building blocks of life part 2 the sequel Flashcards

1
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Fats (solid) and oils (liquid) are composed of the monomers _____ and ________

A

glycerol and fatty acids

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2
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_____ do not have any double bonds in the fatty acids

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saturated fats

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3
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_________ possess a single double (covalent) bond

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monosaturated fats

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4
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______refers to the incomplete saturation of carbons with hydrogen

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unsaturated

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5
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_______means that there are 2 or more double bonds in the chain

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polyunsaturated

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6
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The process of _______ yields _________which are expecially bad in contributing to fatty plaque buildup in a person’s arteries

A

hydrogenation, trans-fatty acids

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7
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______ are similar to triglycerides, but have only two fatty acid chains instead of three and _______ is attached to glycerol in place of one fatty acid

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phospholidips, phosphate group

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8
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_____ means possesses polar and non-polar ends

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amphipathic

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9
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___________ is used by animals to make steroid hormones such as estrogen and testosterone

A

cholesterol

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10
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______ are derived from the male androgen testosterone and build bone and muscle tissue

A

anabolic steroids

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11
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________ consist of polar proteins combined with non-polar lipids to transport those lipids in blood plasma which is mostly water and therefore polar

A

lipoproteins

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12
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Proteins contain what 4 elements

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carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen

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13
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proteins are structurally complex, each with a unique __________

A

3D shape

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14
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the monomers of proteins are called ______

A

amino acids

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15
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Proteins consist of one or more _____chains twisted and folded together

A

polypeptide

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16
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The 3D shape of proteins can be destroyed or ____ by variations in the pH, temperature, and salt concentration of their environment

A

denatured

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17
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4-10 amino acids joined is a _____

A

peptide

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18
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name the 4 peptides

A

dipeptide, tripeptide, peptide, polypeptide

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19
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The 3D shape of proteins can be destroyed or _______ by variations in the pH, temperature, and salt concentration of their environment

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denatured

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20
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Enzymes _____ chemical reactions in living cells

A

catalyze

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21
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enzymes function to make chemical reactions take place with less input energy
they do this by ____ _____ __ _____ ____by decreasing the randomness of the collisions between molecules

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lowering the activation energy

22
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the substance being modified is (are) called the _____ or ______

A

substrate(s) or reactant(s)

23
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the substance converted by the enzyme into the ______

A

product(s)

24
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only a small portion of the enzyme binds to the substrate(s) this region is called the _____ ____and it is a depression in the 3 dimensional enzyme shaped for a specific substrate

A

active site

25
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when the substrate fits in the active site, it fits snugly like a lock and key mechanism referred to as the _______

A

induced fit

26
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______are very efficient
they catalyze reactions at much greater rates than reactions lacking the enzyme

A

Enzymes

27
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______activity is subject to cellular controls
the genes coding for the enzymes can be turned on or off or substances within the cell can alter the enzymatic activity

A

Enzyme

28
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carbonic anhydrase catalyzes the following ________

A

reversible reaction

29
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Some molecules are _______ which either fit into the active site and do not leave (block the site) or alter the shape of the enzyme molecule so the substrate can no longer fit into the active site

A

enzyme inhibitors

30
Q

_______ are huge organic molecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus.

A

nucleic acids

31
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______ forms the genetic code inside each cell and thereby regulates most of the activities that take place in our cells throughout a lifetime.

A

DNA

32
Q

______relays instructions from the genes in the cell’s nucleus to guide each cell’s assembly of amino acids into proteins by the ribosomes.

A

RNA

33
Q

is the genetic material in the nucleus of cells

A

DNA

34
Q

____ are segments of DNA that code for proteins, via an mRNA intermediate

A

genes

35
Q

DNA is double-stranded and twisted forming a _____

A

double helix

36
Q

______(messenger RNA) is ______ from DNA, is single-stranded and relays information from genes in the nucleus to the machinery in the cytoplasm that makes proteins

A

mRNA , transcribed

37
Q

DNA contains nitrogenous bases: cytosine, guanine, adenine, and ______

A

thymine

38
Q

____cannot replicate itself; it is made from a DNA template

A

RNA

39
Q

_____ acts as an intermediary between DNA and protein production

A

RNA

40
Q

_____ is single stranded

A

RNA

41
Q

RNA contains nitrogenous bases: cytosine, guanine adenine, and ____

A

uracil

42
Q

How many phosphate molecules in ATP

A

3, Adenosine TRIphosphate

43
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page 5-page 13 in notes quiz Thursday

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44
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7 fill in the blank 8 for multiple choice

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45
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list any 3 of the six functions of proteins *probably extra credit

A

structural support, regulatory, contractile, immunological, transport, catalytic

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