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Lesson 2.3 Flashcards

1
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foundation of life

A

Carbon-based molecules

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2
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an atom that forms covalent bonds w/ up to 4 other carbon atoms

A

carbon atoms

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3
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____ atom have unique bonding properties

A

Carbon atoms

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4
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3 general types of structures

A

straight chain
branched chain
ring

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5
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made of many small subunits bonded together

A

carbon based molecules

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6
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the individual subunits

A

monomers

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7
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made of many monomers (subunits)

A

polymers

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8
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made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

A

carbohydrates

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9
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carbohydrates ratio of C,H,O

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1:2:1

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10
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Carbohydrates mainly include ________ and ________

A

sugar and starches

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11
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Carbohydrate’s polysaccharides include _____,_______,_______

A

starches, cellulose, and glycogen

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11
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Carbohydrate’s monosaccharides=__________

A

simple sugars

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12
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starches (polysaccharides) are energy stored in _______

A

plants

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13
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cellulose (polysaccharides) is the cell wall in ____

A

plants

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14
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glycogen (polysaccharides) is energy stored in __________

A

animals

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15
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Carbohydrates can be broken down for ____ ________

A

cell energy

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16
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non-polar molecules, include fats, oils, cholesterol

17
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many contain carbon chains=fatty acids

18
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fats and oils contain fatty acids bonded to

19
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two types of fatty acids

A

1) saturated
2) unsaturated

20
Q

what makes up all cell membranes

A

phospholipids

21
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______ break down as energy, make cell membranes, used to make hormones

22
Q

polymers made of amino acid monomers

23
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___ diff AA used to build proteins in organisms

24
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Monomer for Protein

A

amino acids (AA)

25
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amino acids are linked by ______ bonds

26
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Polymer for Protein

A

polypeptides

27
Q

Monomer of
Nucleic Acids

A

nucleotides

28
Q

Polymer for Nucleic Acids

29
Q

which is bigger purines or pryimidines

30
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what are the Purines

A

Adenine and Guanine

31
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What are the Pryimidines

A

Cytosine, Thymine, Oracle

32
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Which is Oracle

33
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Which is Thymine

34
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Purines ring #

A

2 rings in Nitro-Base

35
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Pyridines ring #

A

1 rings in Nitro-Base

36
Q

which builds proteins and is single stranded

36
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which stores genetic info and is double stranded

37
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Nucleic Acids are made of s____, ph______ g___, and N____-B______

A

sugar, phosphate group, and Nitrogen-Base

38
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nucleotide sugar:

A

Deoxyribose and Ribose

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