers --Adenine
-Guanine
Pyrimidine Bases - Correct Answers -Cytosine and Thymine
Carbohydrates - Correct Answers --Glucose (simple) and Sucrose (complex)
-Starch -> Glycogen -> Cellullose
Fats - Correct Answers -Triglyceride, Phospholipid, Cholesterol (substrate for
hormones)
Protein makeup - Correct Answers -Amino Acid -> Peptide -> Protein (amino
group+side chain+ carboxyl group)
Protein examples: - Correct Answers -Lysine and Glutamate
, Protein process - Correct Answers -Amino acids fold on each other
Proteins creates unique features that are _______________ for ______________ and
allow _____________. - Correct Answers --Receptors for neurotransmitters
-Sodium to flow through
Phylogenetic Tree of Life parts (2) - Correct Answers --Eukaryotes
-Prokaryotes
Prokaryote Examples - Correct Answers --Bacteria
-Archaea
Eukaryote Example - Correct Answers -Eucarya
Prokaryotic Cells - Correct Answers --no nucleus
-cell wall
-DNA
Eukaryotic Cells - Correct Answers --no cell wall
-nucleus
-Endoplasmatic Reticulum (Unique)
-Mitochondria (Store sugar & fat for energy)
-DNA
Ribosomes - Correct Answers --Site of biological protein synthesis (translation)
-Link amino acids together specified by mRNA
Mitochondrian - Correct Answers --Biochemical processes of respiration and energy
production
-Double membrane (folded inner layer)
Nucleus - Correct Answers -Contains genetic material within membrane
Endoplasmic reticulum - Correct Answers -Continuous membranes w/ the nucleus
membrane where ribosomes attach, involved in protein and lipid synthesis
Golgi apparatus - Correct Answers -Packages products made in cells into vesicles for
release or storage
Lysosome - Correct Answers -Vesicle containing degradative enzymes for apoptosis
Cell Membrane - Correct Answers -lipid bi-layerwith embedded proteins
CELLS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM - Correct Answers -
Dendritic spines - Correct Answers -site of excitatory synapse
302 EXAM 1
Atom - Correct Answers -Consists of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Forms the
periodic table
Six most important chemical elements (CHNOPS) that make up most biological
compounds on Earth - Correct Answers -Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen,
Phosphorous, and Sulfur (sulfur in amino acids)
These elements are incorporated into tissues and water in our bodies - Correct Answers
-Sodium, Chloride, Potassium, Calcium (Calcium incorporated into bone, and Iron
important component of blood.)
Used for nuclear reactions - Correct Answers -Uranium and Plutonium
Molecules - Correct Answers -are elements bound together by chemical bonds
A chemical bond occurs when - Correct Answers -electrons are shared between atoms.
The Big 4 Molecules of life are - Correct Answers -carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and
nucleic acids
Two forms of nucleic bases - Correct Answers --Purine Bases
-Pyrimidine Bases
Purine Bases - Correct Answers --Adenine
-Guanine
Pyrimidine Bases - Correct Answers -Cytosine and Thymine
Carbohydrates - Correct Answers --Glucose (simple) and Sucrose (complex)
-Starch -> Glycogen -> Cellullose
Fats - Correct Answers -Triglyceride, Phospholipid, Cholesterol (substrate for
hormones)
Protein makeup - Correct Answers -Amino Acid -> Peptide -> Protein (amino
group+side chain+ carboxyl group)
Protein examples: - Correct Answers -Lysine and Glutamate
, Protein process - Correct Answers -Amino acids fold on each other
Proteins creates unique features that are _______________ for ______________ and
allow _____________. - Correct Answers --Receptors for neurotransmitters
-Sodium to flow through
Phylogenetic Tree of Life parts (2) - Correct Answers --Eukaryotes
-Prokaryotes
Prokaryote Examples - Correct Answers --Bacteria
-Archaea
Eukaryote Example - Correct Answers -Eucarya
Prokaryotic Cells - Correct Answers --no nucleus
-cell wall
-DNA
Eukaryotic Cells - Correct Answers --no cell wall
-nucleus
-Endoplasmatic Reticulum (Unique)
-Mitochondria (Store sugar & fat for energy)
-DNA
Ribosomes - Correct Answers --Site of biological protein synthesis (translation)
-Link amino acids together specified by mRNA
Mitochondrian - Correct Answers --Biochemical processes of respiration and energy
production
-Double membrane (folded inner layer)
Nucleus - Correct Answers -Contains genetic material within membrane
Endoplasmic reticulum - Correct Answers -Continuous membranes w/ the nucleus
membrane where ribosomes attach, involved in protein and lipid synthesis
Golgi apparatus - Correct Answers -Packages products made in cells into vesicles for
release or storage
Lysosome - Correct Answers -Vesicle containing degradative enzymes for apoptosis
Cell Membrane - Correct Answers -lipid bi-layerwith embedded proteins
CELLS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM - Correct Answers -
Dendritic spines - Correct Answers -site of excitatory synapse
