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1
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what do organic compounds contain?

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carbon and hydrogen

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2
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what are atoms in organic molecules usually connected by?

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covalent bonds

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3
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what are organic compounds made by?

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living organisms

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what do inorganic compounds contain?

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elements, metals, and ions

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5
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what are atoms in inorganic molecules usually connected by?

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ionic bonds

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6
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where are inorganic compounds found?

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the environment

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7
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what shape and size are inorganic molecules normally?

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small, simple molecules

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what shape and size are organic molecules normally?

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some are small but many are large and complex

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9
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example for inorganic molecules

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salts and minerals, h2o and co2

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examples of organic molecules

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lipids (fats), protiens, carbohydrates, nucleic acids

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11
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in organic molecules, what is normally with c and h?

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o

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12
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how are carbons written in diagrams?

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each corner

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13
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how are hydrogens written in diagrams?

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black line

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14
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what are two elements of life?

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macro and micro elements

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15
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what are two elements of life?

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macro and micro elements

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16
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what are the main elements in macroelements?

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CHONPS

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17
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what are macroelements the main component of?

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macromolecules

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18
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what are the main elements in microelements?

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Mg, K, Mn, Ca, Fe, Cu

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19
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what are microelements usually used for?

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cofactors for proper enzyme function

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20
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which element of life is needed in much smaller amounts?

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micro

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21
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which element in life is needed in large quantities?

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macro (found in living things)

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22
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what is a hydrogen bond?

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bond between an H and an electronegative atom (o or n)

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23
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what is an ionic bond?

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bond between a positively charged ion and negatively charged ion

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24
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what is a disulfide ion?

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a covalent bond between 2 S atoms

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25
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what is the hydrophobic effect?
hydrophobic- hydrophilic interactions

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like are attracted to like
phobic - phobic
philic-philic

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26
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functional group: hydroxyl

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R- OH, polar

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27
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functional group: carbonyl

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R- C=O, polar

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functional group: carboxyl

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R- COOH or R-COO-, polar, charged

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29
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functional group: amino

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R-NH2, polar, charged

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functional group: Sulfhydryl

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R-SH, polar

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31
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functional group: phosphate

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R- PO4, polar, charged

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32
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functional group: sulfate

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R-SO4, polar, charged

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33
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functional group: methyl

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R-CH3, nonpolar

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34
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what elements are normally polar?

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N and O

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35
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will amino groups have both charged and uncharged groups?

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yes

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36
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will carboxyl groups have both charged and uncharged groups?

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no- only uncharged

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37
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what is dehydration synthesis reactions function?

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connect subunits together to make a long polymer (remove h2o)

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38
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what is hydrolysis reactions function?

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to break a large polymer into its subunits (add h2o)

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39
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what are common enzyme reactions?

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dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis

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40
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which enzyme reaction is this?

2 monomers are connected together with a covalent bond

a molecule of water is produced

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dehydration synthesis

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41
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which enzyme reaction is this?
the covalent bond between 2 subunits are broken
2 smaller molecules are produced
a molecule of water is used up

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hydrolysis

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42
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what are the 4 macromolecules?

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carbohydrates: CH2O
lipids: CHO
proteins: CHONS
nucleic acids: CHONP

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43
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which macromolecules have a set ratio?

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carbohydrates- twice as much h as c

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44
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how many Ps do nucleic acids normally have?

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one

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45
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examples of carbohydrates

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sugars and starches

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46
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example so lipids

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fats, oils, steroids

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47
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examples of protiens

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enzymes

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48
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examples of nucleic acids

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DNA, RNA

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49
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what are monosaccharides?

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simple sugars

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50
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what are disaccharides?

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2 sugars connected by a covalent bond

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51
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types of carbohydrates (simple sugars)

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monosaccharides and disaccharides

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52
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explain dehydration synthesis for sugars

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2 simple sugars are combined to form disaccharide

a molecule of water is removed during the reaction

sugars are connected by a covalent bond called a glycosidic bond(sugar bond)

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53
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what type of energy are mono and disaccharides used for?

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quick

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54
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what are polysaccharides?

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long polymer made of sugar units

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55
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describe the chain of polysaccharides

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they can either be straight (unbranched) or branched

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56
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what are storage polysaccharides?

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stored form of energy in the cell

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57
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what bonds do polysaccharides use?

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alpha glycosidic bonds

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58
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what are examples of storage polysaccharides?

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starch and glycogen

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59
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are storage polysaccharides easily broken?

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yes- most organisms can break alpha gylcosidic bonds so these compounds are easily broken down when the cell needs sugar

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60
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what type of energy is storage polysaccharides used for?

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long term energy use

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61
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what are plants stored carbs?

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starch

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62
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what are animals storage carb?

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glycogen

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63
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what are structural polysaccharides?

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structural component of the cell

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64
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what type of bond are sugars connected by in structural polysaccharides?

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beta glycosidic bonds

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65
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are structural polysaccharides easily broken?

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no- most organisms can’t break beta gylocosidic bonds so these compounds are very stable

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66
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what are examples of structural polysaccharides?

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cellulose and chitin

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67
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which polysaccharide is stored food?

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storage

68
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what is cellulose used for?

A

to build cell wall

69
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describe cellulose

A

glucose polymer
straight chain
B glycosidic bonds

70
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describe starch

A

glucose polymer
unbranched or less branched
A glycosidic bonds

71
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describe gylcogen

A

glucose polymer
branched chain
A glycosidic bond

72
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what are glycoproteins?

A

protiens with sugars covalent attached to them

73
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what are the functions of carbohydrates?

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food/energy
storage
structure

74
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function of carbohydrates: food/energy

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used to make short term chemical energy used in enzyme reaction

75
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function of carbohydrates: storage

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stored form of chemical energy to be used later as food

76
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function of carbohydrates: structure

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structural component of cells, like cell wall, shell/exoskeleton of insects, extracellular matrix of animals (cartilage)

77
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subunits are basically

A

sugars

78
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what are protiens made out of?

A

amino acids

79
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what are the groups of amino acids?

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amino, carboxyl, R

80
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aminos acids start out as which element?

A

C

81
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amino group

A

NH2 or NH3+

82
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what are the types of amino acids?

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nonpolar or uncharged
polar charged
polar uncharged

83
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what are peptide bonds?

A

they connect amino acids

84
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describe the formation of a peptide bond

A

2 amino acids are connected together
a molecule of H2O is produced
reaction is dehydration synthesis

85
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what is a polypeptide?

A

chain of amino acids

86
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what is the front end of a protein called and have?

A

N terminus
amino group

87
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what is the rear end of a protein called and have?

A

C terminus
carboxyl group

88
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what are the levels of protein structure?

A

primary
secondary
tertiary
quaternary

89
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what happens if the protein doesn’t get folded up properly?

A

it is unusable

90
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what is the primary structure?

A

the sequence of amino acids connected by peptide bonds (very strong)

91
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what is the secondary structure?

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localized folding of polypeptide chain (interactions between nearby amino acids)
mainly due to H bonds

92
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examples of secondary structures

A

alpha helix
beta sheet

93
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what is the tertiary structure?

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the final 3d structure of a polypeptide chain
it involves interactions between distant amino acids

94
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what protein structure connects the helix to the beta sheet?

A

tertiary

95
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what protein structure do you stop at if it only has one subunit?

A

tertiary

96
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what is the quaternary structure?

A

interaction between different protein subunits to form whole proteins

only proteins that have more than one e subunit have this

97
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Each individual subunit has their own what?

A

3d shape

98
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when is the final 3d shape of a subunit?

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tertiary

99
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what type of bonds are in the 2,3,4 protein structures?

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H bonds
Ionic
Disulfide
Hydrophobic effect
Can de waals force

100
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what is protein denaturation?

A

protiens unfold and no longer function properly

101
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what causes protein denaturation?

A

bonds involved in 3d structure are broken

102
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how do you denature h bonds?

A

changing the ph

103
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what are some protein functions?

A

enzymes, structural, receptor, transport, hormones

104
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what are enzymes?

A

perform chemical reactions

105
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what are structural proteins?

A

build something (collagen or keratin)

106
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what are receptor proteins?

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involved in communication

107
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what are transport protiens?

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controls what goes in and out of

108
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what are hormones?

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a long distance chemical signal and is involved in communication, insulin

109
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what are dna and rna?

A

nucleic acids

110
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what are nucleic acids made of?

A

nucleotides
5 carbon sugar + phosphate + nitrogen base

111
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if it has a phosphate it is automatically a

A

nucleic acid

112
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what does rna contain?

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the sugar ribose in ribonucleotides (NTPs)

113
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what does dna contain?

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the sugar deoxyribose in deoxyribosenucleotides (rNTPs)

114
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which isn’t stable? dna or rna

A

rna

115
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what are the nitrogenous bases?

A

purines and pyrimidines

116
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what are purines?

A

nitrogenous base with 2 rings
Adeline and Guanine

117
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What are pyrimidines?

A

nitrogenous bases with only 1 ring
Cytosine, Thymine, and uracile

118
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what are the bases in rna?

A

AGCU

119
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what are the bases in dna?

A

AGCT

120
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now are nucleotides on the same strand connected?

A

phosphodiester bonds

121
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what does the first nucleotide have?

A

5’ phosphate group

122
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what does the last nucleotide have?

A

a 3’ OH

123
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what does antiparallel mean?

A

one strand is flipped 180

124
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which is double stranded and has to be antiparalleled?

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dna

125
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in dna, what are opposite strands making the base pairs going to be connected by?

A

h bond because it is easily broken so it can unzip an zip back up

126
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why do nucleotides need strong bonds?

A

if not the dna will change

127
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what do phosphodiester bonds connect to and make sugar phosphate backbone?

A

bases in the same strand

128
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what are dnas complementary base pairs?

A

A, T
G,C

129
Q

what do genes code for?

A

protiens

130
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what is single stranded?

A

rna

131
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what is mRNA?

A

codes for protiens, messenger

132
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what is tRNA?

A

brings aa to ribosome during protein synthesis, transfer

133
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what is rRNA?

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structural part of ribosome, ribosomal

134
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what is snRNA?

A

in snRNPs and involved in rna splicing, small nuclear

135
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what are chemical properties of lipids?

A

usually large and hydrophobic

136
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examples of lipids

A

fats, oils, triglycerides, phospholipids, steroids, fatty acids

137
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what are the three lipid types?

A

triglycerides, phospholipids, steroids

138
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what are amphipatjic molecules?

A

some lipids, have a polar and nonpolar end

139
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example of amphipathic lipids

A

Fatty acids and phospholipids

140
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what are triglycerides function?
examples

A

store energy( think of stored food)
Fats and oils

141
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what is the triglyceride structure?

A

glycerol( a 3c alcohol) and 3 fatty acids (carboxyl group and long hydrocarbon chain)

142
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what are saturated fats?

A

solid at room temp (single bonds in fatty acids)

143
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what are saturated fats?

A

solid at room temp (single bonds in fatty acids)

144
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what are unsaturated fats?

A

liquid at room temp (at least one double or triple bond in fatty acids)

145
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saturated fats and unsaturated are

A

triglycerides

146
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what is a saturated fatty acid?

A

only single bonds in hydrocarbon chain, makes a straight molecule that can pack together tightly

147
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all 3 fatty acids are saturated

A

saturated fats

148
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has at least one unsaturated fatty acid

A

unsaturated fats

149
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what is a unsaturated fatty acid?

A

has at least one double or triple bond, add kink in molecules

150
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what is butter and cooking oil?

A

sat
Unsat

151
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what are phospholipids function?

A

component of membrane= phospholipid bilayer

152
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what are the two ends of a phospholipid?

A

charged and uncharged

153
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what is the phospholipid structure?

A

glycerol, 2 fatty acids, phosphate group, polar headgroup (small organic molecule) (charged or partially charged)

154
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why do phospholipids assemble in a bilayer?

A

the hydrophobic effect
the hydrophobic tails face each other and the heads are exposed to water

155
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how are the tails arranged in a phospholipid?

A

hydrophobic parts are tail to tail in the middle of the membrane

156
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how are the hydrophilic parts assembled on a phospholipid?

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on the outer and inner surface of membrane

157
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what is a steroids structure?

A

4 characteristic rings + side chain

158
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what is the function of steroids?

A

component of membrane, hormones

159
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steroids are a

A

lipid

160
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what are some sex hormones?

A

steroids

161
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Lipid function: membrane structure

A

phospholipids, cholesterol (a steroid)

162
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Lipid function: energy store

A

triglycerides (fats and oils)

163
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Lipid function: hormones

A

steroids

164
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Lipid function: pigments

A

chlorophyll, carotene

165
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which structure connects nearby AA and which one is distant?

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secondary
tertiary

166
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What is organic chemistry?

A

the beach of chemistry that focuses on the study of carbon containing compounds, analyzing their structure, properties, reactions, and compositions

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