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Re: Biology Questions Megathread
« Reply #210 on: March 31, 2011, 06:00:31 pm »
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^That's it

Not a great question though, as the plant cell really doesn't retain its shape

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Re: Biology Questions Megathread
« Reply #211 on: April 02, 2011, 04:24:24 pm »
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Can you view vacuoles under LM?

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« Reply #212 on: April 02, 2011, 04:57:54 pm »
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Can you view vacuoles under LM?

light microscope?
We did an experiment where we could in a plant cell, some cells had the chloroplasts pushed against the cell wall because of a large bubble (vacuole) taking up so much room.
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Re: Biology Questions Megathread
« Reply #213 on: April 02, 2011, 05:38:07 pm »
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Can you view vacuoles under LM?
ye i think you can for plants.

is chlorophyll a lipid?
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Re: Biology Questions Megathread
« Reply #214 on: April 02, 2011, 06:03:17 pm »
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no chlorophyll is a pigment

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Re: Biology Questions Megathread
« Reply #215 on: April 02, 2011, 06:04:14 pm »
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no chlorophyll is a pigment
That's y9! I actually understood one Q in this thread! :)

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Re: Biology Questions Megathread
« Reply #216 on: April 02, 2011, 06:11:53 pm »
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no chlorophyll is a pigment

Pigment's more of a functional description. In terms of biochemical, a quick Google search suggests it's technically actually a lipid because it's lipid-soluble. Not exactly required knowledge though.
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Re: Biology Questions Megathread
« Reply #217 on: April 02, 2011, 06:16:58 pm »
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Intriguing! A pigment is not a chemical description but a tendency to change wavelengths into selective wavelengths, so all colour has some pigment!

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« Reply #218 on: April 02, 2011, 06:45:43 pm »
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Exactly how does the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide determine the final shape of the protein?

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« Reply #219 on: April 02, 2011, 07:15:18 pm »
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well the amino acids each have an R group. an R group can determine wheter teh AA is polar, non-polar or charged. the bonds (disulfide bridge/ionic/H bonds) that form between the neighbouring AAs when they fold into its 3D structure are dependent on the R groups and their position in the sequence. for eg. a polar amino acid in one area of the sequence that formed a hydrogen bond with a another polar amino during the tertiary structure stage acid vs.  a charged aa forming an ionic bond with another charged amino acid
--> the shape and function would totally be different!

Intriguing! A pigment is not a chemical description but a tendency to change wavelengths into selective wavelengths, so all colour has some pigment!

i didnt noe that too! :O

This is the chlorophylls structure: a porphyrin ring (the head of the molecule with a central mg ion) attached to a hydrocarbon tail (interacts with hydrophobic regions of proteins in the thylakoid membrane)
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Re: Biology Questions Megathread
« Reply #220 on: April 02, 2011, 08:31:59 pm »
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lol and you DEFINATELY do not need to know that ;)

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« Reply #221 on: April 03, 2011, 01:42:49 pm »
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are transition reactions part of the Krebs cycle?
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« Reply #222 on: April 03, 2011, 02:50:41 pm »
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are transition reactions part of the Krebs cycle?

by transition it indicates the reactions before Krebs and after glycolysis. so converting the products of glycolysis to the form used at the start krebs cycle (pretty sure its Acetyl CoA)
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« Reply #223 on: April 03, 2011, 08:23:07 pm »
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The efficient folding of a protein molecule is ensured by the presence of other proteins known as protein chaperons in a cell. A likely result of defective chaperone is:
a)the production of a protein with a faulty primary structure
b)the production of proteins with incomplete tertiary structures
c)the production of a protein with a faulty secondary structure
d)the overproduction of the protein
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« Reply #224 on: April 03, 2011, 08:54:10 pm »
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Answer is B

Doubt they would ask that on exam as it is very indepth knowledge, but it could be one of the harder MC on there