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1
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What are ions?

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Atoms that have gained or losss a valence electrons

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2
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What are covalent bonds?

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Shares at least one pair of electrons

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3
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What are ionic bonds?

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One electrons takes away from another electrons.
Ionic bonds don’t share

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4
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What does OILRIG mean

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An atom that gains an electron is reduced
An atom that losesman
Oxidation is Loss
Reduction is Gain

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5
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What does OILRIG mean

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An atom that gains an electron is reduced
An atom that losesman
Oxidation is Loss
Reduction is Gain

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6
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What is a bond?

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A force of attraction between atoms or ions
Thus it is energy

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7
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Where is energy in ATP held?

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In the high energy bonds between phosphate groups

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8
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What does it mean when something has a high phosphate group?

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It means that they are unstable and can be easily broken
This is good because it makes it easier to release energy

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9
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Why is water polar?

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The atoms are negatively difference
Hydrogen atoms are partial positive charge
Oxygen atoms are partial negative charge

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10
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What bonds are intermolecular and intramolecular?

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Hydrogen bonds are intermolecular within 2 molecules of water
Oxygen bonds are intramolecular within 1 molecule of water

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11
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What are characteristics of water?

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High specific heat
High heat of vaporization
Capillary action: allows water to be moved up through plants

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12
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What is the difference between hydrophobic and hydropholic?

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Hydrophobic does not dissolve in water and hydropholic dissolves in water

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13
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What is an acid?

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A substrate that can donate protons

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14
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What is a base?

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A substance that can accept protons

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15
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What is dehydration synthesis?

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The formation of a larger molecule with the release of water molecules

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16
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What’ is hydrolysis

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The break down of a chemical bond in the presence of water

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17
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What are the elements of life

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CHONP
CARBON
HYDROGEN
OXYGEN
NITROGEN
PHOSPHORUS

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18
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WHAT ARE FUNCTIONS OPF CARBOHYDRATES?

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Source of cellular fuel(glucose)
Structural molecules

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19
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Monsahacride

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20
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Disaccharides

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21
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What are the three important disahcrides

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Sucrose
Maltose
Glucose

22
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What is the suffix used for enzymes

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ASE

23
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What polysaccharides does plants make?

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Starch

24
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What is the central dogma of biology

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DNA-RNA-PROTEIN

25
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What is the strand for dna and rna

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DNA- double stranded
RNA-single stranded

26
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Where does translation take place?

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On the ribosome

27
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What does the transcription bubble contain?

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RNA, dna template and rna transcripts

28
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How many rna polymerase does prokaryotes have?

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One

29
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How many rna polymerase does eukaryotes have?

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Three

30
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What a thefunctions of the ribosome

A

Forms peptide bonds
Decodes the transcribes message

31
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Are lipids polar and non polar

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Polar

32
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Why don’t oil and water mix?

A

Water is polar and oil is non polar

33
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What a re the main functions of triglycerides

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Energy storage
Insulation
Protection

34
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What is the structure of steroids?

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Interlocking four ring with differing functional group attached

35
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What are the functions of nucleic acids

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Information storage
Energy carriers
Electron carriers

36
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What does tRNA do

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Brings amino acids to the right location when needed

37
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What is the structure of protein?

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Amine+carbonyl=peptide bond

38
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Here are motifs found?

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In the secondary structure

39
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What are the 6 functions of membrane proteins?

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Transport
Receptors for signal transduction
Attachment to cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix
Enzymatic activity
Intercellular joining
Cell-cell recognization

40
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What is diffusion?

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Molecules move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

41
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What is osmosis?

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Diffusion of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane

42
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What is facilitated diffusion

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It is the same as diffusion however the molecules require a protein helper.

43
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What are the three basic part of human cells?

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PLASMA MEBMRANE
CYTOPLASM
NUCLEUS

44
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What are the functions of membrane proteins

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Transport
Cell cell recognition
Intercellular joining
Enzymatic activity
Attachment to cytoskeleton
Receptors for signal transduction

45
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What are the functions of membrane proteins

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Transport
Cell cell recognition
Intercellular joining
Enzymatic activity
Attachment to cytoskeleton
Receptors for signal transduction

46
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Hyper
ISO

47
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In

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48
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In

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