bio chem Flashcards

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1
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carbohydrates elements

A

c, h, o

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lipids elements

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c,h,o

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3
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protein elements

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c,h,o,n

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4
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nucleic acid elements

A

c,h,o,n,p

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5
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carbohydrates function

A

energy

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6
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lipids functiom

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store energy

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7
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protein function

A

repair muscles

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8
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nucleic acids function

A

genetic information

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9
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carbohydrates monomer

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monosaccharide/simple sugars

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10
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lipids monomer

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fatty acid/glycerol

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11
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protein monomer

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amino acid

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12
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nucleic acids monomer

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nucleotides

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13
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carbohydrates polymer

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disaccharide/polysaccharide

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14
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lipids polymer

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triglyceride

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15
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proteins polymer

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protein

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16
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nucleic acid polymer

A

dna, rna

17
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carbohydrates examples/food source

A

bread/pasta

18
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lipids examples/ food source

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fats/oils/was/butter

19
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proteins examples/food source

A

meat/eggs/beans

20
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nucleic acid example/food source

A

dna/rna

21
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what is a macromolecule

A

giant molecule

22
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what is a monomer

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smaller unit of compound that join to form a polymer

23
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explain inorganic compounds

A

can contain one but wont contain both, carbon and hydrogen

24
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organic compounds

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carbohydrates/lipids/proteins/nucleic acids

25
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what do carbohydrate names end in

A

OSE

26
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what compound makes starch

A

carbohydrates

27
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what compound are found on the plasma membrane

A

carbohydrates

28
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what is an isomer

A

same formula different function

29
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name the first category of lipids

A

phospholipids, make up cell membrane

30
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name the second category of lipids

A

steroids, ring structure (cholesterol), hydrophobic

31
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name the third category of lipids

A

fats, known as triglycerides solid at room temperature

32
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what are saturated fats

A

do not have carbon double bonds (c=c)

33
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what are unsaturated fats

A

have carbon double bonds (c=c)

34
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how many different amino acids are there

A

20

35
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what are protein compounds made of

A

very long amino acid chains

36
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what are the bonds that join amino acids together

A

peptide bonds

37
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what is dipeptide

A

two amino acids

38
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what is polypeptide

A

10 - 2000 amino acids

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