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1
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where is carbon present

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in the 4 major categories of biomolecules
1. carbs
2. lipids
3. protiens
4. nucleic acids

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2
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how many covalent bonds can carbon make

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4 - these can be two double or four single covalent bonds

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3
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how to carbon atoms arrange themselves impact the way they look and perform functions?

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they can arrange emselves:
1. branched structure - glycogen
2. straight chains - cellulose
3. ringed structures - pyrimadines in nitrogenous bases.
4. multiple ringed - purines
5. make tetrahedral structures - like histone proteins - 3d shit.

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4
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give me four examples of functional groups carbon forms..

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  1. hydroxyl grp (-OH).
  2. Carboxyl grp (-COOH)
  3. Amino group (NH2)
  4. phosphate grp (H2PO4).
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5
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can carbon atoms form bonds w metallic grps

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nah only organic and nonmetallic.

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is a macromolecule and a polymer the same shit?

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nah cuz a polymer only has that one typa molecule thingy in it, and a macromolecule has like many different things to make up an even bigger thing.
eg:
a organ is a macromolecule and a tissue is a polymer - this aint true but u get it.
polymers must consist of many repeating subunits - this is true

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7
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what is the process by which monomers join to form polymers

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polymerization - its a thing due to a condensation reaction BUT NOT ALWAYS DUE TO A CR NOT ALEAUS

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8
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how r macromolecules formed tho

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this is always thru condensation reactions bro

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9
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gimme examples of condensation reactions

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  1. polysaccharides - the connection of carbs specifically - hydroxyl grps connect - specifically hydrogen of one hydroxyl grp and hydroxyl grp of other monosaccharide - bond is called a glycosidic bond.
  2. polypeptides - its the one for proteins - connection of amino acids - bond created is called a peptide bond.
  3. Nucleic acids - one for the nucleotides to come together thru a phosphodiester bond - cuz ur connecting the phosphate grp of one nucleotide to a sugar of other.
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10
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how r polymers digested/broken down

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hydrolysis - u add water to break the polymer into a monomer again.
examples:
1. hydrolysis of an ester bond - oxygen and carbon atoms.
2. glycosidic bond - typa ester bond that connects a carb to sum else- carb or not we don’t care.
3. peptide bond - chemical bond by joining the carboxyl group of one amino acid to the amino group of another.

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11
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general formula for a monosaccharide

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C.H2.O.

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12
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gimme examples of types of monosaccharides and their carbon atom amount, cuz we all know that the amount of carbon atoms and where they r placed determines the structure and function of that cab.

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  1. hexose - 6 carbon atoms, glucose - its a pentose but it has more shit attached to it
  2. triose - 3 carbon atoms - glyceraldehyde - looks like a stick person pointing a gun at someone.
  3. pentose - 5 c’s - ribose sugar - looks like a house.
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13
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what is The most well-known carbohydrate monomer

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glucose (C6H12O6).

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14
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in what forms does glucose exist

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alpha and beta - known as isomers of glucose

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15
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in alpha glucose molecules where’s the hydroxyl grp located

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down

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16
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in beta glucose molecules where’s the hydroxyl grp located

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up

17
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what r the three main polysaccharides formed with diff glucose isomers

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starch - alpha g - plants
glycogen - alpha g - animals
cellulose - beta g - platns

18
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glucose is an example of a what?

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hexose monosaccaride

19
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properties of glucose

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1 - energy storage
2- stable structure
3. easily transportable - water solubilitiy
- usually insoluble in anything other than water thi

20
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main function of carbs

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energy storage and structural molecules rem that

21
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why r starch and glycogen good energy storage m’s

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cuz they r
compact - large quantities in small spaces (compartmentalization)
insoluble - move thru lipid bilayer, won’t dissolve in cytop[lasm, and ensures cell don’t burst (hypotonic region , not in plants)
move easily.

22
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why is cellulose good for structure in plants

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big
strong
insoluble
have selective permeability

23
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what’s starch

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polysaccharide in plants. 2 main components - alpha glucose molecules
1. amylose
2. amylopectin

24
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how is starch stored

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Starch is stored as granules in chloroplasts
as little things in the cells chloroplast - its the place that has the green pigment thingy

25
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what bond occurs within amylose, and does this make them branched or unbranched

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only alpha 1,4 glycosidic bond, cuz remember glycosidic bonds r a type ester bond that occur between carbs and another thingy, could also b a carb.
makes em unbranched , more linear

26
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what bond occurs within amylopectin, and does this make them branched or unbranched

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1,4 glycosidic bond w occasional 1,6 alpha glycosidic bonds - makes em branched.

27
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is amylose more or less able to be broken down than amylopectin

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its less cuz its less branched, so it has less terminals - so less places for it to break down again - thru hydrolysis for cellular respiration to make energy in the form or atp.

28
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bond in glycogen

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1,4 and 1,6 alpha glycosidic - branched

29
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what is glycogen

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the stored form of glucose that’s made up of many connected glucose molecules.

30
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why can glycogen be broken down easily

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more branched than amylopcetin.
more terminals
more connecting and breaking down places
less linear

31
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what do the molecules of cellulose look like

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straight and unbranched - linear

32
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what bond is created in cellulose

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beta 1,4 glycosidic bond - makes is linear
the beta glucose molecules need to be inverted to connect so that the hydroxyl grps r in the same place to then be connected thru a condensation r.

33
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what does the alternating pattern ofthe monomers in cellulose allow for?

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hydrogen bonding - adding strength to the polymer - so this is what makes cellulose strong.

34
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true or false Hydrogen bonds link several molecules of cellulose to form microfibrils

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true dat

35
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true or false amylose is the only glucose polysaccharide that has a helix shape

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true

36
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wassa glycoprotien

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glucose molecule that’s connected to a protein thru a glycosidic bond, cuz they can dothat
they r classed as proteins

37
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roles of glycoproteins

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1 - receptors
2- cell-cell recognition
3-

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