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what are the 4 biomolecules?

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  • carbohydrates
  • lipids
  • proteins
  • nucleic acids
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what are the 3 components of carbohydrates?

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  • carbon
  • hydrogen
  • oxygen
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carbohydrates are polymers of ________.

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monosaccharides

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how many units make up a monosaccharide?

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1

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how many units make up a disaccharide?

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2

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how many units make up an oligosaccharide?

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3-10

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how many units make up a polysaccharide?

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more than 10

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list 3 types of monosaccharides

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  • glucose
  • fructose
  • ribose
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list 3 types of disaccharides

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  • lactose
  • sucrose
  • maltose
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list 3 types of polysaccharides

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  • starch
  • cellulose
  • glycogen
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which bond holds starch together?

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⍺-1,4-glycosidic bond between C1 and C4

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where are carbohydrates found in the body?

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  • muscle
  • liver
  • blood
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how are carbohydrates stored in the muscle and liver?

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glycogen

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14
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how are carbohydrates stored in the blood?

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blood glucose

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what are the functions of carbohydrates?

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  • energy/fuel
  • supply carbons for synthesis of cell components (e.g. DNA, RNA)
  • form structural components of cells (e.g. glycoproteins, glycolipids)
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how is glucose used as fuel for the body and what process allows this?

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ATP generation via cellular respiration

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how is glycogen used as fuel for the body and what process allows this?

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makes glucose via gluconeogenesis

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18
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starch is a polymer of ___________.

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100s of glucose monomers

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what is the main form of starch?

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amylose

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what is the function of starch?

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storage form of excess glucose in plants

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gkycogen is a polymer of __________, and has a __________ structure.

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100s of glucose monomers; branched

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which bond holds together glycogen and gives it the branched structure?

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⍺-1,6-glycosidic bond

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what is the function of glycogen?

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storage form of glucose in mammals

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cellulose is a polymer of ___________.

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1000s of glucose monomers

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what is the function of cellulose?
major structural component of plants
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which bond holds together cellulose?
beta 1,4 glycosidic bond
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what is the difference between cellulose and starch?
- starch is made up of ⍺-1,4-glycosidic bonds - cellulose is made up of beta 1,4 glycosidic bonds
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what are the roles of lipids?
- energy source - membrane structure - animal insulation - hormone synthesis - vitamin synthesis
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what are the 4 main types of lipids?
- triacylglycerols (TAG) aka triglycerides - phospholipids - sterols - glycolipids
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what is the main form of lipid found in the body and the diet?
triacylglycerols
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what are the building blocks of triacylglycerols?
- 3 fatty acid chains - glycerol backbone
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what is the structure of a fatty acid?
- long hydrocarbon chain - carboxylic acid - methyl group
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what is an amphipathic molecule?
a molecule with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic domains
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what are the 3 structural factors that determine whether a compound is a solid or liquid?
- HC chain length (long = higher MP; short = lower MP) - degree of saturation (more unsaturated = lower MP) - shape (more 'kinks' = lower MP)
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what is an unsaturated fatty acid?
a fatty acid with one or more double bonds
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what is a saturated fatty acid?
a fatty acid with no double bonds
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saturated fatty acids are more likely to have a _______ melting point and tend to be more _______.
higher; solid
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unsaturated fatty acids have a _______ melting point and tend to be more ______.
lower; liquid
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what is a nonessential fatty acid?
a fatty acid that the body can synthesize from the diet
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what is an essential fatty acid?
a fatty acid that cannot be synthesized in the body and is required from the diet
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what is the structure of a phospholipid?
- 2 fatty acids - modified phosphate group - glycerol backbone
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which part of the phospholipid is hydrophobic?
lipid tail
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which part of the phospholipid is hydrophilic?
phosphate head
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what is the function of a phospholipid?
to create a a cell membrane (phospholipid bilayer)
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what happens to phospholipids in an aqueous environment?
spontaneously form a bilayer
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what are the 3 important phospholipids?
- phosphatidyl choline - phosphatidyl serine - phosphatidyl inositol
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which phospholipids are involved in cell signaling?
- phosphatidyl choline - phosphatidyl serine
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which phospholipid is involved in apoptosis?
phosphatidyl inositol
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what is the least common type of lipid?
sterols
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what is the most common sterol?
cholesterol
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what are the functions of cholesterol?
- structural component of the cell membrane - sex hormone synthesis - vitamin D synthesis - bile salt synthesis
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what is the structure of a glycolipid?
lipid with attached carbohydrate group
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what are the functions of a glycolipid?
- cell protection - immunity to infection - transplant compatibility - cell adhesion
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what are the elemental components of a protein?
- carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - nitrogen
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what differentiates protein from the rest of the macronutrients?
it contains nitrogen
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what are proteins composed of?
amino acids
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what are the 5 elements that make up amino acids?
- central carbon atom (C) - side chain (R) - hydrogen (H) - nitrogen containing amino group (NH2) - carboxylic acid group (COOH)
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which bond connects amino acids?
peptide bonds between carboxyl group and amine group
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what is the sequence of a polypeptide backbone?
N-C-C-N-C-C-N-C-C-N ...
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what can proteins function as?
- enzymes - hormones - receptors
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in which biological processes does protein play a role?
- cell structure - immune system - transport - synthesis of other molecules
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what are the 3 basic components of a nucleotide?
- phosphate group - 5 carbon sugar molecule - base
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what are the 5 carbon sugars in a nucleotide?
- deoxyribose (DNA) - ribose (RNA)
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what are the types of bases in a nucleotide?
- purines - pyrimidines
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list the purines
- adenine (A) - guanine (G)
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list the pyrimidines
- cytosine (C) - thymine (T) - uracil (U)
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which pyrimidine is used only in DNA?
thymine (T)
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which pyrimidine is used only in RNA?
uracil (U)
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which bond connects nucleotides?
phosphodiester bonds between C5 of one nucleotide and the OH group at C3 of another
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which bond is a result of complementary base pairing?
hydrogen bonds
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which base pair has the strongest bond in DNA?
guanine and cytosine have 3 bonds

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