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Anion

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A negative ion

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Cation

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A postive ion

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Ionic Bonds

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Bonds formed when atoms give or receive electrons; they results in charged particles called ions

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Covalent Bonds

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Bonds formed when atoms share electrons; covalent molecules may be polar if the electrons are not shared equally

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Dipole

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The separation of charge in a molecule when the electrons in covalent bonds are not evenly shared

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Polar Molecule

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A molecule contain containing a dipole

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Dissociation

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Splitting of a molecule into smaller molecules, atoms, or ions, especially by a reversible process

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Hydrogen Bonds

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Weak electrostatic intermolecular bonds formed between polar molecules containing at least one hydrogen atom

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Monomer

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A small molecule that is a single unit of a larger molecule called a polymer

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Polymer

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A long-chain molecule made up of many smaller, repeating monomer units joined together by chemical bonds

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Macromolecule

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A very large molecule often formed by polymerisation

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Starch

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A long chains of monosaccharide units joined by glycosidic bonds

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Sucrose

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A sweet tasting disaccharide form by glucose and fructose by a 1,4-glycosidic bonds

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Glucose

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A hexose sugar

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Monosaccharide

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A single sugar monomer

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Disaccharide

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A sugar made up of two monosaccharide unit joined by a glycosidic bonds

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Polysaccharide

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A polymer consisting of long chains of monosaccharide units joined by glycosidic bonds

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Triose sugar

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A sugar with 3 carbon atoms

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Pentose sugar

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A sugar with 5 carbon atoms

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Deoxyribose

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A pentose sugar that is part of the structure of DNA

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DNA

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A nucleic acid that is genetic material in many organisms

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RNA

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A nucleic acid which is the genetic material in some organisms and is involved in protein synthesis

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Hexose sugar

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Sugar with six carbon atoms

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Isomers

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Molecules that have the same chemical formula, but different molecular structures

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Condensation reaction
A reaction which a molecule of water is removed from the reacting molecules as a bond is formed between them
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Glycosidic bond
A covalent bond formed between two monosaccharides in a condensation reaction, which can be broken down by a hydrolysis reaction to release the monosaccharide units
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Reducing sugars
Sugars that react with blue Benedict's solution and reduce the copper(II) ions to copper(I) ions giving an orangey-red precipitate.
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Non-reducing sugars
Sugars that do not react with Benedict's solution
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Oligosaccharides
Molecules with between 3 and 10 monosaccharide units
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Hydrolysis
A reaction in which bonds are broken by the addition of a molecule of water
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ATP
Adenosine triphosphate, the molecule that acts as a universal energy supply molecule in all cells
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End products
The final products of a chemical reaction
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Amylose
A complex carbohydrate containing only alpha glucose monomers joined together by 1,4-glycosidic bonds so the molecules form long unbranched chains
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Amylopectin
A complex carbohydrate containing alpha glucose monomers joined together by 1,4-glycosidic bonds with many 1,6-glycosidic bonds, giving it many side branches
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Lipids
A large family of organic molecules that are important in cell membranes and as an energy store in many organisms; they include triglycerides, phospholipids and steroids
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Fatty acids
Organic acids with a long hydrocarbon chain
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Glycerol
Propane-1, 2, 3-triol, an important component of triglycerides
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Ester bonds
Bonds formed in a condensation reaction between the carboxyl group (-COOH) of a fatty acid and one of the hydroxyl groups (-OH) of glycerol
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Saturated fatty acid
A fatty acid in which the carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain have one or more double covalent bond
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Monounsaturated fatty acid
A fatty acid with only one double covalent bond between carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain
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Polyunsaturated fatty acid
A fatty acid with two or more double covalent bonds between carbon atoms in the hydrocarbon chain
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Esterification
The process by which ester bonds are made
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Haemoglobin
A red pigment that carries oxygen and gives the erythrocytes their colour
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Amino acids
The building blocks of proteins consisting of an amino group (-NH2) and a carboxyl group (-COOH) attached to a carbo atom and an R group that varies between amino acids
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Peptide bond
The bond formed by condensation reactions between amino acids
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Dipeptide
Two amino acids joined by peptide bonds
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Polypeptide
A long chain of amino acids joined by peptide bonds
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Disulphides bond
A strong covalent produced by an oxidation reaction between sulfur groups in cysteine or methionine molecules, which are close together in the structure of a polypeptide
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Fibrous proteins
Proteins that have long, parallel polypeptide chains with occasional cross-linkages that produce fibres; little tertiary structure
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Denaturation
The loss of 3D shape of a protein
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Collagen
A strong fibrous protein with a triple helix structure
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Globular proteins
large protein with complex tertiary and sometimes quaternary structures, folded into spherical (globular) shapes
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Hydrophobic
A substance that tends to repel water and that will not mix with or dissolve in water
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Hydrophilic
A substance with an affinity for water and that will readily mix with or dissolve in water
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Colloid
A suspension of molecules that are not fully dissolved protein
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Conjugated proteins
Proteins molecules joined with or conjugated to another molecule called prosthetic group
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Lipoproteins
Conjugated proteins with a lipid prosthetic group
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Glycoproteins
Conjugated proteins with a carbohydrate prosthetic group
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Proteases
Protein-digesting enzymes

Biology IAS (12 decks)

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