intro: Org & Bio Chem Flashcards

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The application of chemistry to the study of biological processes at the cellular and molecular level.

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Biochemistry

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2
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Primary Areas of biochemistry (3)

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Structural and Functional
Information
Bioenergetics

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3
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  • All living things make use of the same types of ___, and all use energy
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  • All living things make use of the same types of biomolecules, and all use energy
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4
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Levels of Structural Organization in the Human Body

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Atoms -> Molecules -> Macromolecules -> Organells -> Cell -> Tissue -> Organ -> Body System

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5
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Foundations of Biochemistry (4)

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Cellular Foundations
*Chemical Foundations
*Physical Foundations
*Genetic and Evolutionary Foundations

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6
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concentrated aqueous solution (enzymes,
coenzymes, RNA, inorganic ions, metabolites etc

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Cytosol

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8
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Classification of prokaryotes depending of the habitats: aerobic and anaerobic

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Cellular Foundations

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9
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T or F
Cells buils supramolecular structures

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TRUE

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10
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T or F
Cellular make up the living organisms are mostly organic compound (biomolecules)

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11
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Most abundant elements in the cells (4)

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Hydrogen
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen

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12
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are group of atoms that show characteristic of physical and chemical properties

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Fictional Groups

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13
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Macromolecules

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Protein
Nucleic acids (DNA&RNA)
Polysaccharide
Lipids

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14
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– enzyme, structural function,
transport, signal transduction etc.

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Protein

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15
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storage and transmission of genetic information

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Nucleic Acids (DNA & RNA)

16
Q

T or F

Polysaccharides – energy storage

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True

17
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constituent of membrane and energy storage

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Lipids

18
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provides opportunity for evolution

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Mutations

19
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generation of organic compounds under primitive atmospheric conditions

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Chemical Evolution

20
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photosynthetic bacteria and multicellular eukaryotes

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Biological Evolution

21
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• The branch of chemistry that deals with carbon compounds

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Organic Chemistry