LIFE 210 EXAM 1 Questions With Complete Solutions

The purposes and goals of LIFE 210 include... correct answer: Preparing you to do well in junior/senior level biochemistry, physiology and cell biology courses and provide clear connections between your chemistry and life science courses. The core focus of cell biology and cellular biochemistry in the 21st century is... correct answer: To understand how the cellular components self-organize and function in the spatial and temporal context of the living cell. The first unit in LIFE 210 will focus on... correct answer: General cellular composition The LIFE 210 key concepts or big ideas include... correct answer: Cell parts - macromolecules Most generally, cancer cells... correct answer: Have changes that result in the breakdown of regulation of proliferation. Most cancers... correct answer: Appear to be avoidable (~80-90%). Cancers are classified... correct answer: By the apparent tissue/cell type of their origin. The types of cancer people develop... correct answer: Depend primarily on their environment and lifestyle. Recent anti-cancer drugs like Gleevec... correct answer: Are inhibitors of enzymes that function to promote cell proliferation. Anticancer drug design and development... correct answer: Is based upon the drugs having shapes and functional groups complementary to clefts in key enzymes. The four main classification of building blocks for cellular chemical components... correct answer: Include nucleotides and monosaccharides. The predominant atoms and compounds that make of cells... correct answer: Include C, H, O, N, P and S. The chemical properties of CHONPS stem from... correct answer: Their valence and electronegativity.