Intro To Cellular And Metabolic Bio chem Flashcards

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Prokaryotic cells are: (3)

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  • Cells of bacteria
  • Have no clearly defined cell walls
  • No clearly defined nucleus nor membrane bound organelles.
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2
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Animal cells lack a…..

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Cell wall

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3
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Plasmodesmata

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A path of chemical communication for plants between adjacent cells.

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4
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Phototroph

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Produce energy from sunlight or photons.

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5
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What is biochemistry

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  • Chemical basis of life

- molecules that occur in living systems and the chemical reactions that they are involved in

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6
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Primary metabolism molecules

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Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleus acids

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7
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Saturated hydrocarbon contains ……….

When compared to unsaturated?

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Only contain carbon - carbon single bonds

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8
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Alkanes are…… they have ……. Carbon bonds and the general molecular formula is…….: (3)

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  • hydrocarbons
  • contain only single carbon bonds
  • CnH2n+2
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9
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What is an alkyl group?

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A side chain/ functional group of an organic chemical that contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms.

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10
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Structural isomers are

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Compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formula.

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11
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Alkane (halogen) Substitution reaction

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Bonds in an alkane are broken and new bonds are formed between a carbon and a halogen atom.

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12
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Alkenes general properties (4)

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  • they have only carbon and hydrogen atoms and have atleast one double carbon-carbon bond
  • they are colourless
  • relatively low melting points
  • they are insoluble in water
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13
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When naming alkenes the numbering begins from the closest……

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Double carbon bond end.

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14
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When naming alkanes the numbering begins from the closest ……..

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functional group end, giving that functional group the lowest possible number.

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15
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Benzene properties

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  • aromatic molecule

- does not behave as if it has three single and three double bonds, but behaves as if all carbon bonds are the same.

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16
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The Properties of Hydroxyl

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Hydrogen bonding ability. Alcohol group

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17
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The Properties of Aldehyde

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Reactivity of varying types, O double covalent bond to C, forms after alcohol oxidation. -CHO

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18
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The Properties of Ketone

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Similar properties to aldehyde but not as reactive, formed through oxidation of secondary alcohols. CO

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19
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The Properties of Carboxyl

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Hydrogen bonding and acidic properties, -COOH

20
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The Properties of Methyl

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Hydrophibic

21
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The Properties of Ethyl

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Hydrophobic

22
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The Properties of Phenyl

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Aromatic properties

23
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The Properties of Esters

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Extension of structure through an oxygen bridge, when a carboxylic forms with an alcohol. Condensation reaction

24
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The Properties of Ether

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Another way of using oxygen to extend covalent structure, C-O-C bonds.

25
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The Properties of Amino

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Hydrogen bonding and basic properties

26
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The Properties of Amido

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Hydrogen bonding ability

27
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The properties of Sulphydryl

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Ability to form links through disulphide bonds

28
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The properties of Disulphide

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Extension of structure through a disulphide bridge

29
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Bulk Elements (10)

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Na, K, H, Ca, C, N, O, P, S, Cl

30
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Trace Elements (9 +)

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Mg, Mn, fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Mo, Zn, Se etc.

31
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Primary alcohol

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  • OH group attached to a carbon that has one other bond to a carbon.
32
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secondary alcohol

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  • OH group attached to a carbon that has bonds to 2 seperate carbon atoms.
33
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tertiary alcohol

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  • OH group attached to a carbon that has bonds to 3 seperate carbon atoms.
34
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naming/numbering carbons in alcohols

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must number with the OH group as the lowest possible number.

35
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COOH

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carboxylic acid group (ic)

36
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OH

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Alcohol

37
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C-O-C

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Ether

38
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-CHO (double bond between C and O

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(Al)dehyde (al)

39
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-RRCO or -CO (double bond)

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Ket(one) (naming one)

40
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-COO (one O bond is double)

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Ester (ate)

41
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-NH2

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amino (amine)

42
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Amino acids contain

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an amino group NH2 and a carboxylic acid group. COOH

43
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Metabolism can be devided into 2 components:

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anabolism and catabolism

44
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anabolism

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describes building up or synthetic processes

45
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catabolism describes

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breaking down or degradative processes.

46
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four general categories that require energy for cells to function…

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  1. for synthesis of new chemical bonds.
  2. transport of molecules or ions against concentration gradients.
  3. movement (musculoskeletal or circulation)
  4. maintenance of equilibrium (temp etc.)
47
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Compartmentalisation in the cell,

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the way organelles in eukaryotic cells live and work in separate areas within the cell in order to perform their specific functions more efficiently