Chap.5

Question 1

All living things are made up of four classes of large biological molecules, macromolecules

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carbohydrates
lipids
proteins
nucleic acids

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polymer

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long molecule consisting of many similar building blocks, monomers

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dehydration reaction

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two monomers bond together through the loss of a water molecule( removes a water molecule, forming a new bond)

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Hydrolysis

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breaking down a polymer (adds a water molecule, breaking a bond)

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Carbohydrates

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include sugars and the polymers composed of many sugar building blocks (The simplest carbohydrates are monosaccharides)

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Starch

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storage polysaccharide of plants, consists entirely of glucose monomers

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cellulose is a polymer of

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glucose

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Glycogen

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a storage polysaccharide in animals

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Chitin

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another structural polysaccharide

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Lipids

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large biological molecules that does not include true polymers

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Lipids consist mostly of

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hydrocarbon regions

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The most biologically important lipids are

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fats
phospholipids
steroids

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Fat is a lipid are constructed from two types of smaller molecules:

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one glycerol molecule and three fatty acids

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Fats are also called

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triglycerides

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Glycerol

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a three-carbon alcohol with a hydroxyl group attached to each carbon

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fatty acid

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consists of a carboxyl group attached to a long carbon skeleton

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Saturated fatty acids

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have the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible and no double bonds

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Unsaturated fatty acids

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have one or more double bonds

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The major function of fats is

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energy storage

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Hydrogenation

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process of converting unsaturated fats to saturated fats by adding hydrogen

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rans-fats

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may contribute more than saturated fats to cardiovascular disease

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Phospholipids

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two fatty acids and a phosphate group are attached to glycerol

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The two fatty acid tails are

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hydrophobic

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head of phospholipids is

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hydrophobic

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Steroids

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lipids characterized by a carbon skeleton consisting of four fused rings

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Cholesterol

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an important steroid, is a component in animal cell membranes

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Polypeptides

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are unbranched polymers built from these amino acids

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protein

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a biologically functional molecule that consists of one or more polypeptides folded into a specific three-dimensional structure

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Enzymes

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are proteins that act as catalysts to speed up biochemical reactions

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Storage

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sources of amino acids, such as egg white

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Defense

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antibodies, membrane proteins

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Transport

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carriers of molecules such as hemoglobin, membrane proteins

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Signaling

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hormones, receptors

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Amino acids are linked by covalent bonds called

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peptide bonds

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A polypeptide is a polymer of

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amino acids

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Sickle-cell disease

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an inherited blood disorder, results from a single amino acid substitution in the protein hemoglobin

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The amino acid sequence of a polypeptide is programmed by a unit of inheritance called a

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gene

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There are two types of nucleic acids

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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
Ribonucleic acid (RNA)

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Genes consist of DNA, a nucleic acid made of monomers called

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nucleotides

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Each gene along a DNA molecule directs synthesis of a messenger RNA (mRNA) and, through mRNA, controls protein synthesis. This process is called

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gene expression

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Nucleic acids are polymers called

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polynucleotides

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Each polynucleotide is made of monomers called

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nucleotides

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Nucleic acids are polymers called

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polynucleotides

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Each polynucleotide is made of monomers called

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nucleotides