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Biological Molecules 1 Flashcards

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1
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What are all carbohydrates made up of?

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Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

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What are monosaccharides?

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Simple sugars where there is one oxygen present and two hydrogen atoms present for each carbon atom.

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What is the general formula for monosaccharides?

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(CH2O)n

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What is the formula for triose sugars?

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C3H6O3

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What is the formula for pentose sugars?

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C5H10O5

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What is the formula for hexose sugars?

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C6H12O6

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What are some examples of pentose sugars?

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Ribose and deoxyribose, important in DNA and RNA.

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What are some examples of hexose sugars?

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Glucose, fructose and galactose

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What is a disaccharide made up of?

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Two monosaccharides joined together

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How do two monosaccharides join together to form a disaccharide?

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Condensation reaction (H2O molecule removed)

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What is the bond in a disaccharide?

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Glycosidic bond

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What monosaccharides join to make sucrose?

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a-Glucose and fructose

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What monosaccharides join to make lactose?

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a-Glucose and b-Galactose

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What monosaccharides join to make maltose?

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a-Glucose and a-Glucose

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What are polysaccharides?

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Many monosaccharides joined together by condensation reaction, joined by glycosidic bonds.

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How is a polysaccharides structure ideal for storage?

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-They can form compact molecules
-Glycosidic bonds are easily broken, allowing rapid release of monosaccharides.

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How does the structure of amylose and amylopectin differ?

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Amylose forms a spiral chain, made purely of 1,4-glycosidic chains
Amylopectin forms branching chains as it has 1,4 and 1,6-glycosidic chains.

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18
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How is amylose’s structure related to the function?

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The coiled structure allows the molecule to be compact, making it good for storage

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How is amylopectin’s structure related to the function?

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Branched structure so it is broken down more quickly so glucose can be released when needed

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What isomer of glucose is cellulose made up of?

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B-Glucose

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21
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Why is B-glucose in cellulose inverted?

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So that hydroxyl groups stick out on both sides and hydrogen bonds form between the chains to form microfibrils.

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How is cellulose’s structure related to its function?

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Microfibrils are strong, which provides the cell wall with strength so it can support the plants structure.

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23
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What is glycogen made up of?

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a-Glucose

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What is glycogen’s structure?

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1,6-glycosdic bonds give glycogen a branched structure and it is stored as small granules.

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How is glycogen’s structure related to its function?

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Less dense and more soluble than starch and broken down more rapidly due to the branched structure.

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What is the function of lipids?

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Form an Important integral part of cell membranes as an energy store.

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27
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What is the chemical formula of glycerol?

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C3H8O3

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28
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How are fatty acids and glycerol combined?

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Using ester bonds

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29
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How do fatty acids differ?

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-The length of the carbon chain
-The fatty acid may be saturated or unsaturated

30
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What is a saturated fatty acid?

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Each carbon atom is joined to the one next to it by a single covalent bond

31
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What is an unsaturated fatty acid?

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The carbon chains have one or more double covalent bonds in them.

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What is one example of a saturated fatty acid?

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Stearic acid

33
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What is an example of a polyunsaturated fatty acid?

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Linoleic acid

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How is a fat or oil produced?

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An ester bond is formed between glycerol and one, two or three fatty acids in a condensation reaction.

35
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What is esterification?

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The formation of ester bonds.

36
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Are lipids containing saturated fatty acids going to solid or liquid at room temperature?

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Solid

37
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Why is lipids hydrophobic nature important in plants?

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Plants use lipids as waxes for waterproofing their outer surfaces to minimise the loss of water.

38
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What are two other characteristics of lipids, except from being hydrophobic?

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-Good insulators (myelin sheath)
-Low density (float easily)

39
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Are lipid tails hydrophobic or hydrophilic?

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Hydrophobic

40
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What does hydrophobic mean?

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Does not dissolve in water

41
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What is a micelle?

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A spherical formation of molecules in water with hydrophobic areas in the middle and hydrophilic areas outside.

42
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What is the structure of a phospholipid?

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Phosphate-Glycerol-Hydrophobic tail

43
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What reaction joins amino acids together?

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Condensation reaction

44
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What bonds form between amino acids?

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Peptide bonds

45
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What is a chain of hundreds of amino acids called?

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Polypeptide chain

46
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What three bonds are present in proteins?

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-Hydrogen bonds
-Disulfide bonds
-Ionic bonds

47
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What is the primary structure of a protein?

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The sequence of amino acids that make up the polypeptide chain.

48
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What is the secondary structure of a protein?

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The arrangement of the polypeptide chain into a regular structure, held by hydrogen bonds

49
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What are two examples of secondary protein structures?

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a-helix
b-pleated sheets

50
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What is the tertiary structure of a protein?

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The three-dimensional folding of the secondary structure

51
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What proteins are an example of a tertiary structure?

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Globular proteins

52
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What is the quaternary structure of a protein?

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The three-dimensional arrangement of more than one tertiary polypeptide.

53
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What are some characteristics of fibrous proteins?

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-insoluble in water
-very strong, appearing in the structure of connective tissue

54
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What is the structure of fibrous proteins?

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-little or no tertiary structure
-Long, parallel polypeptide chains with occasional cross-linkages

55
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What is an example of a fibrous protein?

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Collagen

56
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How many polypeptide chains are collagen made up of?

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Three

57
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How are the polypeptide chains arranged in collagen?

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In a triple helix, held together by lots of hydrogen bonds

58
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Where is collagen found?

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Tendons, bones and skin

59
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What is an example of a globular protein?

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Haemoglobin

60
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What is the structure of a globular protein?

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Complex tertiary sometimes quaternary structures, folded in spherical shapes.

61
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How many polypeptide chains are in haemoglobin?

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Four

62
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What bonds are between the polypeptide chains in haemoglobin?

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Disulfide bonds

63
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What are conjugated proteins?

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Protein molecules that are joined to another molecule called a prosthetic group.

64
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What prosthetic group is haemoglobin joined to?

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Iron-containing prothetic group

65
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What are glycoproteins?

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A protein with a carbohydrate prosthetic group

66
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What is the function of glycoproteins?

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To hold onto a lot of water to be used as lubricants (eg, mucus)

67
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What are lipoproteins?

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A protein with a lipid prosthetic group

68
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What is the function of lipoproteins?

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To transport cholesterol in the blood

69
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What are the two main forms of lipoproteins in the blood?

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Low-density lipoproteins (LDLs)
High-density lipoproteins (HDLs)

70
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What is the test for proteins?

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-Add biuret solution
-A purple colour indicates protein presence

Edexcel Biology B A-level (13 decks)

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