Biological Molecules Flashcards
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What are the 4 organic molecules?
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic acids.
What nucleic acids do all organisms use?
The same ones as each other.
How many amino acids are there?
20.
What molecules do all organisms use for energy?
Carbohydrates.
What do all organisms use for cell membranes?
Lipids.
What thory does the biological similarities between organisms support?
Theory that all animals and plants share a commono ancestor.
What are monomers?
The smaller units that can join together to make larger molecules.
What are polymers?
Molecules made from lots of repeating unts joined together.
Give 3 examples of monomers.
Monosaccharides, amino acids and nucleotides.
What happens in condensation?
Two monomers join together and form a covalent bond with the elimination of water.
What happens in hydrolysis?
Addition of a water molecule is used to break apart the covalent bond between monomers.
What is a monosaccharide?
Monomer of a carbohydrate.
What are 3 examples of monosaccharides?
Glucose, fructose, galactose.
What are the differences between hexose and pentose sugars?
Hexose sugars have 6 carbons and pentose sugars have 5 carbons.
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Is glucose a hexose or pentose sugar?
Hexose.
What is an isomer?
Molecules with the same forumla but have different structures.
What are the 2 isomers of glucose?
alpha and beta.
How are glucose’s isomers different.
The hydrogen and hydroxide on carbon 1 are the other way around.
How are carbons numbered in diagrams of glucose?
Clockwise, with carbon 1 being first after the oxygen.
How do monosaccharides bond together?
Condensation reactions.
What type of bond forms from condensation of monosaccharides?
A glycosidic bond.
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What are disaccharides?
Two monosaccharides bonded together.