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Function of cellulose

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Strengthens plant cell walls

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What is the function of monosaccharides and disaccharides?

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Fuel; carbon source that can be converted to other molecules or combined into polymers

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What is the function of starch?

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Stores glucose for energy

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What is the function of glycogen?

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Stores glucose for energy

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What are the types of lipids?

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  • triacylglycerols (fats/oils) glycerol + 2 fatty acids
  • phospholipids (phosphate group + 2 fatty acids)
  • steroids (4 fused rings with attached chemical groups)
  • fat soluble vitamins
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What is the function of triacylglycerols

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Important energy source (more than glucose because of long C chains as opposed to 6 carbons)

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What is the function of phospholipids?

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Lipid bilayer of membranes, structural function

Long fatty acid chain

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What is the function of steroids?

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  • components of cell membranes (cholesterol) structural function
  • signalling molecules that travel through the body (hormones) and regulatory function
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What is the function of structural proteins?

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Provide structural support

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What is the function of regulatory proteins (peptide hormones)

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Coordinate organismal responses

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Function of motor proteins

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Function in cell movement

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Function of transport proteins

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Transport substances

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What is the function of protective proteins

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Fight infections (immune system)

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What is the function of storage proteins

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Store amino acids

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What is the function of defence proteins?

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Protect against disease

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What is the function of DNA?

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Stores hereditary information

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What is the function of RNA

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Various functions during gene expression, including carrying instructions from DNA to ribosomes

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What are the atomic constituents of the human body (of biological macromolecules)

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  • oxygen
  • carbon
  • hydrogen
  • nitrogen
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What are the molecular building blocks?

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  • amino acids
  • nucleobases
  • simple carbohydrates
  • lipids
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What do amino acids go through polymerisation to form?

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Proteins (macromolecule = polymer)

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Nucleobases go through polymerisation to form?

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DNA and RNA (nucleic acid) (macromolecule = polymer)

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What do simple carbohydrates go through polymerisation to form?

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Complex carbohydrates (macromolecule = polymer)

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What are macromolecules?

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  • proteins
  • DNA/RNA (nucleic acids)
  • complex carbohydrates (polysaccharides)
  • lipids (non-polymeric biomolecule)
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What is a biomolecule?

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Any type of molecule produced by a living organism

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What are the 4 levels of carbohydrates?

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  1. Monosaccharides (simple = sugars)
  2. Disaccharides (simple = sugars)
  3. Oligosaccarides (complex carbs)
  4. Polysaccharides (complex carbs)
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What are the types of monosaccharides? (Single unit building block of carbohydrates)

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Hexose: (building block higher order carbs)
- glucose
- fructose
- galactose
Pentose: (part of larger molecules)
- deoxyribose (part of DNA nucleotide)
- ribose (part of RNA nucleotide)
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What makes up a disaccharide?

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Two monosaccharides

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What are the types of disaccharides?

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  • glucose + fructose = sucrose
  • galactose + glucose = lactose
  • glucose + glucose = maltose
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What is a feature of hexose monosaccharides?

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They are the 3 most common building blocks in the body

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What is the only difference between the two pentose monosaccharides?

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One for RNA and one for DNA

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What are oligodaccharides made up of?

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3-10 monosaccharides

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What are polysaccharides made up of?

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More than 10 monosaccharides

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What are the 3 different types of polysaccharides?

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  • starch
  • glycogen
  • cellulose
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What are the two types of starch?

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  • amylose

- amylopectin

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Is starch a plant or animal carbohydrate?

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What is starch made up of?

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Glucose monomers linked with an (alpha) 1-4 glycosidic bond

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Can the glycosidic bonds in starch molecules be easily broken? How and why?

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Yes by enzymes the release glucose for energy

37
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Is glycogen an animal or plant carbohydrate?

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What is glycogen made up of?

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Glucose monomers linked with alpha 1-4 glycosidic bonds

39
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Can the glycosidic bonds in glycogen be broken easily? How and why?

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Yes by enzymes to release glucose for energy

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Is cellulose a plant or animal carbohydrate?

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What is cellulose made up of?

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Glucose monomers linked with a beta 1-4 glycosidic bond

42
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Can the glycosidic bonds in cellulose be broken down easily?

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No enzymes can’t break the bonds for energy

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What forms can the glucose monomers be in?

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Linear or ring

44
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What are the two different glucose monomer ring structures?

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  • alpha (OH group only down)

- beta (OH group only up)

45
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Are there more than one linear structures of glucose monomers?

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What are the functions of carbohydrates?

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  • cell recognition
  • storage of glucose (alpha - starch plant, glycogen animal)
  • structure (cellulose plants)
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Are lipids polymers?

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How do lipids and water behave together

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They do not mix (oil)

- lipids are hydrophobic

49
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What are the 3 functions of lipids?

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  • structural
  • regulatory (testosterone/oestrogen)
  • energy
50
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What are the two nucleic acids?

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  • DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

- RNA (ribonucleic acid)

51
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What do nucleotides form?

A

Nucleic acids (polymers)

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What are proteins?

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Molecules by which cells perform their functions in the whole organism

53
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What is the process from DNA to a protein?

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A gene in DNA transcribes to a mRNA

- which transcribes to a protein

54
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How many different amino acids are there? How are they different?

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20 different

Differ by the R group (side chain)

55
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How many protein coding genes are in the body?

56
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How many unique proteins are there in the human body?

57
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Genes give rise to proteins, one or many?

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One or many proteins

58
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What are some functions of proteins?

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  • structural
  • regulatory
  • contractile
  • transport
59
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Why does the plasma membrane have a selective barrier?

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  • oxygen
  • nutrients
  • waste
60
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What is the structure of the plasma membrane?

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Double layer phospholipids

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What about the plasma membrane restricts the size a cell can be?

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The surface area because only so many reactions can occur by things transporting through the membrane

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What is the cytoplasm?

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Everything inside the plasma membrane (cytosol and organelles)
Excluding the nucleus

63
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What is the cytosol?

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Gel fluid

Contains ions/water/proteins

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What is the cytoplasm doing constantly?

65
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What is the approximate pH of the cytoplasm?

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What are ribosomes made of?

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Ribosomal RNA and protein (not organelles surrounded by membrane)

67
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What do the ribosomes do?

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Carry out protein synthesis

68
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Where are the ribosomes free?

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In the cytosol

69
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Where are the ribosomes bound?

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Outside of ER or nuclear envelope

CELS191 (11 decks)

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