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Chemistry in Biology Flashcards

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carbon

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4 electrons, 4 covalent bonds, hydrophobic (equal, non-polar) or hydrophilic (unequal, polar), attaches to itself forming chains

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polymers

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made up of monomers

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monomers

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single unit

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carbohydrate monomer

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saccharide

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monosaccharide

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one unit of sugar

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disaccharide

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2 units

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polysaccharide

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3 or more units

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starch

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simplest polysaccharide; used for food storage in plants

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glycogen

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energy storage in animals

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cellulose

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plant cell wall structure

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chitin

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exoskeleton; fungi cell wall

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Lipids

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hydrophobic; fatty acids and glycerol monomers

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fats and oils

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single glycerol + 3 fatty acids

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saturated fatty acid

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no double bond, solid

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unsaturated fatty acid

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double bond, liquid

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cis-double bond

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bended chain

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trans-double bond

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straight chain

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phospholipids

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glycerol + 2 fatty acids + phosphate group, hydrophilic head, hydrophobic tail,

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wall formation

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heads on outside, tails on inside

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steroids

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mostly carbon and hydrogen

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hormones

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estrogen, testosterone

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Protein monomer and polymer

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monomer- amino acids; polymer- polypeptides

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levels

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primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary

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primary level

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arrangement of amino acids in a chain

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secondary level
spiral or fan
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tertiary level
arrangement of secondary structures
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quaternary level
multiple proteins arranged in a certain order
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denaturation
protein unravels and loses its shape
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nucleic acid monomer
nucleotide
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nucleotide
nitrogen base + pentose sugar + phosphate
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DNA
double helix, 2 nucleotide strands
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ATP
adenine base + ribose sugar + 3 phosphate (tri phosphate) most energy stored
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central dogma
DNA (transcription) > RNA (translation) > Protein (carries out instructions)
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ADP
adenine diphosphate- less energy stored
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AMP
adenine monophosphate little energy stored

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