Biochem Flashcards

1
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Acid

A

H+ below 7

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2
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Base

A

OH above 7

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3
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A polymer made up of many amino acids hounded together

A

Polypeptide

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4
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A fatty acid which has no double bonds between carbon atoms is called?

A

Saturated

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5
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Soap is one type of _ which are substances which help break large fat droplets into small fat droplets to help them mix with water

A

Enulsifier

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6
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A nucleic acid which is single stranded?

A

RNA

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7
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This process breaks bonds between subunits in organic polymers.

A

Hydrolysis

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8
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The carbohydrate that makes up the cell walls of plants

A

Cellulose

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9
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Another name for fat?

A

Lipid

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10
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The storage form of carbohydrate in plants

A

Starch

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11
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Acidity is crested by an excess of ______ ions in solution.

A

Hydrogen

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12
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Heavy___ can alter the three dimensional shape of a protein

A

Metuls

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13
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A nucleotide is made up of a ____ a pentode and a nitrogenous base.

A

Phosphate

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14
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A ph above 7.0 is considered _____

A

Basic

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15
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This element, common in living organisms, can form up to four bonds with other substances.

A

Phosphate

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16
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Forms when two glucose molecules are joined together.

A

Maltose

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17
Q

__________ are lipids which contain four rings in their chemical structure.

A

Steroids

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18
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A nucleic acid with a double helix shape

A

DNA

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19
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______ bonds are strong

A

Covalent

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20
Q

A six carbon sugar

A

Pentose

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21
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The subunit which makes up nucleic acids.

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Nucleotide

22
Q

A five carbon sugar

23
Q

This level of protein structure can either be an alpha helix or beta pleated sheet

24
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A ph 7.0 is considered

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A carbohydrate made up of many subunits
Polysaccharide
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A fatty acid which contains at least one double bind between carbon atoms is called
Unsaturated
27
This level of protein structure is the sequence of the amino acids that made up the protein
Primary
28
How many different kinds of amino acids exist?
Twenty
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Carbohydrates help provide us with ______
Energy
30
A special mind of nucletide which is used to transmit energy within living organisms
ATP
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Compounds which are primarily made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are called _____ compounds
Organic
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A ph of 7.0 is considered
Neutral
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A proteins three dimensional shape is extremely important in order for it to _____ properly.
Function
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_______ are a type of lipid that make up a significant portion of the call membrane.
Phospholipias
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Water is a good solvent because it’s molecules are ____ having a slight positive and negative charge.
Polar
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A disaccharide formed when a glucose and fructose molecule join together.
Sucrose
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A carbohydrate made up of only one subunit.
Monosaccuride
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This process creates bonds between subunits in organic polymers.
Dehydration synthesis
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Excessive______ can cause a protein to lose its three dimensional shape
Heat
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The term for a protein losing its three-dimensional shape
Denaturation
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The subunit that makes up polypeptides (proteins)
Amino acid
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A 2:1 ratio of hydrogen to oxygen is characteristic of _____ molecule
Carbohydrate
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Neutral fat that contains glycerol and only one fatty acid chain would be called a _____ glyceride
Mono
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A substance which helps hold the pH of a solution relatively constant is called a
Buffer
45
The type of carbohydrate used in your cells
Glucose
46
A measure of the acid or alkalinity of a substance
PH
47
Hydrogen bonds are _____ bonds
Weak
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This level approaching structure occurs when two or more proteins joined with each other to form a larger protein structure
Quaternary
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A molecule made up of two amino acids joined together
Dipeptide
50
This level protein check your occurs when the protein begins to fold Upon itself, creating a 3D shape
Tertiary
51
The storage form of carbohydrate in animals
Glycogen
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This is the sequence of three atoms which is characteristic of an amino acid
NCC