Chemistry & Mitosis 9/5 class notes Flashcards

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Organic Chemistry

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Study of molecules made up of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen

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2
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What are the 3 classes of organic chemistry

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Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins

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3
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What is the smallest form of a carbohydrate

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Monosaccharides

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4
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How many carbons do monosaccaharides have

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6 - Hexoses

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5
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What are 3 examples of monosaccharides

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Fructose
Galactose
Gluclose

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6
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When ingested what does the liver convert into Gluclose

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Fructose & Galactose

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7
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What are 3 examples of Disaccharides

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Sucrose
Maltose
Lactose

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8
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What type of bond bonds disaccharides and polysaccharides

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Covalent bond - strongest bond , water cannot break down covalent bonds

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9
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What are Polysaccharides

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Chains of monosaccharides longer than 2

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10
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What are polysaccharides are found in plants

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Cellulose

Starch

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11
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How do plants store sugar

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As starch - potatoes, corn, wheat

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12
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What is plant sugar that cannot be broken down by human

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Cellulose - dietary fiber

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13
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What polysaccharides are found in Animals

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Glycogen - made form gluclose

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14
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What is Hydrophobic

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Hates water - Lipids

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15
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What are the 2 types of Lipids

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Cholesterol

Triglycerides

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16
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What is found in cell membranes and makes steroids

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Cholesterol

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17
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How many molecules of Glycerol are in a Triglyceride

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1 molecule of Glycerol

3 Fatty Acid tales

18
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What makes a fat saturated or unsaturates

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Saturated = Full of hydrogen 
Unsaturated = not full of hydrogen
19
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At room temperature what happens to saturated and unsaturated fats

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Saturated fats are solid

Unsaturated fats are liquid

20
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What are proteins made from

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Amino acids

21
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What are 3 essential amino acids

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Lycine
Isoleucine
Valine
Tryptophan

22
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What are 3 non-essential amino acids

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Alanine
Glutamine
Serine
Proline

23
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How many types of amino acids are there

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20 types
10 essential
10 non- essential

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What is the difference between essential and non-essential amino acids

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Essential amino acids must be consumed ( found in meats, quinoa)
Non-essential amino acids are produced in liver from essential amino acids

25
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What are the 3 main parts of a protein

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Carboxyl Group
Nitrogen group
Variable Group

26
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What is a peptide

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Short chain of amino acids 2-100 held together by a covalent bond called a peptide bond

27
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What is a peptide bond

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Covalent bond that holds together peptides and protein chains of amino acids

28
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What are Proteins and what are examples

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long chains of amino acids
Examples: 
Actin & Myosin
Enzymes
Antibodies
Hemoglobin
29
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Where are proteins produced

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In ribosomes

30
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What is a measure of hydrogen concentration

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pH Scale

31
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What does a low pH level indicate on the pH scale

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Higher amounts of hydrogen

32
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What does a high pH level indicate on the pH scale

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less free available hydrogen

33
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What is the timeline of a cell’s life called

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Cell Cycle

34
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What are the 4 phases of the Cell Cycle

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G1- First Gap Phase
S- Synthesis phase
G2-Second Gap Phase

35
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When does the Gap Zero phase occur

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during the G1 phase

Cell stops growing “rest phase”

36
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Which phase of cell cycle is the phase with normal growth and development

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First Gap Phase- G1

37
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How many chromosomes are in the G1 phase

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2n - 46 chromosomes (23 pairs)

38
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Which phase of the cell cycle is where replication of DNA happens

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S phase - Synthesis phase

39
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How many chromosomes are at end of S phase

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4n (92 chromosomes) 46 pairs

40
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Which phase of the cell cycle are organelles copied at?

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G2 phase- Second Gap Phase