Chapter 5 Flashcards

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

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Carbs, proteins, nucleic acid, lipids

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Giant molecule formed by the joining of smaller molecules

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Macromolecules

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Long molecule consisting of smaller molecules

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Polymer

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Building blocks of polymers

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Monomer

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Monomers are connected in what type of reaction?

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Dehydration synthesis

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

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Hydrolysis

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Polymers are converted to monomers in what type of reaction?

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Hydrolysis

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What are the monomers for all carbohydrates?

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Monosaccharides

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Lipids are linked together by what bond?

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Ester bonds

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Carbohydrates are linked together by what bond?

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Glycosidic linkages

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Carbonyl group within a carbon skeleton

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Ketone

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Carbonyl group at the end of a carbon skeleton

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Aldehyde

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What makes maltose?

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Glucose + glucose

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What makes sucrose?

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Glucose + fructose

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What makes lactose?

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Glucose + galactose

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Covalent bond formed between 2 monosaccharides by a dehydration reaction

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Glycosidic linkage

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What are examples of storage polysaccharides?

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starch, glycogen

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What are examples of structural polysaccharides?

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Cellulose, chitin

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Storage polysaccharaide produced by vertebrates that is stored in the liver

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Glycogen

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What makes up a lipid?

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3 fatty acids and glycerol

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Has all hydrogen bonds in a lipid

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Saturated

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Name 2 saturated fats

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Oil and plant fat

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Name an unsaturated fat

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Butter

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Has a double bond in a lipid
Unsaturated
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What is the function of fat?
Energy storage, cushions vital organs, body insulation
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Unsaturated fat formed artificially during the hydrogenation of oils
Trans fat
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Response of cell to chemical stimuli
Receptor proteins
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Supports (ex: keratin)
Structural proteins
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What are other examples of steroids?
Cholesterol, vertebrate sex hormone
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Selective acceleration of chemical reactions
Enzymatic protein
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Storage of amino acids
Storage protein
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Coordination of activities
Hormonal protein
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Movement
Contractile and motor protein
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Protects against diseases
Defensive protein
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Transport of substances
Transport protein
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Covalent bond between the carboxyl group on one amino acid and the amino group
Peptide bond
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Polymer of amino acid subunits connected in a specific sequence; chain of many amino acids
Polypeptide
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What are the 4 levels of protein structures?
Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary
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Protein loses its shape due to the disruption of weak chemical bonds and interactions
Denature
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Information storage (nucleic acid)
DNA
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Protein synthesis
RNA
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Energy transfer
ATP and ADP
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Adenine and guanine
Purine
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Cytosine and thymine
Pyrimidines
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What are nucleic acids made of?
Phosphate group and nitrogenous base
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What macromolecule always contain sulfur?
Nucleic acid
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What macromolecule always contain nitrogen?
Protein
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Organic molecule possessing both a carboxyl and an amino group; serves as the monomers of polypeptides
Amino Acid
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Having both a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region
Amphipathic
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A sugar (monosaccharide) or one of its dimers (dissacharides) or polymers (polysaccharides)
Carbohydrate
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A double sugar, consisting of two monosaccharides joined by a glycosidic linkage formed by dehydration synthesis
Disaccharide
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Carboxylic acide with a long carbon chain
Fatty acid
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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
Feedback inhibition
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Atom or group of atoms that has gained or lost one or more electrons
Ion
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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)
Metabolic pathway
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Simplest carbohydrate, active alone or serving as a monomer for disaccharides and polysaccharides
Monosaccharide
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Accumulation of an end product of a process slows the process
Negative feedback
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Serves as a blueprint for proteins and for all cellular activities
Nucleic Acid
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What makes up a nucleotide?
Nitrogenous base, phosphate group, ribose sugar
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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
Peptide bonds
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An end product of a process speeds up that process
Positive feedback
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Consists of one or more polypeptides folded and coiled into a specific 3D structure
Protein
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Lipid consisting of 3 fatty acids linked to one glycerol molecule
Triglyceride
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What are some examples of quaternary protein structures?
Collagen, hemoglobin
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Protein that has a long fiber shape
Fibrous protein
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Protein that has a spherical shape
Globular protein
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What is an example of a fibrous protein?
Actin, collagen
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What is an example of a globular protein?
Hemoglobin
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Lipids with a carbon skeleton with four fused rings and a small ACYL tail
Steroid
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What are the 5 nitrogenous bases?
Adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, uracil
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What makes up a nucleoside?
Nitrogenous base and sugar