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1
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What are the 4 classes of large molecules for all living things?

A

Carbs, proteins, nucleic acid, lipids

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2
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Giant molecule formed by the joining of smaller molecules

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Macromolecules

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3
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Long molecule consisting of smaller molecules

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Polymer

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4
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Building blocks of polymers

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Monomer

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5
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Monomers are connected in what type of reaction?

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Dehydration synthesis

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6
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2 molecules become covalently bonded together with the removal of a water molecule

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Dehydration reaction

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7
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Bond between 2 monomers is broken by an addition of a water molecule

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Hydrolysis

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8
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Polymers are converted to monomers in what type of reaction?

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Hydrolysis

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9
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What are the monomers for all carbohydrates?

A

Monosaccharides

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10
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Lipids are linked together by what bond?

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Ester bonds

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11
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Carbohydrates are linked together by what bond?

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Glycosidic linkages

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12
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Carbonyl group within a carbon skeleton

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Ketone

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13
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Carbonyl group at the end of a carbon skeleton

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Aldehyde

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14
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What makes maltose?

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Glucose + glucose

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15
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What makes sucrose?

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Glucose + fructose

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16
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What makes lactose?

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Glucose + galactose

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17
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Covalent bond formed between 2 monosaccharides by a dehydration reaction

A

Glycosidic linkage

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18
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What are examples of storage polysaccharides?

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starch, glycogen

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19
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What are examples of structural polysaccharides?

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Cellulose, chitin

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20
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Storage polysaccharaide produced by vertebrates that is stored in the liver

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Glycogen

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21
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What makes up a lipid?

A

3 fatty acids and glycerol

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22
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Has all hydrogen bonds in a lipid

A

Saturated

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23
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Name 2 saturated fats

A

Oil and plant fat

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24
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Name an unsaturated fat

A

Butter

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25
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Has a double bond in a lipid

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Unsaturated

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26
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What is the function of fat?

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Energy storage, cushions vital organs, body insulation

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27
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Unsaturated fat formed artificially during the hydrogenation of oils

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Trans fat

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28
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Response of cell to chemical stimuli

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Receptor proteins

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29
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Supports (ex: keratin)

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Structural proteins

30
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What are other examples of steroids?

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Cholesterol, vertebrate sex hormone

31
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Selective acceleration of chemical reactions

A

Enzymatic protein

32
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Storage of amino acids

A

Storage protein

33
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Coordination of activities

A

Hormonal protein

34
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Movement

A

Contractile and motor protein

35
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Protects against diseases

A

Defensive protein

36
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Transport of substances

A

Transport protein

37
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Covalent bond between the carboxyl group on one amino acid and the amino group

A

Peptide bond

38
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Polymer of amino acid subunits connected in a specific sequence; chain of many amino acids

A

Polypeptide

39
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What are the 4 levels of protein structures?

A

Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary

40
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Protein loses its shape due to the disruption of weak chemical bonds and interactions

41
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Information storage (nucleic acid)

42
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Protein synthesis

43
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Energy transfer

A

ATP and ADP

44
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Adenine and guanine

45
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Cytosine and thymine

A

Pyrimidines

46
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What are nucleic acids made of?

A

Phosphate group and nitrogenous base

47
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What macromolecule always contain sulfur?

A

Nucleic acid

48
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What macromolecule always contain nitrogen?

49
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Organic molecule possessing both a carboxyl and an amino group; serves as the monomers of polypeptides

A

Amino Acid

50
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Having both a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region

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Amphipathic

51
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A sugar (monosaccharide) or one of its dimers (dissacharides) or polymers (polysaccharides)

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Carbohydrate

52
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A double sugar, consisting of two monosaccharides joined by a glycosidic linkage formed by dehydration synthesis

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Disaccharide

53
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Carboxylic acide with a long carbon chain

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Fatty acid

54
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Method of metabolic control in which the end product of a metabolic pathway acts as a inhibitor of an enzyme within that enzyme

A

Feedback inhibition

55
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Atom or group of atoms that has gained or lost one or more electrons

56
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A series of chemical reactions that either builds a complex molecule (anabolic) or breaks down a complex molecule to simpler molecules (catabolic)

A

Metabolic pathway

57
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Simplest carbohydrate, active alone or serving as a monomer for disaccharides and polysaccharides

A

Monosaccharide

58
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Accumulation of an end product of a process slows the process

A

Negative feedback

59
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Serves as a blueprint for proteins and for all cellular activities

A

Nucleic Acid

60
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What makes up a nucleotide?

A

Nitrogenous base, phosphate group, ribose sugar

61
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Covalent bond between the carboxyl group on one amino acid and the amino group of the other, formed by dehydration synthesis

A

Peptide bonds

62
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An end product of a process speeds up that process

A

Positive feedback

63
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Consists of one or more polypeptides folded and coiled into a specific 3D structure

64
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Lipid consisting of 3 fatty acids linked to one glycerol molecule

A

Triglyceride

65
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What are some examples of quaternary protein structures?

A

Collagen, hemoglobin

66
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Protein that has a long fiber shape

A

Fibrous protein

67
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Protein that has a spherical shape

A

Globular protein

68
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What is an example of a fibrous protein?

A

Actin, collagen

69
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What is an example of a globular protein?

A

Hemoglobin

70
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Lipids with a carbon skeleton with four fused rings and a small ACYL tail

71
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What are the 5 nitrogenous bases?

A

Adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, uracil

72
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What makes up a nucleoside?

A

Nitrogenous base and sugar

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