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Chapter 2- Organic Molecules Flashcards

1
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How many covalent bonds does carbon form?

A

4 ⚽️💚⚽️

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What does the covalent bond form thingy look like?? ( sorry don’t know proper name)

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C-C-C-C

-All in a row

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3
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Name the four types of macromolecules…

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  • Carbohydrates
  • Lipids
  • Proteins
  • Nucleic Acids
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4
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Sugars are also know as __________

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Saccharides

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Name the 3 types of carbohydrates

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  • Monosaccharides
  • Disaccharides
  • Polysaccharides

👏🏼👏🏼 good job!! Keep up the hard work!!! It’ll all pay off in the end

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What’s the main part of Carbohydrates??

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Carbon

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7
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What’s the common form forCarbohydrates look like??

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C H O

x y z

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8
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Isomer

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  • Compounds with the same molecular formula

- but with different structures

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9
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What r two examples of Isomers (Carbohydrate related)

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  • Glucose

- Fructose

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10
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How many rings do Monosaccharides have??

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Uno o 1

😉

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11
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3 examples of monosaccharides are______

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  • Glucose
  • Fructose
  • Galactose

Even honey is a monosaccharide

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12
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How many rings does a disaccharide have??

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2

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13
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3 examples of Disaccharides are________

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  • Sucrose (table sugar)
  • Lactose
  • Maltose
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14
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Polysaccharides have how many rings??

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Many, more then 3

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15
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Examples of Polysaccharides

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  • Potatoes
  • Pasta
  • Rice
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16
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What is Cellulose used for??

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In plants for:

  • structure
  • Support
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17
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Glycogen is used in _______

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Animals for energy storage

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18
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A use of carbohydrates are____

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-Energgy

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19
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Carbohydrates give a(n) ________ amount of energy

A

Extended

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20
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Example of a simple carbohydrate________

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Sugars 🍭🍭

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21
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Examples of complex carbohydrates are_____\

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  • Bread 🍞

- Pasta 🍜

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22
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Lipid are made of

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  • Carbon
  • Hydrogen
  • Oxygen
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23
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Building blocks of lipids are___________\

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  • 1 Glycerol

- 3 fatty acids

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24
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Fats store energy for ___ periods of time

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Long

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25
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Carbohydrates are very ______ in water

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Soluble

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26
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Fats are ________ in water

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Insoluble

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27
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How many bonds does a saturated fat have??

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  • only single
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28
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Unsaturated fats have_____

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Double bonds

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29
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Which type of fat is healthier for us??

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  • Unsaturated fats
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30
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Proteins are made of ___________

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  • carbon
  • hydrogen
  • oxygen
  • nitrogen
  • sulfur
31
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Building blocks of proteins are called ______

A
  • amino acids
32
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Proteins make up______\

33
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How many natural amino acids are there??

34
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Our bodies produce how many non-essential amino acids??

35
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How many essential amino acids are there??

36
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How muster we get our essential amino acids??

A

Through the foods we eat

37
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Polypeptide

A

Linked amino acids

38
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3 examples of proteins are_____

A
  • Collagen
  • Karetin
  • Meat/beans etc
39
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DNA and RNA r made up of_____

A
  • Carbon
  • Hydrogen
  • Oxygen
  • Nitrogen
  • Phosphorous
40
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How many types of Nitrogen bases are there??

41
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Sugar is also known as _____

A

Deoxyribose

42
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DNA is located in the ______

43
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Sugar in RNA is know as

44
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The RNA is located_______

A
  • nucleus

- cytoplasm

45
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Dehydration Synthesis

A

Linking molecules by removing water

46
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Hydrolysis

A

Process of breaking water in a monomer to split it apart

47
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Monomer

A

Subunit that makes up polymers

48
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Polymers are all made by

A

Dehydration synthesis

Good job!!! Keep up the hard work!!! 🍫🍫

49
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What r 2 main things found in a living cell?

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  • chemicals (30%)

- H2O (70%)

50
Q

Indicators test for what??

A

Pretense of organic compounds

51
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Iodine causes starches to

A

To turn blue-black

52
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Benedicts solution causes monosaccharides to turn_________

A
  • green 💚
  • orange🏀
  • yellow 💛
53
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Biurets solution causes proteins to turn _______

A

-blue-violet

54
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Two types of Nucleic acids are_____

55
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What’s the simplest carbohydrate??

A

Monosaccharides

56
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Starch is a ________

A

Complex sugar

57
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Lipids building blocks are_________

A
  • 1 glycerol

- 3 fatty acids

58
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Proteins have _______ in them

59
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Amino acids make up ______

60
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An a-Helix is_______

A

Proteins folded together

61
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B- pleated are______

A

Folded over themselves to make sheets

62
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Collagen makes up____

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  • Cartilage
  • Tendons
  • Skins
  • Bones
63
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Keratin makes up _____

A
  • Hair
  • Feathers
  • Horns
64
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Enzymes speed up _______

A

Chemical reactions

65
Q

ON YOUR OWN LEARN HOW TO RECOGNIZE DIFFERENT STRUCTURES !!

A 
For
- nucleotides
-fats
- carbss
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66
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What organic molecule r enzymes made of??

67
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What are enzymes responsible for??

A
  • responsible for all reactions in body
68
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Enzymes act as

69
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The initial input energy needed to break bonds is called _____

A

Activation energy

70
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Enzymes act on

A

Substrates

71
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The place where substrate fit is called ____

A

An active site

72
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Denature

A

When a protein breaks down because it loses its original shape

73
Q

Elements of life acronym

A
  • C
  • H
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • S

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