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What is the SER involved in?
Lipid synthesis
Where is the tRNA produced?
Cytosol
What is produced in the light reactions of photosynthesis?
NADPH, ATP, and O2
What is fixed in the Calvin Cycle (dark reactions)?
CO2
Fermentation either converts ______ to ________ or _______
pyruvate, lactic acid, ethanol
The Krebs cycle breaks down _______ and generates _____, ______, and _____.
acetyl CoA, ATP, NADH, and FADH2
In cellular respiration, what system produces the most ATP?
Electron Transport Chain
In ETC, what's the final acceptor of elelctrons?
O2
What mutation is expressed and is the substitution of a wrong nucleotide?

Which mutation is the insertion/deleteion of nucleotide?
Point

Frameshift
How many individual chromatids are present in the nucleus during G2?
92
.How many ovums does Oogenesis yeild per oogonium?

How many viable sperm does spermatogenesis yeild per spermatogonium?
1

4
What 3 sets of glands contribute to semen?
Seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and bulbourethral glands
In higher organisms, what does the blastopore turn into? How about lower organisms?
Anus, mouth
Where does gas exchange occur in insects? In annelids?
Trachea, mucus cells on skin
How closely related are the daughter cells of the parent that reproduces asexually?

Does fertilization take place in asexual reproduction?
The daughter cells are the carbon copies of the parent.

No
List 5 facts about fetal circulation.
1. Blood is oxygenated at the placenta.
2. Fetal hemoglobin has higher affinity for 02 than human hemoglobin.
3. Fetal lungs receive very little oxygen.
4. Fetal Blood is shunt from right atrium to left atrium via foramen ovale.
5. Blood is shunted away from lungs via ductus arteriosis.
What are the 3 sections of the brain?
Forebrain - Pros encephelon
Midbrain - Mesenchephelon
Hindbrain - Rhombencephelon
What is the correct order of the components of the ear?
Pinna, auditory canal, tympanic membrane, malleus, incus, stapes, semicircular canals, cochlea, eustachian tubes
Where does initial carbohydrate digestion occur and with the help of what protein?
Mouth, salivary amylase
What layers is the leaf of a plant composed from?
Spongy and palisade layer
What type of biome is covered with dense evergreen forests, coniferous forests, harsh winters and short summers?

What type of biome consists of broad leaves of deciduous forests with wide range of temperatures?
Taiga

Temperate
What are some characteristics of dicotyledons?
Two cotyledons, woody, arranged vascular bundles, net vained leaves, apple and maple trees
In which kingdom does Amoeba belong?
It contains a nucleus, so it belongs in the Kingdom Protista!
What is the characteristic of a closed thermal system?

What is the type of the system that can exchange both energy and matter?

What is the characteristics of isolated system?
Exchange energy - NOT matter

Open system

It can't exchange matter or energy!
How are real gases different from ideal gases?
They don't ideally follow the PV=nRT formula expcially during low temperatures and high pressures.
How do you deal with probability problems of two independent events happening?
Probability of one event happening x probability of 2nd event happening
What is the probability of winning a lottery if you buy 10 tickets and only 5/2500 are winners?
Probability of winning is 1/500 and the probability of winning from 10 tickets is 10 times as much than 1 ticket so its 1/50.
How can ethers be synthesized?
Either by Sn2 reaction using the alkoxide (RO-) ion as the nucleophile

OR

by acid catalyzed condensation reaction of two alcohols
What is the boiling point affected by?
Hydrogen bonding (FON-H) and polarity (make sure the polarity doesn't cancel)
What does the presence of a
"valley" indicate in a graph?
The presence of a valley indicates INTERMEDIATES that only take place in SN1 and E1 reactions.
Conformations with decreasing stability (gauche, anti, totally eclipsed, eclipsed)
AGE - degreasing stability

ANTI > GAUCHE > ECLIPSED > TOTALLY ECLIPSED
What type of compounds are the most soluble in water?
Ionic compounds are the most soluble (dissociate into ions). Salts are ionic compounds. Even though they might have long alkyl chains, they would still be the most soluble.
What are the effects of activators/deactivators to similar rates of reactions to benzene?
Activators increase the rate of reaction.

Deactivators decrease the rate of reaction.
What does the combination of HN03 and H2SO4 lead to in a EAS reaction?

Is Benzene-O(CO)CH2CH3 a meta group or a ortho/para group?
The addition of a nitro group

It is a ortho/para group because an esther is a meta group only if it is connected by the carbonyl carbon
Will iodide displace the chloride from the acyl chloride? Why or why not?
The iodide will not displace the acyl chloride since it is a weaker base than Cl and therefore will be a poor nucleophile.
Reaction of amines and aldehydes/ketones leads to a production of _______ with the help of heat (∆) .
Imines (=NH)
What is the kinetic energy of a moving object at the bottom of the incline?
It is total potential energy at the top of the incline minus - the energy dissipitated by friction
How do you find out the limiting reactant?
First determine the number of moles of each substance. Then you get the lowest mole and see how much of the other substance you need... If the result is more than the amount of mole available then that substance is the limiting reactant.
How many nodal planes does the 2p orbital contain?
1 nodal plane
Noble gases react with what type of elements?
They react with the most electronegative atoms.
What is the difference between formal charges and oxidation numbers?
Oxidation numbers is with charges...

Formal charges is with shared number of electrons.
How to figure out the molality of a solution that contains a certain percentage of solute?
Molality = moles of solute/kg of solvent

Ex: 31% HCl is basically 31 g of HCl per 100 grams of solution. Convert grams into moles to find out the number of moles. The remainder is the solvent (100 - 31 = 69g) Convert 69g of solvent into kilograms and we have Molatlity...

Ignore LITERS of solution.
When doing a dilution problem, what should be the units of volume?
Not mL, but L!
What is the heat of combustion formula
(sum of ∆Hf products)-(sum of ∆Hf of reactants)
Are negative values possible for pH?
Yes, -1 is a possible pH value.
When doing calculations in chemistry, what's the best thing to do with decimals?
Round it off and convert it to scientific notation.
When dealing with osmotic pressure and concentration of electrolytes (e.g.: Potassium chloride), what formula do we use and how do we find the concentration?
∏ = MRT and if its a electrolyte we divide the M in half...
What is the overall reaction rate of SN2?

The absolute/relative configuration is retained/inverted.
It's a second order reaction.

relative, inverted
How can a carbocation be stabilized?
Through more substituted groups and through resonance forms.
How does intermolecular forces affect viscositiy?
Intermolecular forces increase viscositiy.
What is the difference between adding a Grignard reagent to a Carbonyl carbon under normal conditions and adding it in a presence of a Strong acid?
During normal conditions, Grignard reagent follows the standard procedure of adding the alkyl group to the carbonyl carbon. However under the presence of the acid, the Grignard reagent strips of the H since its a strong base and forms an alkane instead. : )
Can we have an optically active compound from two optically inactive reagents and substrates?
No
During the radical addition of alkene and HBr in the presence of heat, what is the mechanism used and what part of the nucleophile attacks first?
anti markovnikov addition,

Br attacks first to the less substituted carbon, forming a stable carbocation.
Which form of energy transfer can take place in a vacuum?
Radiation
How does the magnitude of the restoring force change as the pendulum swings from right position - equilibrium - left?
The restoring force decreases and then increases according to the formula F=-kx.
What is the meaning of an antinode?
Its the place where the displacement takes on ALL values between maximum and minimum displacement.
What is the magnetic force on a current carrying wire?
F=ILB
What would happen to a magnifying glass if it was dropped in water?
It would lose its power.
What would be the difference between two projectiles with same everything but different angels?
They would land during different times.
What's the formula of elevator acceleration when it is going upward and you're being scaled?
N= ma + mg
How to deremine the acidity of a molecule?
H-A <-----> H+ + A-

The more stable the A-, the more H+, the higher the Ka, the lower the pKa, the more acidic the compound.
How does electronegativity affect acidity?
HF > H2O > NH3 > CH4

When comparing atoms within the same row of the periodic table, the more electronegative the anionic atom in the conjugate base, the better it is at accepting the negative charge.
How does size of a molecule affect acidity?
HI > HBr > HCl > HF Size. When comparing atoms within the same group of the periodic table, the larger the atom the weaker the H-X bond and the easier it is for the conjugate base to accommodate negative charge (lower charge density)
How does resonance affect acidity?
Resonance stabilizes the negative charge of the conjugate base. The more resonance a molecule has, the more acidic it is.
What are some facts about glycolysis?
- occurs in the cytoplasm
- it is an anaerobic process
- converts a molecule of glucose into 2 molecules of pyruvate
- a molecule of glucose also converts into 2 ATP and 2 NADH
- glucose is partially oxidized
What is the difference between fats and carbohydrates?
- fats have higher H:O ratio than carbs. so they have more Hydrogen ... ratio is greater than 2:1
- they give off 9 kcal/g while carbs and proteins produce 4 kcal/g
- lipids/fats don't form polymers while carbs do
- don't contain N, neither does carb
What is the allantois involved in embryonic development?

Which embryonic structure is involved in gas exchange?

What is the purpose of the Amnion?
Allantois is a sac-like structure involved in RESPIRATION and EXCRITION through numerous vessels which turn into the umbilical vessels.

The CHORION is involved in gas exchange.

AMNION is membrane which encloses the embryo and consists of fluids to protect the embryo from shock.
How is placenta formed and what is its purpose?.

What is the purpose of the yolk sac?
PLACENTA is formed from the outgrowths of the 4 membranes and it allows the fetus to RECEIVE OXYGEN AND NUTRIENTS while REMOVING CARBON DIOXIDE AND METABOLIC WASTES.

YOLK SAC encloses YOLK . BLOOD VESSELS in the YOLK SAC transfer FOOD to the embryo.
What is used in the Calvin Cycle and what is produced?
In 10 turns of the Calvin Cycle, 10CO2 and 10RBP is used to make 20PGAL.

ATP and CO2 is an INPUT.
PGAL is OUTPUT
6PGAL = 1GLUCOSE
If a certain organism has 18 chromosomes, what is its diploid number and its haploid number?
Its haploid number is 18 and diploid number is 36
How many ATPs will be produced through Oxidative phosphorylation, electron transport chain, glycolysis, citric acid cycle?
Oxidative phosphorylation & ETC = 32 ATP.
Glycolysis = 2ATP
Citric Acid Cycle (Krebs) = 2ATP.
What germ layer produces the retina of the eye?
Ectoderm
What are some characteristics of the cardiac muscle?
- Striated
- One or two nuclei
- Autonomic nervous system
- Requires Ca2+
- Depolorization does NOT require the help of NERVOUS SYSTEM.
What are pioneer organisms and what's one example?
First forms of life at a certain environment. Ex: Lichens
What is the trend of the osmotic pressure gradient in the nephron of the kidney?
It increases as it goes down from Cortex to Medula and Pelvis. Therefore it is the lowest in the Cortex.
What metal is complexed with chlorophyl?
Magnesium
When an object is sitting on a surface (with a certain coeffecient of friction) and force is exerted on it. How do we solve for its acceleration?
First, we have to find out if the exerted force exceeds the scalar quantity of the friction force and then we can solve for its acceleration.
How is linear speed related to angular speed?
v = ω r
What is the conservation of energy equation applied to the refrigerator?
Heat removed from refrig.= Work + Heat depositied to atmosphere.

QLow + W = QHigh
Describe Isothermal gas expansion.
- Constant temperature
- Constant internal energy has to be kept
- Gas expansion means gas is doing work on system
- Gas does work = loss of internal energy = heat added to keep constant internal energy
What are the nonpolar proteins and how do we remember them?

Name the Basic amino acids.
Non Polar: Ala. Val. Pro. Leu Iso. Tryp. Phen. Gly (NonPolar Alan Values Prolific Lucine's Isolated Tryp to Phenomenal Glaciers)

Hist, Lys, Arginine
What are the controls of the medula?
- blood CO2
- pH levels
- breathing
- heart rate
What type of transports are exocytosis and endocytosis?
Active transports, requiring energy
For a polypeptide to be functional, what type of structure should it hold?
Tertiary.
What is the purpose of the epididymis?

What is the purpose of vas deferans?
Storage and maturation of sperm

Transport of sperm to the urethra
While analyzing pedigrees, what are the differences between autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and x-linked recessive.
If it skips generations, it is recessive.

If it effects males and females equally, then its autosomal.

If it effects more males than females than its sex-linked.

If it doesnt skip generations, then it is dominant.
What type of animals are Platyhelminthes?
They are flatwords, bilaterally symmetrical, and triplobastic ( made of 3 layers).
Which type of elements have high melting points, high densities, high boiling points?
Metals
How are Ksp and Keq similar?
Pure solids do not contribute to the overall equilibrium expression.
What is the function of ductus venosus?

Where does the ductus arteriosis connect?
It connects the fetal blood vessels to umbilical vein

It connects the pulmonary arteries to the aortic arch.
What type of ions are stabilized by resonance?
More resonance, less chargers = more stable.

∏ electrons must be 1 carbon away from POSITIVE charge to have resonance.
What increases the solubility of a molecule?

What increases the boiling point of a molecule/melting point?
1) More hydrogen bonding 2) Greater electronegativity

1) Hydrogen bonding 2) no branching 3) molecular weight
During an SN1 reaction...

What type of nucleophiles are necessary?

What type of leaving groups are necessary?

What type of substrate?

What type of solvent?

Stereochemistry?
weak nucleophiles ok

good leaving groups - departure is rate determining step - conj bases of strong acids

3 > 2> 1> Ch3

Polar protic solvents (Hydrogen bonding) - Water, ethanol

Racemic mixtures
During an SN2 reaction...

What type of nucleophiles are necessary?

What type of leaving groups?

What type of solvent?

Stereochemistry?
strong nucleophiles - strong base

good leaving groups - stabilize the negative charge - weak bases

polar aprotic (acetone, DMSO)

inversion of relative configuration
What are the constants for ...

q =
k =
ϻ =
R =
Tesla =
q= 1.6x10^-19C
k= 8.99x10^9
R=0.0821
ϻ=4πx10^-7
Tesla = 1N/m*a = 10^-4 Gauss
What is the formula of a capacitor storing charge?

What is the formula of a stored energy in a capacitor?
C=Q/V

PE=1/2(CV2)=1/2(QV)
What is the formula for alternating current?

What is Irms? Vrms?
I=Imax*sin(wt)

Irms=Imax/sqr(2)

Vrms=Vmax/sqr(2)
Protozoans, Coelenterates, Annelids and Anthropods...

Which of the above organisms has intracellular digestion?

Extracellular digestion in gastrovascular cavity?

One way, two opening digestive tract?
Protozoans

Coelenterates

Annelids and Arthropods
Protozoans, Coelenterates, Annelids and Anthropods...

Closed Circulatory system?

Diffusion, cyclosis?

Open Circulatory system?
Annelids

Protozoans/Coelenterates

Arthropods
Bone or Cartilage...

High vascularity/blood volume?

Heals slower?
Bone

Cartilage
What type of nutrients are absorbed in the stomach?
No nutrients are absorbed in the stomach
Coelenterates, Annelids, Arthropods...

A)Primitive central nervous system, brain composed of fused gangnlia?

B)Nerve net?

C) A)+ specialized sensory organs
Annelids

Coelenterates

Arthropods
What is the pathway of the blood circulation in the kidney?
Renal artery → afferent arterioles → glomerulus → efferent arterioles → renal vein
What is the enthalpy of a reaction with regards to bonds formed/broken?
∆Hrxn = ∆H of bonds broken + ∆H of bonds formed
How do increase in impurities affect Vapor presure, boiling point, and melting point?
Vapor pressure decreases
Boiling point increases
Melting point decreases
What is the vapor pressure formula?
Pressure of solution = Moles of solvent * Pressure of solvent
Name 5 Strong acids!

Name 6 Strong bases!
HCl, HBr, HNO3, H2SO4, HClO4

LiOH, NaOH, KOH, RbOH, NH2-, H-
What is the most common method of synthesizing alkenes either from alcohol or from alkyl halides?
Alcohol and acid/heat would produce a major product of internal alkene and water.

Alkyl halide and base/heat would produce major product of internal alkene and HX.
SN1 vs E1..

high temperatures?

SN2 vs E2

highly substituted alkenes?

strong bases?
E1

E2

E2
How does the addition of Br2 to an alkene in a nucleophilic solvent differ from the usual addition of Br2?
In a nucleophilic solvent, the addition of Br2 would yield a halo alcohol instead of dihalo compound.
In what type of solvent is the addition of water to alkenes generally carried out? Why?
It is carried out in mercuric acetate (Hg(CH3COO)2 aka Hg(OAc)2
How do we differ the usual addition of HBr to alkenes from the free radical reaction of HBr to alkene? And what mechanism does it follow?
During the free radical reaction of HBr to alkene, the reaction is carried out with the presence of peroxides, oxygen, or other impurities. It follows the anti-Markovnikov mechanism.
How else do we add OH to alkenes? What's the name of the mechanism?
3Alkenes + BH3/H2O2, OH- → 3 anti-markovnikov, syn addition of OH.

Hydroboration
What are two different oxidation reactions with potassium permanganate and alkene?
With cold, dilute KMnO4, the reaction yields a vicinal diol with syn orientation.

With hot and basic KMnO4, followed by acid, we either get 2 molar eqs of Carboxylic acids or if its a terminal alkene we get a carboxylic acid and CO2...

If the terminal alkene is disubstituted, the reaction will yield to a ketone and CO2.
What are two different ozonolysis reactions of alkenes and what are their products?
The ozonolysis of alkene followed by reduction of Zn and water will cleave the double bond and yield to 2 aldehydes.

The ozonolysis of alkene (O3, CH2Cl2) followed by a reduction of NaBH4 will produce 2 alcohols
Describe the reaction of alkenes with either peroxycarboxylic acids or mcpba.
Alkenes with CH3CO3H or mcpba will produce oxiranes (aka epoxides).
What happens with the addition of radical, heat, and high pressure to alkenes
Polymerization
How do we synthesize alkynes?
addition of base/heat to vicinal diols will yield to alkynes
What are some reduction reactions of alkynes and what are their products?
Alkynes react with H2, Pd, BaSO4/Quinoline and yield cis alkenes.

Alkynes react with Na, NH3(liq) and hyield trans alkenes
Describe hydroboration of alkyene.

What's another method?
Reacts by similar mechanism to alkene hydroboration

3Alkyne +B2H6/CH3COOH → 3syn addition yielding to alkene

Alkyne +R2BH/H202,OH- → keto/enol
What are two ways to oxidize Alkynes
basic KMnO4, followed by acid will yield to 2 carboxylic acids

or

O3, CCl4, H20 will yield to also two carboxylic acids
Descirbe halogenation of EAS.

How does sulfonation of aromatic rings take place?
Aromatic rings react with Br2 or Cl2 in the presence of FeCl3, FeBr3, AlCl3 to halogenate the aromatic ring.

S03,H2SO4, heat are added to a benzine to form sulfonic acid
How is a carbocation incorporated into the aromatic ring?
Benzene with acylchloride in the presence of AlCl3 yields to a friedel-crafts acylation reaction.
What is the difference between antiaromatic or nonaromatic?
Nonaromatic - No conjugation or no cyclic

Antiaromatic - conjugated, cyclic, less/more pi electrons
What is the efficiency formula for pulleys?
Efficiency = (Load weight X Load distance)/(Work)

Work = Effort weight X Effort distance
What is the best strategy for doing physics problems?
Write down all the known variables. Try to come up with equation that fits all the variables.
How can the position of a maxima and minima during an interference be determined?
FOR SINGLE SLITS:
DARK FRINGES:
width of slit*sin0 = n * lambda (n=1,2,3,4)

FOR DOUBLE SLITS:
Maxima: distance between 2 slits * sin0=m*lambda
Minima: dsin0=(m+1/2)*lambda

(m=0,1,2,3,4)
What are the best reducing agents to form primary alcohols from carboxylic acids and from ketones/aldehydes?
The strongest one is LiAlH4/H30 that reduces from Carboxylic acid all the way to primary alcohol.

NaBH4/ H30 are weaker and reduce aldehydes to alcohols, not carboxylic acids.
What are two ways phenols are synthesized?
The reaction of arylsulfonic acid with hot NaOH will yield to a phenol.

p-bromo-aniline will react with HNO2/H2SO4 and produce Ph-N2+HSO4- salt followed by H30 will give a para-bromophenol.
What happens when alcohol reacts with hot acid (H2SO4)? What product? What mechanism?
Alcohol reacts with hot H2SO4, we get a mixture of products with internal akene as the major product and terminal alkene being the minor product.

The reaction takes place via E1.
What happens when tosylate reacts with 2ndary alcohol followed by NaI? What mechanism?
Alcohol reacts with tosylate/NaI and displaces the OH group and forming a alkyl halide. It happens via SN2 reaction.
What's the reaction product of alcohol and SOCl2 (thionyl chloride) or PBr3?
With SOCl2, the reaction produces an alkyl chloride and with PBr3, it produces an alkyl bromide.
How are ethers synthesized? What reaction?

How would you make ethers with phenols?
Metal alkoxides and PRIMARY alkyl halides will react to form an ether. It has to be an SN2 reaction.

Phenols with CH3CH2Br for example will produce and HBr and an aryl ether.
How are ethers cleaved?
Ethers are cleaved via acid reactions and high temperatures.
(ex: Ether reacts with HBr and forms alkyl bromide and alcohol.. it reacts once more and forms two alkyl bromides)
How are epoxides cleaved? What's the difference between acid catalyzed ring opening or base catalyzed ring opening?
Epoxides with HBr, Br goes to most substituted Carbon.

Epoxides with Br-, Br goes to less substituted carbon.
What is the product of the reaction of a nitrogen-containing compound and a carbonyl group?
Imines
Describe aldol condensation...
an acetaldehyde treated with base reacts to form an aldol (ketone and alcohol) ...

when heated, this molecule can eliminate water and produce a double bonded ketone.
How is ylide formed?

What is the reaction of forming a double bond from aldehydes or ketons?

What's the name?
Ylide is formed by (C6H5)3P+CH3Br/Base

Ylide reacts with carbonyl of ald/ketone and forms a double bond C=C instead of C=O
How can aldehydes and ketones be completely reduced to alkanes?
With the use of Wolff-Kishner (H2NNH2)/base, and Clemmensen Hg(Zn)/HCl, aldehydes and ketones can be completely reduced to alkanes.
How are soaps formed?
Soaps are formed via reaction with carboxylic acids and NaOH
What happens during decarboxylation of carboxylic acids?
There is a loss of CO2.
What product does the reaction of acyl halide and H2/Pd/BaSO4 quinoline yield?
an aldehyde
Whats the product of a reaction of 2 carboxylic acids?
Two carboxylic acids yield to acid anhydride and lose H20.
What does the reaction amide with BrO-/H2O yield?
It gets rid of the carbonyl group and forms an amine. Its called the Hoffman Rearrangement.
The reduction of amide yields to what product?
Amine
Describe the Grignard Addition of esters/H20.
Grignard reagents react with carbonyl twice followed by H20 to form tertiary alcohol.
How is ester reduced? With what compound?
Ester reacts with LiAlH4 to form two alcohols.
What is the suffix of ester?
oate