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2.1.2 Biological Molecules Flashcards

1
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What is a monomer?

A

Small basic molecular unit which can bind to other identical monomers to form a polymer.

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What is a polymer?

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Large complex molecules made of long chains of monomers joined together.

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3
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What is a diner?

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Lots of similar units joined together

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4
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What atoms are made up from: carbohydrates?

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Carbon, hydrogen, ixygen

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What atoms are made up from: proteins?

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Nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, sulphur

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What atoms are made up from: nucleic acids?

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Phosphorus, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen

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7
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What atoms are made up from: lipids?

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Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

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8
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What is the monomer of: carbohydrate?

A

Monosaccharide

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9
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What is the monomer of: proteins?

A

Amino acids

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10
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What is the monomer of: nucleic acids?

A

Nucleitides

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11
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What is the monomer of: lipids?

A

Isn’t one

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12
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What is the polymer of: carbohydrates?

A

Polysaccharide

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13
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What is the polymer of: proteins?

A

Polypeptides

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14
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What is the polymer of: nucleic acids?

A

DNA/ RNA

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15
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What is the polymer of: lipids?

A

Isn’t one.

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16
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What is a condensation reaction?

A

Join molecules together, water lost and new covalent bond formed

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17
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What is a hydrolysis reaction?

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Split larger molecules into smaller ones, water molecules are used and covalent bonds are broken

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18
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Glucose- What is the advantage of the feature: small?

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Can easily move across the membrane

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19
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Glucose- What is the advantage of the feature: easily hydrolysed?

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To quickly release energy in respiration.

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20
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Glucose- What is the advantage of the feature: contains OH groups?

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So solvable in water for easy transport

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Glucose- What is the advantage of the feature: can be bonded together?

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Can form larger storage molecules

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Glucose- What is the advantage of the feature: different isomers?

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Gives structural integrity

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23
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What are some examples of monosaccharides?

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Glucose, fructose, galactose, deoxyribose, ribose

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24
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What are some examples of disaccharides?

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Maltose, lactose, sucrose.

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25
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What is this formulated from: maltose?

26
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What is this formulated from: lactose?

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Glucose and galactose

27
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What is this formulated from: sucrose?

A

Glucose and fructose.

28
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What are some examples of polysaccharides?

A

Glycogen, starch, cellulose

30
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Polysaccharide: what are some examples of them?

A

Starch, glycogen, cellulose.

31
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Polysaccharide: what is the function of starch and glycogen?

A

Energy storage

32
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Polysaccharide: what is the role of cellulose?

A

Structural.

33
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Starch: what organism is the energy stored in?

34
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Starch: what are the two molecules it can form?

A

Amylose and amylopectin.

35
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Starch: what is the test for it and what is the positive result?

A

Iodine in solution.
Goes a blue/ black colour.

36
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Starch- amylase: how many glycosidic link are there?

37
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Starch- amylase: what does it form?

A

Helix coil.

38
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Starch- amylase: in the coil what bonds are there?

A

Hydrogen bonds.

39
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Starch- amylase: what are the properties of it?

A

Compact, store large amounts.

40
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Starch- amylopectin: between how many glycosidic bonds are there?

41
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Starch- amylopectin: what links make amylopectin branches?

42
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Starch- amylopectin: what makes it able to be hydralised faster?

A

More ends on the branches for enzymes to attach to.
Enzymes connect at the beginnings and ends.

43
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Starch: what type of glucose is it made out of from?

A

Alpha glucose.

44
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Glycogen: what organism is it stored in?

45
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Glycogen: what type of glucose is it made out of?

A

Alpha glucose.

46
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Glycogen: what’s it very similar to?

A

Amylopectin

47
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Glycogen: how many glycosidic links are there and where is that number. Comparison to amylopectin?

48
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Glycogen: what are the major stores of it?

A

Muscle cells and liver

49
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Glycogen: what type of molecule is it?

50
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Glycogen: during respiration what is it converted to and by what?

A

Enzyme
Glucose

51
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Glycogen: why does it need to convert quickly?

A

High levels of respiration in animals.

52
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Glycogen: is it soluble in water?

53
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Glycogen: can it diffuse out of a cell?

54
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Cellulose: what type of polysaccharide is it?

A

Structural.

55
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Cellulose: where is it found?

A

Plant cell walls.

56
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Cellulose: what type of glucose molecule is it?

57
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Cellulose: what happens to every second beta glucose molecule?

A

Flipped 180 degrees

58
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Cellulose: what does the formation of the chains look like?

A

Unbranded
Straight chain

59
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Cellulose: what bonds are in between each chain?

A

Hydrogen bonds

60
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Cellulose: what do the hydrogen bonds do?

A

Make it strong.

61
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Cellulose: what is it Permeable to?

62
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Cellulose: how does the cell wall work?

A

Cell Content pushes out to balance the inwards push.
The cell wall can resist and becomes turgid.

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