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1
Q

What is molarity?

A

Alters with changes in temperature

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2
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What is molality?

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Does not alter with changes in temperature

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3
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What are osmoles?

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The number of particles in a solution

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4
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What is osmolarity?

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Number of particles in a 1 liter solution

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5
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What is osmolality?

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Number of particles in 1 kg of water

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6
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What is biological macromolecules?

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Large organic molecules synthesized by the body

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7
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What are hydrocarbons?

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Contain only carbon and hydrogen atoms

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8
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POH

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Phosphate

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9
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COOH

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Carboxyl

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10
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OH

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Hydroxyl

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11
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NH2

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Amine

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12
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Example of monomers

A

Lego

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13
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What is isomers?

A

Same formula different structure

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14
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Example for polymers

A

Lego building

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15
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What are polymers?

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Molecules made of monomers

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16
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Carbohydrates contain what?

A

Monosaccharide monomers

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17
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Nucleic acid contains what?

A

Nucleotide monomers

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18
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Proteins contain what?

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Amino acid monomers

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19
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When does dehydration synthesis occur?

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Occurs during the synthesis of biomolecules

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20
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When does hydrolysis occur?

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Occurs during the breakdown of biomolecules (water is used)

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21
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What are lipids?

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Diverse group of fatty, water-insoluble molecules

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22
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Phospholipids is the

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Cell membrane

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23
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What are the functions of lipids?

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Store energy, cellular membrane components, hormones

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24
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Four primary classes of lipids

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Triglycerides, phospholipids, steroids, eicosanoids

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25
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Triglycerides is

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Body fat

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26
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Steroids is

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4 carbon rings

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27
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Eicosanoids is

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Signal messengers

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28
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Triglycerides are used for?

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Long-term energy storage

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29
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Saturated fats are

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Single bonds

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30
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Unsaturated fats are

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One double bond

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31
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Polyunsaturated fats are

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Two or more double bonds

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32
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What is lipogenesis?

A

Formation of triglycerides when excess nutrients exist

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33
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What is lipolysis?

A

Breakdown of triglycerides when nutrients are needed

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34
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What is phospholipids?

A

Amphipathic molecules, cell membranes

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35
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Form hydrophilic head

A

Glycerol, phosphate and organic groups are polar

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36
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Form hydrophobic tails

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Fatty acid group is nonpolar

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37
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What are steroids?

A

4 carbon rings, 3 hexa and 1 penta

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38
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What are eicosanoids?

A

20-carbon fatty acids and cell signals

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39
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What does local signaling molecules do?

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Tell cells what to do

40
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Most animal fats are

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Saturated

41
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Partial hydrogenation may lead to

A

Trans fats

42
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Most vegetable fats are

A

Unsaturated

43
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G+G

A

Matose

43
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Chemical formula for carbohydrates

A

(CH2O)n

44
Q

G+Ga

A

Lactose

45
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What is glucose?

A

Most common monosaccharide and supplies energy to cells

45
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G+F

A

Sucrose

46
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Examples of polysaccharides

A

Glycogen and starch

47
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What is glycogenesis?

A

Liver and skeletal muscle store excess glucose

48
Q

What does nucleic acid do?

A

Store and transfer genetic information

49
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What does neo mean?

A

New

49
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What does gluco mean?

A

Glucose

50
Q

What does genesis mean?

A

Create

51
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Two classes of nucleic acid?

A

DNA and RNA

52
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Carbohydrates ratio

A

1:2:1

53
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Lipids ratio

A

No ratio

54
Q

DNA

A

Deoxyribonucleic

55
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RNA

A

Ribonucleic

56
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What are the monosaccharides?

A

Glucose, fructose, galactose (isomers)

56
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Chemical formula for lipids

A

CHO

57
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Pyrimidines

A

Single-ring bases

58
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3 components of nucleotide monomers

A

Sugar, phosphate group, nitrogenous base

59
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Purines

A

Double-ring bases

60
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A is (DNA)

A

T

61
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A is (RNA)

A

U

61
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C is (DNA)

A

G

62
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What is deoxyribonucleic acid?

A

Double-stranded nucleic acid

62
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C is (RNA)

A

G

62
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

A

Chemical energy within cell

62
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T is (RNA)

A

A

63
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What is ribonucleic acid?

A

Single-stranded nucleic acid

64
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General protein structure

A

C, H, COOH, NH2, R group

65
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What is glycoproteins?

A

Sugar protein complex

66
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What are peptide bonds?

A

Amino acids are covalently linked

67
Q

Between 3 and 20 amino acids

A

Oligopeptide

68
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Between 21 and 199 amino acids

A

Polypeptide

69
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More than 200 amino acids

A

Protein

70
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Hate water

A

Nonpolar amino acids

71
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What do nonpolar amino acids contain?

A

R groups with hydrogen or hydrocarbons

72
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Love water

A

Polar and charged amino acids

73
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What do charged amino acids contain?

A

R groups with a negative or a positive charge

73
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What do polar amino acids contain?

A

R groups with other elements besides hydrogen or hydrocarbons

74
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What is proline?

A

Can cause a bend in the protein chain

74
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What is methionine?

A

First amino during protein synthesis

75
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Example of primary structure

A

Beads on a string

76
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What is conformation?

A

Three-dimensional shape of the protein and is the primary structure

77
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Hydrophobic interactions

A

Nonpolar

78
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Ionic bond interactions

A

Between negative and positive R groups

79
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Hydrogen bonds interaction

A

Polar interaction

80
Q

Globular proteins are

A

Functional

81
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Fibrous protein are

A

Structural

82
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What are prosthetic groups?

A

Nonprotein structures covalently bonded to protein

83
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What is denaturation?

A

Once you change the structure you can’t go back

84
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Ways you can change the protein

A

PH, temperature, radiation, chemicals

85
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If you change the structure, you change what?

A

The function

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