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1
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What are the 4 types of biological molecules that organisms are made out of?

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-Carbohydrate-Lipid-Protein-Nucleic Acid

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What 3 things do biological molecules include?

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-Monomers-Macromolecules-Polymers

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3
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What are monomers?

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-Single-like building blocks

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What are macromolecules?

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Large complex molecules containing monomers.

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What are polymers?

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Type of macromolecule made from repeating units.

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6
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How are polymers formed?

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Condensation Reactions

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7
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How are polymers broken down?

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Hydrolysis Reactions

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8
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What are carbohydrates made from?

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Carbon and water

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9
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What are the 2 types of carbohydrates?

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Simple and Complex.

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10
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What are carbohydrates used for?

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Respiration, energy store and support.

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11
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What can carbohydrates be converted into?

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Other macromolecules.

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12
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What does a simple carbohydrate include?

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Monosaccharides (one sugar monomer) and disaccharides (two sugar monomer).

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13
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What does a complex carbohydrate include?

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Polymers made from many sugar monomers joined together.

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14
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What are complex carbohydrates also known as?

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Polysaccharides.

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15
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What are some examples of carbohydrates?

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-Glucose-Galactose-Fructose-Ribose-Deoxyribose

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16
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What is the main energy store in plants and animals?

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Glucose (C6H12O6)

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17
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What are the main properties of glucose?

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soluble, easily transported and chemical bonds contain a lot of energy.

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18
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What type of monosaccharide is glucose and how many forms does it have?

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Hexose monosaccharide and exists in 2 forms (isomers).

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19
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What are the two forms of glucose?

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alpha glucosebeta glucose

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20
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What type of monosaccharide is ribose and what is it?

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Pentose monosaccharide and is the sugar in RNA.

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21
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What type of monosaccharide is deoxyribose and what is it?

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Pentose monosaccharide and is the sugar in DNA.

22
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When are disaccharides formed?

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-When a glycosidic bond is formed by a condensation reaction between two monosaccharides.

23
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What are examples of disaccharides?

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-Sucrose (alpha + fructose)-Lactose(alpha + galactose)-Maltose(alpha +beta)

24
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What are the 3 types of polysaccharides?

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-Starch-Cellulose-Glycogen

25
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How is starch stored?

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In granuels.

26
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What is starch made of?

A

Alpha glucose.

27
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As starch is insoluble, what does it not affect?

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Water potential.

28
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What 2 things make up starch?

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Amylose and Amylopectin.

29
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What is starch broken down by?

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Amylase.

30
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What is amylose?

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A long unbranched chain which forms a coiled structure.

31
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Why does amylose have this coiled structure?

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Due to the angles of the glycosidic bond is so compact.

32
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What is the amylose coil held together by?

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alpha 1-4 glycosidic bonds.

33
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What is Amylopectin?

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A chain with side branches which allows enzymes to easily access the bonds so glucose can be quickly released. Also coiled,

34
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What is amylopectin held together by?

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alpha 1-4 and 1-6 glycosidic bonds.

35
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Glycogen is…

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Identical to starch other than glycogen has more branches as there is more amylopectin.

36
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How is glycogen stored and where?

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In granules in liver and muscles.

37
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What is glycogen made from?

A

alpha glucose.

38
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Why does glycogen have so many branches?

A

For easy enzyme access and quick glucose release.

39
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Glycogen is also insoluble so doesn’t affect what?

A

Water potential.

40
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Why is glycogen compact?

A

Coiled (H- bonds)

41
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What is cellulose made out of?

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Long unbranched chains of Beta glucose.

42
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How are cellulose chains held together and what do they form?

A

Hydrogen bonds forming strong insoluble fibres called microfibrils.

43
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What are reducing sugars?

A

Monosaccharides plus Maltose, Galactose and Fructose.

44
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How do we test for a reducing sugar?

A

Benedict’s Test

45
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What does a reducing sugar do?

A

Donates electrons from unbound C

46
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What would be a Qualitative test for Benedict’s?

A

Colour Change so reducing sugar is present.

47
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What would be a Quantitative test for Benedict’s?

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Use a colourimeter.

48
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In the Benedict’s test, what reactions happens with the Copper Sulphate?

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Cu2+ –> Cu+-eBlue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red

49
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What are the non-reducing sugars?

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Polysaccharides-starch, amylose, amylopectin plus the disaccharide sucrose.

50
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How do we test for a non-reducing sugar?

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-Get a negative test from Benedict’s first.-Hydrolyse the glycosidic bond (hydrochloric acid)-Neutralise the excess acid.-Re test but this time get a positive result.

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