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Biochemistry of the Cell Flashcards

1
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percentage of water in bones

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20%

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2
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percentage of water in brain cells

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85%

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3
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water content is greatest in?

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young cells

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4
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It forms H bonds with each other

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H2O

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5
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Five properties of water

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cohesion & adhesion
good solvent
lower density as a solid
high specific heat
high heat of vaporization

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6
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H bonding between H2O molecules
 water is “sticky”
 surface tension
 drinking straw

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Cohesion

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7
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H bonding between H2O & other substances
 capillary action
 Meniscus
 water climbs up paper towel or cloth

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Adhesion

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8
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It makes H2O a good solvent

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Polarity

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9
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During this season, only upper few inches would thaw

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Summer

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10
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Resists changes in temperature

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H2O

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11
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 Takes a lot to heat it up
 Takes a lot to cool it down
 H2O moderates temperatures on Earth

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Specific heat

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12
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active ingredient in the most widely used insect repellants, effective against mosquitoes, fleas and ticks

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DEET

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13
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a very very large molecule

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macromolecules

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14
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Four classes of biological macromolecules:

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❑Proteins
❑ Lipids
❑Carbohydrates
❑Nucleic Acid

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15
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Contain carbon and hydrogen

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Hydrocarbon

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16
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Monomer of Lipids

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Fatty acids

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17
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Monomer of Nucleic acid

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Nucleotides

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18
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Monomer of Carbohydrates

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Monosaccharides

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19
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Monomer of Protein

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Amino acid

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20
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Main source of energy of the body

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Simple Carbohydrates

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21
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Long term storage for energy

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Complex carbohydrates

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22
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made up of glucose polymers

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Polysaccharides

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23
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Polysaccharide comprising glucose monomers

24
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❑ also a glucose polymer
❑Offers plant support
❑Energy storage
❑Makes up the cell wall
❑Food source for seeds and plant bulbs

25
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❑A branched polymer made up of numerous
glucose monomers.
❑Long-term energy storage found in the liver
❑Quickly broken down into glucose for
immediate energy

26
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broken down for energy

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stored energy

27
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the internal organs for protection

28
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made up of fatty acid monomers

29
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Glycerol group with 3 fatty acid chains

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Triglycerides

30
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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

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Carbohydrates

31
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Mostly Carbon, Hydrogen, and some Oxygen

32
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made up of mostly Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen (some sulfur)

33
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Proteins that are involved in creating PROTEINS

34
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sequence of a chain of amino acids

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primary protein structure

35
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hydrogen bonding of the peptide backbone causes the amino acids to fold into a repeating pattern

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Secondary protein structure

36
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Three dimensional folding pattern of a protein due to side chain interactions.

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Tertiary Protein Structure

37
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Protein consisting of more than one amino acid chain.

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Quaternary Protein Structure

38
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❑ Chemical signaler protein produced in the
pancreas
❑ Causes cells in the liver, muscle, and fat tissue to take up glucose from blood and convert it to glycogen that can be stored in the liver and muscles

39
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a condition when a person has high
blood glucose (blood sugar),

40
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Proteins in red blood cells that carries oxygen

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Hemoglobin

41
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part of immune system

A

Antibodies

42
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❑ Speed up rate of chemical reactions ( a catalyst)by lowering the energy needed to begin the reaction.
❑ Re-usable; molecule specific (Lock and Key Model).

43
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Information molecule

44
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thousands of shorter segments of DNA

45
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three nucleotide subsegments

46
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universal information storage molecule for all forms of life

47
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sugar in all four nucleotides, cyclical molecule

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Deoxyribose

48
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This creates consistency in the nucleotide sequences of the two DNA polymers that join together to make a chromosome

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Complementary base pairing

49
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❑functions in cellular protein synthesis
❑replaces DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) as a carrier of genetic codes in some viruses

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Ribonucleic acid

50
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carries DNA message to ribosomes

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messenger RNA (mRNA)

51
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transfer amino acids to ribosomes

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transfer RNA (tRNA)

52
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makes up ribosome-protein factories of the cell

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ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

53
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Phosphorus atom with four oxygen atoms bonded to it

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Phosphate group

54
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low hemoglobin levels are associated with:

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kidney disease, liver disease and anema

55
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high hemoglobin levels are associated with:

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Chronic lung disease, dehydration, and heart failure

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