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Macromolecules

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A big molecule in a biosphere.
Type of molecule that make up living things.
Protein, carbohydrates, nucleic acid
Lipids (not polymer)

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Polymer

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Molecule made of small repeating units
Ex protein, carbohydrates & nucleic acid

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Monomer

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The small unit that is repeated in a polymer

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Carbohydrates

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Kolhydrat
Made up of polysaccharides (made of monosaccharides) .
Stores energy
Used to build cell wall
Necessary for cellular respiration - make atp

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Monosaccharide

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The Simplest form of sugars and the most basic units (monomers) from which all carbohydrates are built.
Ex glucose

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Polysaccharides

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Many monosaccharides
Ex glycogen
Kedjda av sammanbundna socker molekyler

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Monomeric unit

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The repeating unit/monomer
Ex monosaccharides are the monomeric unit of polysaccharides

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Protein

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Made of amino acids.
True polymer
Protein structure lvls
1. Primary: offer of amino acids
2. Secondary: amino acids folding into a repeating pattern
3. Tertiary: amino acid chain folded into new shapes. (3D)
R quarternary: (opt) protein consisting of more than 1 chain.

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Amino acid

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20 unique acids
Kemisk förening som innehåller en amino grupp & en karboxylgrupp

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DNA

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Stores genetic instructions for protein synthesis and reproduction.
A nucleic acid.
Made of nucleotides.
In eukaryotes: bound around proteins in nucleus.
In prokaryotes: ringformad. Inte i nucleus.

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RNA

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Nucleic acid.
Made of nucleotides.
Macromolecule
1 sträng, har U istf T

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Nucleic acid

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Dna o rna
Made from nucleotides.
2 types:
pyrimidines: 5 + 6 member ring nitrogenous base
purines: 6 member ring nitrogenous base.

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Lipid

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Not a true polymer, has sections that are polymer like.
Head= hydrofile, tail= hydrophobic (polymer part), have polar atoms
➡️allows only specific things through

Stores energy, insulates, cellmembrane, Messenger molecules, carry/ catch molecules/atoms.

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Organelle

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Organ like structures with specific instructions.
i ett eget membran
Finns i eukaryotes. Prokaryotes lack the majority of organelles

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Ribosome

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Site of protein synthesis from dna instructions. Made up of rna and proteins. Has 2 subunits: large ru. and small ru. In Large ru there are 3 tRNA binding locations; A, P & E

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Cytoplasm

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Liquid inside the cell. (Liquid=cytosol)
Innehåller: (mäst) vatten, salter, näringsämnen, proteiner och organellerna

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Nucleus

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Kärnan, stores the genetic code

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Golgi apparatus

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Sorts and labels proteins
“ Post office”

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Rough endoplasmic reticulum (rER)

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Ribosomes on surface
Synthesises proteins

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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (sER)

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Synthesises lipids
Inga ribosomes på ytan

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Mitochondria

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✨The powerhouse of the cell ✨
Energy transformation/ cell respiration
Produces ATP

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Cytoskeleton

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Ger form till cellen . Fungerar oxå som transportmedel / pathway för ex proteins.
Består av tråd formade protein fibrer

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Vacuole

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Water storage organell in plants. Reglerar vatten balans o lagrar avfalls produkter.

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Chloroplast

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Organell som innehåller klorofyll vilket låter växter göra photosynthesis.

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Cell wall

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Utanför cellmembrane på växtceller. Består av cellulosa, lignin o proteiner. I svamp: kitin.
De flesta prokaryotes har cell wall.
Provides: Structural support, shape, protection and selective barrier.

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Domain

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Broadest classification of living things.
3 domains. Archaea, bacteria, eukarya

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Archaea

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Single cell without nucleus.
Often extremophiles.

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Bacteria

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Single cell without nucleus
Many are pathogenic- cause disease.

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Prokaryote

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Archaea + bacteria.
Together because both have ringformad dna (+plasmider - mindre ringar m extra gener), cell walls, och var de som först splitta från varandra.
Betyder “ före kärna”

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Eukaryote

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Single or multicellular
Have nucleus with genetic material.
Kommer från archaea branchen.
Betyder “ good kärna”

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Peptide

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Molekyl som består av en kedja amino syror som sitter ihop med peptid bindningar.
Delar av proteiner

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Nucleotide

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Phosphate group + monosaccharide + nitrogenous base
( What dna & rna is made of)

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Criteria for life

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1 growth over lifetime & development
2 metabolism: energy from chemical reaction
3 regulation of conditions in the internal environment ex blood & pH lvl
4 responsive to surroundings to a extent
5 structure: built from smaller structures w/ particular functions
6 adaptation over time (evolution) to conditions of environment
7 reproduction: sexual or asexual.