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1
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organic molecules

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molecules based on carbon

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inorganic molecules

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substances without carbon atoms in their structure

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3
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hydrocarbons

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molecules consisting of carbon linked only to hydrogen

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4
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functional group

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reactive groups of atoms

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5
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hydroxyl

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consists of an oxygen atom linked to a hydrogen atom on one side
polars
alcohols

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carbonyl

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consists of an oxygen linked to a carbon by a double bond
oxygen atom is very reactive
aldehydes; ketones

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carboxyl

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combination of a carbonyl and hydroxyl group

characteristic functional group of organic acids for energy generating reactions in living organisms

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amino

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nitrogen bonded on one side by two hydrogen atoms

acts as an organic base

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9
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phosphate

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central phosphorous atom held in four linkages
two are -oh
one is double bond with o
one is single bond with o

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10
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sulfhydrl

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sulfur linked to a hydrogen

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11
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isomer

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molecules that have the same chemical formula but different molecular structures

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12
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enantiomers/optical isomers

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isomers that are mirror images

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13
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structural isomers

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molecules of same chemical formula but atoms are arranged in different ways

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14
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dehydration

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when components of water molecule are removed

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hydrolysis

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when components of water are added to the function groups as molecules are broken into smaller subunits

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16
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glycogen

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energy providing carbohydrates in animal cells

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17
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starch

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energy providing carbohydrates in plant cells

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18
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cellulose

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one of the primary constituents of plant cell walls made of chains of carbohydrate subunits

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19
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monosaccarides

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smallest carbohydrates that contant 3-7 carbon atoms

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20
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polysaccarides

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10 or more linked monosaccarides

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21
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glycosidic bonds

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bonds between the number 1 carbon and the 4 carbon of a second glucose unit which link monosaccarides

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22
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neutral lipids

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found in cells as energy storage molecules

insoluble in water

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23
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fatty acids

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single hydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group at one end

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24
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saturated fatty acid

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max number of hydrogen

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25
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unsaturated fatty acid

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one or more double bonds between c atoms

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monounsaturated

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one double bond

27
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polyunsaturated

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more than one double bond

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triglyceride

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fatty acids bind by dehydration synthesis at each of a glycerols

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waxes

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fatty acids combined with long-chain alcohols or hydrocarbon structures

30
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phospholipids

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phosphate containing lipids
primary lipids of cell membranes
half polar half nonpolar

31
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steroids

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lipids with structures based on framework of 4 carbon rings

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sterols

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most abundant steroids that have a single polar -oh group at one end

33
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cholesterol

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in boundary membrane surrounding animal cells

34
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phytosterols

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in plant membranes

35
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enzymes

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increase the rate of cellular reactions

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amino acids

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molecule that contains both an animo group and a carboxyl group

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peptide bond

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formed by dehydration synthesis between NH2 of one amino acid to the cooh group of another

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n-terminal end

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part of amino acid where nh2 is located

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c terminal end

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part of amino acid chain when cooh is located

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polypetide

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series of peptide bonds

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primary structure

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particular and unique sequence of amino acids

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secondary structure

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produced by twists and turns of the amino acid chain

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tertiary structure

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folding of amino acid into 3d shape

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quaternary structure

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when polypetide chain is formed from more than one chain

45
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alpha helix

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backbone is twisted into a right hand spiral
side groups extend from backbone
h bonds between atoms in backbone

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beta sheet

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chain zigzags in a flat plane

h bonds between adjacent strands stabilize sheet

47
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random coil

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irregularly folded arrangement

allows proteins to fold back on themselves

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conformation

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tertiary structure or its overall 3d shape

49
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denaturation

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unfolding a protein from its active conformation so that it loses structure and function

50
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renaturation

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opposite of denaturation

51
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chaperone proteins/chaperonins

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temporarily bind with newly synthesized proteins guiding them to the proper conformationa nd tertiary structure

52
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conformation changes

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undergoing limited alterations in 3d shape

53
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domains

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large structural subdivisions folding of the amino acid chain

54
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motifs

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highly specialized regions produced by 3d arrangement of amino acid chains within and between domain

55
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dna

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stores hereditary information responsible for inherited traits in all eukaryotes and prokaryoes and a large number of viruses

56
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rna

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hereditary molecule of a large group of viruses

carries instructions for assembling protein for dna to the sites where protein are made in the cell

57
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nucleotide

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monomer of nucleic acids consisting of: 
pyrimides: one carbon nitrogen ring
purines: two nitrogen carbon rings
five carbon ring shaped sugar
one to three phosphate groups
58
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deoxyribose

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5 carbon sugar to which a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group link covalently

59
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ribose

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5 carbon sugar to which the nitrogenous bases in nulceotides link covalently

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nucleoside

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structure containing only a nitrogenous base and 5 carbon sugar

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phosphodiester bond

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bridging the phosphate group from 5 of one sugar with the 3 carbon of another

62
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double helix

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two nucleotide chains wrapped around each other in a spiral

63
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template

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nucleotide chain used in dna for the assembly of the complementary chain

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