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What are bio molecules

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Chemical compounds found in living organisms

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What atoms are common in bio molecules

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Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sometimes phosphorus and sulfur

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What is a single biomolecule unit called

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A monomer

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What is the term for many monomers joined together

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A polymer

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What process allows monomers to join

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Dehydration synthesis

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What process lets polymers split

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Hydrolysis

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What are the four types of bio molecules

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Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic acids

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What allows carbon to be the key element in bio molecules

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It has the ability to form 4 covalent bonds

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What are carbon chains

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Long connections of carbon molecules that vary in length, branching, double bond position, and presence of rings

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What are hydrocarbons

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Molecules that contain only C and H atoms, release list of energy when they undergo reactions

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What are functional groups

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The components of organic molecules that are most commonly involved in chem rxns

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What are carbohydrates

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Sugars and polymers of sugar; serves as a fuel and building material: usually end in ose

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What are monosaccharides

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One sugar molecule, the building block of carbohydrates. Typically a ring. Ex glucose

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What is the ration of elements in carbohydrates

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1 C 2 H 1 0

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What are disaccarides

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Two sugars, ex maltose, sucrose, lactose

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What are polysaccharides

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Polymers of hundred to thousands of linked monosaccharides. Can be linear or branched, shape affects fonction

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What are two structural carbohydrates

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Cellulose - unbranched molecule that is the main part of plant cell walls (oxygen linked he is alternating in sugars)
Chitin - similar to cellulose, has a nitrogen appendage. Main component in exoskeletons and fungi cell walls

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What are two example of carbohydrates for storage

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Glycogen - many branched chains. Used to store energy in animal cells, found in liver and muscle cells
Starch - some branched chains, molecule used in energy storage in plant cells

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What are modified carbs

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Glycolipids or glycoproteins. Act like cell ID or finger prints for cell to cell interactions

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What are lipids

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Fats, phospholipids, steroids

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What are the common themes of lipids

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Hydrophobic
Non-polar
Covalent bonds

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What is unique of lipids

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The only biomolecule that doesn’t have “true” monomers but have glycerol + fatty acids

23
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What are fats

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Made of triglycerides (neutral fats)
1 glycerol + 3 fatty acids
Have an ester linkage

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What are saturated fats

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Have no double bonds between carbons and so are saturated with hydrogen
Animal fats

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What are unsaturated fats

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Have at least one double bond between carbons
Plant fats

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What are steroids

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Signalling molecules
4 fused rings
Ex cholesterol a precursor to other steroids like estrogen and testosterone

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What are phospholipids

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Lipids with a hydrophilic head and 2 hydrophobic tails
Main component of cell membranes

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What does amphipathic mean

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Molecule with a polar and non polar region

29
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What are the parts of a phospholipid

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A polar end made of a phosphate group and glycerol
A non polar end of 2 fatty acids

30
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What are the three main types of protein

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Structural - elastin, collagen, cartilage+bone
Movement in muscles - actin + myosin
Metabolic functions

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What are the different roles proteins play for metabolic functions

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Enzymes - organic catalysts that speed up reactions
Antibodies - proteins of the immune system
Transport - hemoglobin transports 02 in blood, channels in cell membranes
Hormones - chemical signals produced in one part of the body that controls the activity in other parts

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What are amino acids

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The monomers of proteins, composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulphur

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What are the three parts of an amino acid

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An amino/amine group -NH3
An acid group -COOH (carboxyl group)
R group: differs based on amino acid 20 r groups = 20 amino acids

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What joins amino acids

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A peptide (polar covalent bond) via dehydration synthesis
Between one amino group and one acid group

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What is a dipeptide

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2 amino acids joined by a peptide bond

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What is a polypeptide

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A short chain of 3-20 amino acids joined together

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What are full proteins

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Long chains of amino acids 75 or more long
Twisted and folded in a specific conformation
Described with 4 levels of organization

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What is the first level of protein organization

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Primary structure 1
The sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide chain
Held together by covalent peptide bonds

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What is the second level of protein organization

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Secondary structure 2

Polypeptides coil into an alpha helix or line up into beta pleated sheets

Created by H bonds between neighbouring NH and CO groups in neighbouring amino acids and peptide bonds

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What is the 3rd level of protein organization

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Tertiary structure 3

The overall 3D structure assumed by the peptide chain

Secondary structure folds up due to -disulphides bonds between cystine amino acids
-h bonds between R groups
-hydrophobic interactions from non-polar Amino acids

3D globular shape

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What is the final level of protein organization

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Quaternary structure 4

Arrangement of 2+ polypeptide chains in down proteins
Held together by H bonds, peptide bonds, disulphide bridges, and R group interactions. No new bonds

42
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What is denaturation

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The loss of 3D structure of a protein, caused by a disruption to the bonding of its 3D structure, makes the protein non-function

43
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What 3 things can cause dénaturations

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Changes in pH
High temperatures
Exposure to heavy metals like act Hg Pb etc

44
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What do nucleic acids do

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Transmit hereditary information, control cellular activity, and determine what proteins a cell manufactures

45
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What are nucleotide, what do they consist of

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Building blocks of proteins
Made of :
- a five carbon sugar: ribose in RNA deoxyribose in DNA
- a phosphate group
- a nitrogenous base (single or double ringed)

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What nitrogenous bases are present in RNA and DNA

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Adenine, guanine, and Cytosine, are present in both
DNA has thymine
RNA has uracil

47
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How do nucleotides typically join

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The phosphate of one connects to the the sugar of another, while the bases go off the one end

48
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What is DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid

A major component in chromosomes
Found in the nucleus

49
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What is the structure of DNA

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Double strand of nucleotides twisted into a double helix

Backbone strands consisting of alternating sugar-phosphates, bases point inwards

Two strands held together by h bonds between bases
A-T
C-G

50
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What is RNA

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Ribonucleic acid

Used in protein synthesis
Can be found in nucleus and cytoplasm
Consists of a single strand of nucleotides
3 types: mRNA, rRNA, tRNA

Uracil replaces thymine as base

51
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What is ATP

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Adenosine triphosphate

Specialized nucleotide
Energy carrier for cell
Consists of adenine base, ribose sugar, and three phosphates

Releases energy when last phosphate is removed

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What is a double ring base, single ring base, called

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Purine = double ring = A + G
Pyrimidine = single ring = C + T + U

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