Carbon and Macromolecules Pt.2 (lecture 6) Flashcards

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Carbohydrates serve as

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fuel and building Material

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2
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Carbohydrates include

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sugars and polymers of sugars

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3
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the simplest carbohydrates are

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monosaccarides, or simple sugars

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4
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Carbohydrate macromolecules are

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polysaccharides, polymers composed of many sugar building blocks

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5
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A monosaccharide is

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the simplest sugar (one molecule)

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6
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Disaccharides are formed when

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a dehydration reaction occurs and joins 2 monosaccharides through covalent bon of glycosidic linkages

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7
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Polysaccharides are formed by

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a number of monosaccharides or disaccharides bonding together through glycosidic linkages

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Monosaccharides are classified by

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the location of the carbonyl group (as ketose or aldose)
and the number of carbons in the carbon skeleton

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9
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Glucose is

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the most common sugar (C6H12O6)

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10
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The architecture and function of a polysaccharide is determined by

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its sugar monomers and the positions of its glycosidic linkages

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11
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Polysaccharides, the polymers of sugars have

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storage and structural roles

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12
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Storage Polysaccharide: Plant

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Starch, that has plastids

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13
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Storage Polysaccharide: Animals

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Glycogen

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14
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Macromolecules are

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polymers, built from monomers

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15
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Carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids are

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polymers

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16
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Enzymes are

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And are agents that catalyze the reaction but are not part of the reaction (helps speed up reaction/lowers activation energy)

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17
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dehydration reaction is the

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taking away water from the reaction (2 monomers come together –> product H2O)

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Hydrolysis are when

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polymers are diassembled by monomers and splitting water, and breaking a bond

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19
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Dehydration removes

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a water molecule, forming a new bond –> resulting in a longer polymer

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20
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Hydrolysis adds

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a water molecule, breaking a bond

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21
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Glucose and Glucose make

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maltose

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22
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Glucose and Fructose make

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Sucrose

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23
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Cellulose polymer is made up of

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glucose monomers

24
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glycosidic linkage is the difference between

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starch and cellulos

25
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Chitin forms the

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exoskeleton of arthopods and the cell walls of fungi

26
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Cows can digest cellulos and not humans because

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cows have a cellulos digesting bacteria called ruminococcus in the rumen, that an enzyme called cellulase to break down the cellulos to glucose

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Lipids are a

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diverse group of hydrophobic molecules (which is their unifying feature)

28
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the most important lipids are

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fats, phospholipids, and steroids

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Lipids are not

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true polymers

30
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Glycerol + any of 3 types Fatty Acids =

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Triacylglycerol

31
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Fats are a type of

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lipid (so they do not dissolve in water)

32
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During a dehydration reaction for a fat one

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water molecule is removed for each fatty acid joined to the gylcerol

33
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there is an Ester linkage between

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glycerol and carboxyl group

34
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Saturated fat is

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solid at room temperature

35
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Unsaturated fat is

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liquid at room temperature and also has a double bond

36
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a cis fatty acid has

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has hydrogen bonds on the same side of two carbon atoms which are double bonded together

37
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A trans fatty acid are

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molecules with the same atoms and double bond as the cis molecule, but the hydrogens are on the opposite sides of the carbons

38
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hydrongenation is the

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process of converting a unsaturated fat to a saturated fat (double bond into a single bond)

39
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Phospholipid is made of

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2 fatty acids and a phosphate group (attached to a glycerol)
the fatty tails are hydrophobic but the phosphate group and its attachment at the head makes it hydrophillic

40
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the structure of a phospholipid is

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amphipathic because they are known as both hydrophillic and hydrophobic

41
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Cholesterol fits inbetween

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the phospholipids in the bilayer

42
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Steroids are lipids that are categorized by

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the carbon skeleton consisting of 4 fused rings

43
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Proteins account for

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50% of the dry mass of most cells

44
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Proteins are used for

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defense, storage, transport, communication, movement, structural supports

45
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Proteins are made from

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the same set of 20 amino acids

46
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Polypeptide is

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unbranched polymers that are built from the same amino acids

47
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Protein is a biologically functioning

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molecule that can consist of one or more polypeptides

48
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Enzyme Proteins

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Function: selective acceleration of chemical reactions
Ex: Digestive enzymes catalyze the hydrolysis of bonds in food molecules

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Defensive Proteins

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Function: Protection against disease
Ex: Antibodies inactivate and help destroy bacteria and viruses

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Storage Proteins

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Function: Storage of amino acids
Ex: Plants have storage proteins in their seeds

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Transport Proteins

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Function: Transport substances
Ex: Hemoglobin

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Receptor Proteins

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Function: Response of cell to chemical stimuli
Ex: Receptors built into the membrane of a nerve cell detect signaling molecules released by other nerves

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Contractile and Motor Proteins

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Function: Movement
Ex: Responsible for the undulations of cilia and flagella

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Structural Proteins

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Function: Support
Ex: Keratin is the protein of hair

55
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Amino Acids (monomers) are

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organic molecules with amino and carboxyl groups