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Key elements present in living organisms as inorganic ions

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Magnesium (Mg^2+)
Iron (Fe^2+)
Calcium (Ca^2+)
Phosphate (PO4^3-)
Nitrate (NO^3-)
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Magnesium

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Constituent of chlorophyll (needed for photosynthesis)

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Iron

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Constituent of haemoglobin (needed for O2 transport in blood)

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Calcium

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Hardens bones and teeth

Component of plant cell walls

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Phosphate

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Make nucleotides (ATP, RNA, DNA)
Constituent of phospholipids
Hardens bones

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Nitrate

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Nitrogen from nitrate makes nucleotides (ATP, RNA, DNA)

Amino acid formation

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Water (polarity, H bonds, surface tension, solvent, thermal properties, metabolite)

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  • Dipolar molecule
  • Hydrogen bonds between water molecules
  • Water molecules join together to form skin of water at skin tension
  • Water is a solvent for polar molecules like salts
  • Water used for transport
  • Water has a high latent heat of vaporisation (requires lots of heat to change state e.g. Perspiration)
  • Water has a high specific heat capacity (requires a lot of energy to raise temperature) water is stable
  • anomalous expansion of water (ice less dense than water)
  • chemical reactions occur in water due to transport of ions and polar molecules when particles meet
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Water - What happens when sweating/perspiring?

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Water has a high latent heat of vaporisation
Liquid water –energy–> water vapour
Requires a lot of energy to change state

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Respiration equation

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Glucose + water ==> carbon dioxide + water

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Photosynthesis equation

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Water + carbon dioxide ==> oxygen + glucose

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Elements in Lipids

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

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What happens in a condensation reaction?

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Water is formed

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What happens in a hydrolysis reaction?

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Water is used

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What is a condensation reaction?

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Water is chemically removed to form a bond between adjacent monomers

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What is a hydrolysis reaction?

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Water chemically added to break a bond between two monomers

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Elements in Phospholipids

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus

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Elements in Amino Acids and Proteins

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, (Sulphur)

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Elements in Carbohydrates

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

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Elements in Nucleic Acids

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Nitrogen

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What are trioses?

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3 Carbon sugars

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What are pentoses?

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5 Carbon sugars

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What are hexoses?

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6 Carbon sugars

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What is a polymer?

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A large molecule comprising of repeated, identical units (monomers) bonded together

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Examples of carbohydrates

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Glucose, fructose, sucrose, ribose, lactose, starch/amylose, glycogen

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Monomer
Single unit sugar
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Monosaccharides
1 sugar
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Disaccharide
2 sugars
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Polysaccharide
2+ sugars
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Carbohydrates/monosaccharides rules
All Carbons in a straight line One Carbon will have a =O bond All other Carbons will have a -OH bond Gaps filled with Hydrogens
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Isomer
Same formula, different structure
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3 types of monosaccharides
Trioses, Pentoses, Hexoses
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Triose
C3H6O3 Important in metabolism Intermediates of respiration and photosynthesis
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Pentoses
C5H10O12 | Constituents of nucleotides (deoxyribose in DNA, ribose in RNA,ATP,ADP)
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Hexose
C6H12O6 Source of energy in respiration (e.g. Glucose) C-H and C-C bonds broken to release energy to make ATP
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Monosaccharides that make Maltose
Glucose + Glucose
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Monosaccharides that make Lactose
Glucose + Galactose
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Monosaccharides that make Sucrose
Glucose + Fructose
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Maltose
Sugar transported in seeds | Used in beer
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Lactose
``` Milk sugar (found in mammalian milk) Transports energy from mother to baby ```
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Sucrose
Transported in phloem of plants | Product of photosynthesis
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A hydrolysis reaction of Maltose plus water would make...
2 alpha glucose molecules
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Monosaccharides used for...
Energy in respiration | To build larger carbohydrates
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Disaccharides used in...
Transport of energy
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Polysaccharides used in...
Structural support or storage
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Starch is made of..
Alpha glucose polymerised together (same way up) 2 polymers Amylose, a component if starch (1,4 bonds) is a helix with smaller helixes off it called amylopectin (1,6 bonds) which is also a component of starch [alpha-glucose units joined together + 2 polymers, amylose and amylopectin]
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Starch allows...
Plants to store glucose
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Amylose is..
A component of starch
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Amylose made of...
Helix of starch, has chains of amylopectin
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Glycogen is made of...
Alpha glucose with short 1,4 and many 1,6 bonds | Has chains of amylopectin
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Glycogen is...
The main storage product in animals Found in liver (sometimes muscles) Similar to starch but has more side chains for enzymes to attack and digest more quickly
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Cellulose is..
Structural polysaccharide found in plant cell walls | A polymer of Beta Glucose
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Cellulose made of...
Beta glucose (1,4 bonds) where every other Beta glucose is rotated 180 degrees resulting in a straight chain microfibre
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Chitin contains CHON so is a...
Polysaccharide derivative
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Chitin is a...
Structural polysaccharide found in exoskeletons of insects and fungal cell walls
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Chitin contains...
CHON (O and N found in Amide) Double Hydrogen bonds between Amides
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Alpha glucose is when...
H is above C1
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Beta glucose is when...
H is below C1
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Starch is...
A large molecule (transport difficult) Insoluble Good for plants (stays put- plant can break down for growth and energy)
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Test for starch
Add iodine to starch and solution will turn from orange/brown to blue/black
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Test for reducing sugars and non reducing sugars
Add Benedict's solution to reducing sugar and heat to 80 degrees. Will turn from blue to red. If done to a non reducing sugar, negative result (stays blue). To achieve positive result, hydroxide with HCl acid then retest
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Test for protein
Add Biuret solution to protein. Will turn from blue to lilac (purple)
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Test for lipids (fats and oils)
Add ethanol to lipid (oil) then to water. Will turn from clear to cloudy (produces a white emulsion)
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All fats are...
Lipids
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Lipids contain...
CHO (mostly C and H, some O)
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Fats and oils composed of...
Fatty acids and glycerol
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Lipids broken down by...
Lipase
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3 fatty acids plus 1 glycerol...
Triglyceride
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What bond is in a triglyceride?
Ester bonds
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What is an Ester bond?
O O \ // C (C double bonded to O and bonded to another O)
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Properties of lipids
- used as an energy reserve in plants and animals - thermal insulator (stored under skin) - protection (around organs) - metabolic water source - waterproof (insoluble- forms waxy cuticle) - low density helps float - nerve transmission - steroids and cholesterol - used in cell membrane formation (phospholipid bilayer)
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Phospholipids contain...
CHOP | Triglyceride with a fatty acid replaced with a phosphate group
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Basis of cell membrane
Phospholipid bilayer
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Unsaturated fats have...
At least one C=C bond
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Unsaturated fats are...
Good for human health (found in plants)
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Saturated fats are..
Bad for human health (found in meat)
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Diet of saturated fats...
Low density lipoproteins (LDL) build up- increased risk of heart disease
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Diet of unsaturated fats...
More High density lipoproteins (HDL)- higher HDL:LDL ratio decreases risk of heart disease
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Amino acids contain...
CHON (S)
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Basic structure of an amino acid...
Amino group R group (variable side chain of CHON(S)) Hydrogen atom Carboxyl group
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How many amino acids are in living cells?
20 or 22
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Simplest amino acids?
Glycine and Valine
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What is a peptide bond?
O H \\ / C - N (C double bond to O and bonded to a NH)
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Product of amino acids reacting
Dipeptide
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What are the levels of protein structure?
Primary Secondary Tertiary Quaternary
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What bond forms when Glycine and Valine react?
Peptide bond
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What are classifications of proteins?
Globular and fibrous
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What are globular proteins used for?
Enzymes, antibodies, hormones
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What are fibrous proteins used for?
Keratin in hair | Structural functions
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Primary protein structure
Determined by DNA Gives type, number and sequence of amino acids in polypeptide chain One gene codes for one polypeptide Peptide bonds between each amino acid
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Bonds in primary protein
Peptide
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Secondary structure in proteins
Shape after primary Peptide and hydrogen bonds Hydrogen bonds twist and folds polypeptide to form an alpha helix (or a beta pleated sheet)
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Bonds in secondary protein
Peptide and hydrogen
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Tertiary structure proteins
Shape after secondary Alpha helix further folded and twisted to give a 3D structure Peptide, hydrogen, disulphide, ionic (& covalent hydrophobic) bonds Bonds maintain active site shape
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Bonds in tertiary structure
Peptide, hydrogen, disulphide, ionic (& covalent hydrophobic) bonds
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Enzymes have a _____ structure
Tertiary
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Bonds in tertiary structure are to...
Maintain active site shape
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Quaternary structure protein
Combination of 2 or more different polypeptide chains in tertiary structure Associated with non protein groups and form large complex molecules (e.g haemoglobin)
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Haemoglobin
4 polypeptide chains 4 genes needed to code for haemoglobin (each polypeptide molecule different) Associated with non protein groups (haem group) Quaternary protein structure
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Collagen
3 polypeptide molecules 1 gene needed to code for collagen (each polypeptide molecule the same) Not associated with non protein groups Secondary protein structure
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Globular proteins suited to function...
Compact, folded into 3D spherical molecules | Soluble in water
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Fibrous proteins suited to function...
Polypeptides in chains/sheets with cross linkages to form long fibres Insoluble in water
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Example of globular protein and its function
Haemoglobin - transports O2 to tissues
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Example of fibrous protein and its function
Collagen - provided properties needed in tendons

Biology AS Level unit 1 (7 decks)

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