Chapter 2-biochemistry- Carbohydrates, Lipids and Protein Flashcards

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What are the exceptions of carbon which aren’t in organic compounds?

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Hydrogen carbonates (HCO3-), carbonates (CO3^2-) and oxides of carbon (CO,CO2)

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What do organic compounds contain?

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Carbon

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What are inorganic compounds made of?

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All other compounds

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Carbohydrates- what are they?

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Are organic compounds consisting of one or more simple sugars that as monomers follow the general formula (CH2O)

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Carbohydrates- Draw the example glucose and ribose

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Glucose- C6H12O6

Ribose-C5H10O5

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Carbohydrates- what is monosaccharide?

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Any class of sugars (e.g glucose) that cannot be hydrated to give a simpler sugar

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Carbohydrates- give 3 examples of monosaccharides?

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Glucose, galactose, fructose

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Carbohydrates- what does disaccharide mean?

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Any class of sugars whose molecules contain a 2 monosaccharide residues.

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Carbohydrates- give example of disaccharide

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Lactose, maltose, sucrose

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Carbohydrates- what is polysaccharide?

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A carbohydrate whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecule bonded together

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Carbohydrates- give examples of polysaccharides

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Cellulose, glycogen and starch

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Carbohydrates- what is the function of glucose in animals?

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Source of energy which can be broken down to form ATP via cellular respiration

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Carbohydrates- what is the function of lactose in animals?

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A sugar found in the milk of mammals, provides energy for sucking infants

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Carbohydrates- what is the function of glycogen in animals?

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Used by animals for short term energy storage (between meals) in the liver

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Carbohydrates- what is the function of fructose in plants?

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Found in honey and onions, very sweet and good source of energy

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Carbohydrates- what is the function of sucrose?

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Used primarily as a transportable energy form (e.g sugar beets and sugar canes)

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Carbohydrates- what is the function of cellulose?

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Used by plant cells as a strengthening component of the cell wall

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Carbohydrates- when does condensation (dehydration) reactions occur?

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When molecules are covalently joined together and water is formed as a by- product

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In carbohydrates what is the bond that is formed via condensation reactions called?

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Glycoside linkage

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What is a condensation reaction?

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Is hydrolysis re reaction which requires a water molecule to break a covalent bond between 2 sub units

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Carbohydrates- When a single monomer joins what is it called?

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Disaccharide

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Carbohydrates- when a sugar contains multiple subunits (more than 10) what are they called?

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Polysaccharide

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Draw condensation reaction matey

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Do it Martha.

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Lipids- what are they?

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Group of organic molecules that are insoluble in water but soluble in non- polar solvents

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What are 3 examples of lipids?

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Triglycerides (fats and oils), phospholipids, steroids

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Lipids- what does saturated mean?

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No double bond

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What does unsaturated mean?

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Double bond

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Draw the general structure of a lipid, a saturated lipid and a unsaturated lipid

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Do it Martha.

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Lipids- what does condensation reaction occur between?

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3 hydroxyl groups of glycerol and the carboxyl groups of 3 fatty acids.

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Lipids- what does the condensation reaction form?

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Forms a triglyceride bond ( and 3 molecules of water)

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Lipids- what is the kind of linkage between the glycerol And the fatty acids?

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Ester linkage

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Lipids- when one of the fatty acids is replaced by a phosphate group what is formed?

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Phospholipid

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Lipids-What will hydrolysis reactions do in the presence of water?

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Break these molecules down to their subunits

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Lipids- glycerol + fatty acids = ?

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Triglyceride

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Draw the formation of triglyceride

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Do it

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Functions of lipids- SHIPS what does it stand for?

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S- structure
H- hormonal signalling
I- insulation 
P- protections
S- storage of energy
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Lipids- what is a main component of lipids cell membrane?

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Phospholipid biolayer are main component of cell membrane

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Lipids- what is hormonal signalling involved in and what lipid is involved in it?

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Steroids are involved in hormonal signalling (e.g progesterone, testosterone, oestrogen)

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Lipids- what can serve as insulation in animals?

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Fats in animals can serve as heat insulators while sphingolipids in the myelin sheath (of Neurones) can serve as electrical insulators

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Lipids- what is protection and what is an example of protection?

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Triglycerides may form a tissue later around many key internal organs and provide protection against physical injury

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Lipids- what is storage of energy?

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Triglycerides can be used as long term energy storage source

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What are the similarities of carbohydrates and lipids in energy storage?

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  • complex carbohydrates (e.g polysaccharide) and lipids both contain a lot of chemical energy that can be used for energy storage.
  • complex carbohydrates and lipids are both insoluble in water- not easily transported
  • carbohydrates and lipids both burn cleaner than proteins (do not yield nitrogen wastage)
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What are the differences in carbohydrates and lipids in energy storage?

  • lipid molecules contain more energy per gram than carbohydrates
  • carbohydrates are more readily digested than lipids and release there energy quicker
  • monosaccharides and disaccharides are water soluble and easier to transport to and from sites than lipids
  • animals tend to use carbohydrates for short term energy storage while lipids are used for more long-term energy storage.
  • carbohydrates Are stored as glycogen in animals while lipids are stored as fats
  • carbohydrates stored as cellulose and lipids as proteins
  • lipids have less effect on osmotic pressure which a cell than complete carbohydrate.
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  • lipid molecules contain more energy per gram than carbohydrates
  • carbohydrates are more readily digested than lipids and release there energy quicker
  • monosaccharides and disaccharides are water soluble and easier to transport to and from sites than lipids
  • animals tend to use carbohydrates for short term energy storage while lipids are used for more long-term energy storage.
  • carbohydrates Are stored as glycogen in animals while lipids are stored as fats
  • carbohydrates stored as cellulose and lipids as proteins
  • lipids have less effect on osmotic pressure which a cell than complete carbohydrate.
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What are proteins?

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Large, organic compounds made of amino acids arranged in linear chain

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How is a protein defined?

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Sequence of amino acids is defined by a gene and encodes in the genetic code

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Draw the generalised structure of an amino acid

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Do it do it

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Protein- where does condensation reaction occur?

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Between the amino group (NH2) of one amino acid and the carboxylic acid group (COOH) of another amino acid

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Proteins- what does condensation reaction form?

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A dipeptide (plus a molecule of water) that is held together by a peptide bond

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Protein- when multiple amino acids join what can be formed?

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A polypeptide chain

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Protein- in the presence of water what can happen to polypeptides and by what reaction?

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Polypeptide can be broken down into individual amino acids via hydrolysis reaction

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Draw the formation of a dipeptide

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Do it.