chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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covalent bonds

A

electrons are shared

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2
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polar covalent

A

-unequal sharing of electrons

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3
Q

nonpolar covalent

A

equal sharing of electrons

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4
Q

amphipathic

A

-both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties

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5
Q

ph

A

negative log of concentration of H ions

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6
Q

organic

A

compound that has carbon bonded to hydrogen

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7
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macromolecules

A

large compounds assembled from smaller subunits

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8
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4 main macromolecules

A

-carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids

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9
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carbohydrate

A

sugar and polysaccharides
-aldehyde and ketones

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10
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carbohydrate bonds

A

glycosidic bonds

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11
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dehydration synth

A

loss of water in a polymerization reaction
-opposite of hydrolysis

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12
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lipids

A

-hydrophobic
-steroids, phospholipids, triglycerides (store energy)

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13
Q

saturated fatty acid

A

single bonds

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14
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primary protein

A

amino acid chain

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15
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secondary protein

A

h bonds of peptide backbone so pleated sheet

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16
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tertiary protein

A

3d folding pattern bc of side chain interactions

17
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quaternary protein

A

more than one chain of amino acids

18
Q

rna

A

single stranded
-AUCG

19
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