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Biomolecules: Week 2 Flashcards

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1
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What are the 4 classes or groups of biomolecules?

A

Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleic acids

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What are Macromolecules?

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the main biomolecules that are very large polymers made of repeating monomers.

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How does the dehydration synthesis work?

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When the monomers are joined by removal of OH from one monomer and H from the other side of the bond formation.

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True or False: Monomers are linked by covalent bond.

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True. They are linked by covalent bonds.

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Explain the process of Hydrolysis.

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Monomers are released by adding a water molecule, OH to one monomer and H to the other.

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6
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What does anabolic mean?

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creating bonds to build larger products.

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What dies catabolic mean?

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breaking down larger compounds into smaller products.

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Monomers or “building blocks” of carbohydrates are_____.

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Monosaccharides (ex. glucose).

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What are the subunits of Carbohydrates?

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Disaccharides and Polysaccharides

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What is the major polysaccharide (many sugars) found in humans?

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Glycogen

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What is the major polysaccharide found in plants. NOTE: THERE’S 2

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Starch (plant food) and Cellulose (plants structure)

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12
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When u cook starch, what happens to it?

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It breaks down and turn to di/monosaccharides (caramelizing)

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Chemical energy means…

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potential energy available for release in chemical reactions

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True or False: Molecules with lots of hydrocarbon bonds have lots of chemical energy.

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True

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15
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Starch is used for….

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energy in plants

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Glycogen is used for ….

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energy in animals

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True or False: Glycogen is more highly branched than starch.

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True. Glycogen is more highly branched than starch.

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True or False: Glycogen and Starch are both polymers of glucose.

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True. Glycogen and Starch are both polymers of glucose.

19
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What is the definition of Polysaccharide?

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A complex polymer of sugars and amino acids; the substance from which bacterial cell walls are made.

20
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What is the main function of Penicillin?

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Binds and blocks enzymes that strengthen peptidoglycan strands in cell wall.

21
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Where are glycoproteins position at in the cell membrane?

A

Inserted into the cell membrane

22
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Glycoproteins are bonded to ______.

A

Polysaccharides

23
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Glycoproteins act as a ______. Each cell type has different ____ of glycoproteins. Immune system uses glycoproteins to tell “self” from ____.

A
  1. cell identification system
  2. sets
  3. foreign
24
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Lipids are also known as ___.

A

Fats

25
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What are the 4 major groups of Lipids?

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  1. Triglycerides
  2. Phospholipids
  3. Steroids
  4. Eicosanoids
26
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Monomers or “building blocks” of lipids are ____.

A

Fatty acids and Glycerol

27
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Triglycerides have 1 _____ + 3 ____.

A

Glycerol
Fatty acids

28
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A saturated triglyceride has only _____ bonds.

A

single

29
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An unsaturated triglyceride has only _____ bonds.

A

double-bond

30
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Triglycerides main functions are: (4)

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  1. Energy storage
  2. protection
  3. insulation
  4. vitamin storage
31
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Phospholipids have 1 ____ and 2 ____ + phosphate containing molecule.

A

Glycerol
fatty acid

32
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Phospholipids are essential in the _________ structure.

A

Cell membrane’s

33
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The plasma membrane is made of _______.

A

Phospholipids

34
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What is the building blocks for other steroids?

A

Cholesterol

35
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Steroids are in a 4 ring like structure of carbon. true or false?

A

True

36
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Eicosanoids are signaling molecules derived from ________ 20-C fatty acids.

A

oxidized

37
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Eicosanoids is important in: (3 examples)

A
  • Inflammation
  • Pain Sensation
  • Blood Clotting
38
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Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes, Thromboxane, Prostacyclin, are examples of what?

A

Eicosanoids

39
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Polysaccharides contain _____ composed of two ______.

A

Disaccharides
Monosaccharides

40
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Monomers or “building blocks” of proteins are ….

A

Amino Acids

41
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What group of biomolecules function in building tissues, structure maintenance and repair?

A

Protein

42
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What group of biomolecules includes enzymes?

A

Proteins

43
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This type of biomolecule is nonpolar; it does not dissolve in water.

A

Lipids

44
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Long-term, backup energy storage an insulation is the function of which biomolecule?

A

Lipids

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