Vocabulary assignment – section 1, Due on Feb 1 Name: _______________________________

Compare and contrast the definitions of the following terms:

Chapter 1

1. Tissue versus organ

2. Population versus species

3. Community versus ecosystem

4. Reductionism versus systems biology

5. Deductive versus inductive reasoning

6. Hypothesis versus theory

7. Hypothesis versus prediction

Chapter 2

8. Proton versus neutron versus electron

9. Atomic mass versus atomic number

10. Isotope versus ion versus element

11. Electron orbital versus electron shell

12. Oxidation versus reduction

13. Reactant (substrate) versus product

14. Acid versus base versus buffer

Chapter 3

15. Structural isomer versus enantiomer

16. Polymer versus monomer

17. Hydrolysis versus dehydration reaction

18. Complementary versus antiparallel

19. Primary versus secondary versus tertiary versus quaternary structure of proteins

20. Triglyceride versus phospholipid

21. Amino acid versus monosaccharide versus nucleotide

Chapter 4

22. Resolution versus contrast

23. Prokaryotic cell versus eukaryotic cell

24. Rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum

25. Cis face versus trans face of Golgi apparatus

26. Cytoskeleton versus extracellular matrix

27. Microtubule versus actin filament versus intermediate filament

28. Adhesive junction versus tight junction versus communicating junction

Chapter 5

29. Transmembrane (integral membrane) protein versus peripheral membrane protein versus soluble protein

30. Simple diffusion versus facilitated diffusion versus active transport

31. Channel protein versus carrier protein

32. Solute versus solvent versus solution

33. Isotonic versus hypertonic versus hypotonic solution

34. Uniporter versus antiporter versus symporter

35. Endocytosis versus exocytosis

36. Ligand versus receptor versus second messenger

37. Direct contact versus paracrine signaling versus endocrine signaling versus synaptic signaling

38. Phosphorylation versus dephosphorylation

39. Protein kinase versus phosphatase

40. Chemically gated ion channel versus enzymatic receptor versus G protein-coupled receptor

41. Intracellular receptor versus membrane receptor

42. Signal Recognition versus signal transduction versus cellular response