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Lecture 2 Flashcards

1
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All contain CHO

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Organic Compounds

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2
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Types of Organic Compounds

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Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
ATP
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3
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Chainlike molecules made of repeating units called monomers

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Polymer

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4
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Organic molecules are made by

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Dehydration Synthesis

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5
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Removal of OH from one monomer and removal of H from the other

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Dehydration Synthesis

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6
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Polymers are broken down by

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Hydrolysis

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7
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Monomers are released by the addition of a water molecule, adding OH to one monomer and H to the other

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Hydrolysis

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8
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Contains CHO in 1:2:1 ratio

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Carbohydrates

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9
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Function of carbohydrates

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Main fuel for cells

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10
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Types of Carbohydrates

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Monosaccharides
Disaccharides
Polysaccharides

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11
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Simple sugars

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Monosaccharides

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12
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Examples of simple sugars

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Glucose
Galactose
Fructose
Deoxyribose

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13
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Double sugars

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Disaccharides

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14
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Examples of double sugars

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Sucrose
Lactose
Maltose

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15
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Polymer (many sugars linked)

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Polysaccharides

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16
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Storage carb in plants

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Starch

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17
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Storage carb in animal tissues

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Glycogen

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18
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Contains CHO (much more CH than O)

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Lipids

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19
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Functions of Lipids

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Store energy
Cell membranes
Hormones

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20
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Types of lipids:

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Triglycerides
Phospholipids
Steroids
Eicosanoids

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21
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Fatty acid + glycerol

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Triglycerides

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22
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Examples of triglycerides

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Oils

Fats

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23
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Types of fats:

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Saturated
Unsaturated
Trans
Omega-3

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24
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Lipid bilayer in cell membranes

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Phospholipids

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25
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Examples of steroids

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Cholesterol

Hormones

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26
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Prostaglandins

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Eicosanoids

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27
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Examples of prostaglandins:

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Blood clotting
Blood pressure
Inflammation
Labor

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28
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Three fatty acid chains are bound to glycerol bu dehydration synthesis

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Triglyceride Formation

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29
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Two fatty acid chains and a phosphorus-containing group are attched to the glycerol backbone

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Phospholipid Molecule

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30
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Form interlocking hydrocarbon rings

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Steroid Structure

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31
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Good Fats

A

Polyunsaturates

Monounsaturates

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32
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Bad Fats

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Saturated

Trans

33
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Contains CHON (+ some SP)

34
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Monomer protein

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Amino acid

35
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Monomer protein

A

Amino acid

36
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Functions of Proteins:

A 
Enzymes
Hormones
Transport
Immunity
Movement
Support
37
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Enzymes

38
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Hormones

39
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Transport

A

Hemoglobin

40
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Immunity

A

Antibodies

41
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Movement

42
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Support

43
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Structural Levels of Proteins

A

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary

44
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Amino acid sequence
Forms polypeptide
20 different amino acids

45
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Amino acids are linked by

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Peptide Bonds

46
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Hydrogen bonds make spirals and sheets

47
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Spirals

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Alpha-helix

48
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Sheets

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Beta-pleated sheet

49
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More folding to produce globular (compact, ball-like) molecule

50
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2+polypeptides

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Quaternary

51
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Two types of proteins

A

Fibrous

Globular

52
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Structural

A

Fibrous Proteins

53
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Examples of fibrous proteins

A

Collagen

Keratin

54
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Functional

A

Globular Proteins

55
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Examples of Globular Proteins

A

Antibodies

Enzymes

56
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Proteins unfolds and loses 3D shape

A

Protein Denaturation

57
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Causes of protein denaturation

A

Decrease in pH

Increase in Temperature

58
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Change in structure results to

A

Change in function

59
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Contains CHONP

A

Nucleic Acids

60
Q

Monomer nucleic acid

A

Nucleotide

61
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Components of a nucleotide

A

Sugar
Phosphate
Nitrogen Base

62
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Function of nucleic acids

A

Store hereditary information

63
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Types of nucleic acids

64
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Instructions for building proteins
Double stranded (double helix)
65
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Sugar DNA

A

Deoxyribose

66
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Bases of DNA

67
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Complimentary

A

A - T

G - C

68
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Carry info from DNA to ribosomes

Single-stranded

69
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Sugar RNA

70
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Bases of RNA

71
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Types of RNA

A

mRNA
tRNA
rRNA

72
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Adenine base + ribose + 3 phosphates

A

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

73
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Function of ATP

A

Main energy compound of cells

74
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ATP =

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ADP + Pi + energy

75
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Speeds up chemical reactions, but not used up or changed

A

Biological Catalyst

76
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Biological Catalyst lowers

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Activation energy

77
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What an enzyme acts on

78
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Where substrate binds (very specific shape to fit substrate)

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Active site

79
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Enzyme are proteins affected by

A

pH

Temperature

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