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Biology molecules Flashcards

1
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Inorganic compound

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Lacks carbon and hydrogen

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Inorganic compound ex.

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Water (H20) salt (NACI)

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Organic compound

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Has both carbon and hydrogen together

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Organic compound ex.

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Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids

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5
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4 major macro molecules

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Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids

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Monosacharides

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Carbohydrate made up of 1 type of sugar (glucose)

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Disaccharides

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Made up of 2 sugars bonded together (maltose (glucose + glucose = maltose))

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Polysaccharide

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Complex carbohydrate made up of chains up of monosaccharides

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9
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Polysaccharide ex

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Starch - food storage compound found in plants

Cellulose - makes up the cell wall of plants

Glycogen - a food storage compound in animals

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Carbohydrates function:

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Store and provide energy (ex. Sugar, starches)

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Monomers function:

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Building blocks - glucose (a monosaccharide)

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Lipids

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Insoluble in water, insulation

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13
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Lipids function:

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Provide energy, cell membrane
Ex. Fats, oil, water

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14
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Monomers/ polymers

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  • fatty acids (glycerol + trialyceride)
  • saturated vs unsaturated
  • phospholids
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15
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Protein functions:

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-structure
-regulate body process
-enzymes - catalyze, speed up, chemical reactions

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16
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Protein ex.

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Meat proteins, wheat proteins, soy proteins

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17
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Polymers of protein

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Make up C, H, O, and N

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18
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There are 20 different types of________

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Amino acids

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19
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Amino acids are held together by a

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Peptide bond

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20
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When a peptide bond is formed

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A water molecule is lost

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21
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Pipeptide

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2 amino acids joined together by a peptide bond

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22
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Tripartite

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Dipeptide amd an amino acid

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23
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Polypeptide

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Long chain of amino acids

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24
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Monomers

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Amino acids- building blocks of protein

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25
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Nucleic acids function

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Control protein structures thus control cellular function

Store and transmit hereditary I found

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26
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Nucleic acids

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Monomers/ polymers

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27
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Nucleo tides

A

How DNA works

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28
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Nucleic acids ex.

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DNA, RNA (polymers)

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29
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Carbohydrates elements

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H oc

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30
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Carbohydrates monomer ex

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Monosacharide (glucose)

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31
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Carbohydrates polymer ex

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Starch, Glycogen, Cellulose, chitin

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32
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Lipids elements

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H oc(P)

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33
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Lipids monomer ex

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Fatty acid, glycerol

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34
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Lipids polymer ex

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Phospholipids, triglycerides, steroids

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35
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Proteins elements

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C,H,O,N, (S)

36
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Proteins monomer ex

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Amino acids

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Proteins polymer ex

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Dipeptide, polypeptide, tripeptide

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Nucleic acids elements

39
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Nucleic acids monomers ex

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Nucleotides

40
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Nucleic acids polymer ex

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RNA and DNa

41
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Carbohydrates (carbs) function

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Provide and store energy, provide protection and support

42
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Lipids function

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Long term energy source, maim part of cell membrane

43
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Proteins function

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Provide enzymes, structure and regulate body precess

44
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Nucleic acids function

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Translate genetic information, provides sequence for protein synthesis

45
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Cellulose in

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Plant cells

46
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Chitin is in

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Fungus cell walls

47
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Galactose
Fructose
Glucose

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Sugar (-ose sugar)

48
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Saccharide

49
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name for an electronically charged atom

50
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water molecules are both

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adhesive and cohesive

51
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why is water both cohesive and adhesive

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polar covalent and hydrogen bonding

52
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water can absorb

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large amounts of heat

53
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oxygen has how many protons

54
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hydrogen has how many protons

55
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oxygen likes

56
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electrons prefer

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oxygen over hydrogen

57
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cohesion

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water sticks to itself

58
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cohesion example

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some bugs can walk on water

59
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cohesion causes

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water tension

60
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adhesion

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sticks to other things

61
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adhesion causes

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capillary movement

62
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adhesion example

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plants suck up water to move to other parts

63
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water is the

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universal solvent

64
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universal solvent means

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(water) dissolves most things

65
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whats the way to measure ph level

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logarithmic scale

66
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whats nuetral 7 on the logarithmic scale

67
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what has a ph above 7

68
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what has a ph below 7

69
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bases example

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milk blood ammonia

70
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acids example

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`tomato juice, vinegar, battery acid

71
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hydroxide

72
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hydrogen

73
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acids contribute to

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H+ (hydrogen) ions to solution

74
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bases remove

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H+ (hydrogen) ions and adds OH- (hydroxide) ions

75
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organisms can only tolerate

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small changes in ph

76
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OPTIMUM LEVEL

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ph level a cell works best at

77
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measure ph with

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probe ware or ph paper

78
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at very low temps

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the reaction rate is slow

79
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high temps or extreme ph

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can irreversibly change the way proteins function and their structure

80
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in multiecellular the fluid within the cells

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are a near constant ph and is maintained w buffer systems

81
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ALL LIVING THINGS HAVE

82
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monosaccharide

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carbohydrate made of one type of sugar (ex. glucose)

83
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disaccharides

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made of 2 sugars bonded together (ex. glucose + glucose = maltose)

84
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polysaccharide

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complex carbohydrate made of chains of monosaccharides

85
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polysaccharide example

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starch
food storage compound in plants
cellulose makes the cell wall of plants
glycogen a food storage compound in plants

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