Answer:
a) to provide NADPH for reductive biosynthesis and for dealing with oxidative stress
d) to provide ribose-phosphate for nucleotide and nucleic acid biosynthesis
Explanation:
During the pentose phosphate pathway, glucose 6-phosphate is oxidized into pentose phosphates. This pathway uses NADP as an electron acceptor and reduces it into NADPH. The products of this pathway, the pentose phosphates are used by the cells to synthesize nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). The pentose phosphates are also used for the synthesis of nucleotides and coenzymes such as NADH, FADH2, etc.
These synthetic pathways are particularly occurring at a higher rate in the rapidly dividing cells such as the cells of bone marrow, skin. The NADPH formed during this pathway is used by cells as an electron donor for the reactions of reductive biosynthesis. Some of these pathways are the synthesis of fatty acids, cholesterol and steroid hormones. NADPH is also involved in scavenging reactive oxygen species such as oxygen radicals. These ROS are responsible for oxidative stress.
Answer:
Semi-conservative DNA replication:
The semi-conservative model of DNA replication explains that the newly synthesized daughter DNA molecule contains one newly synthesized strand and one parental strand. This model of replication is important and explains the biological significance of replication. The DNA unwinds in this mode of replication.
Conservative model of DNA replication:
The conservative model of DNA replication explains that the newly synthesized daughter DNA molecules has the one DNA helix of parent and the other DNA helix are entirely new. This model does not has a biological significance. The DNA is not unwinds in this mode of replication.
The semi-conservative mode of DNA replication is found in the living organism.
Answer:
The answer to your question is below
Explanation:
1 . Chromosome Carries the genes or inheritance units of a cell
2 . Chloroplast The tiny body that contains chlorophyll
3 . Nucleus The protoplasmic unit of a cell
4 . Vacuole A cell storage body that increases in size with age
5 . Membrane A protein and fat structure serving as a covering and enclosure for a cell
6 . Protoplast The protoplasmic substance separate from the cytoplasm
7 . Cell wall The rigid wall of plant cells that surrounds the cell membrane
8 . Cell The basic building block of all forms of life
9 . Protoplasm The organic substance making up the cells of all living things
