Lesson 8 Flashcards

1
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The study of organs that contain carbon

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Organic Compounds

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2
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It involves other chemical reactions

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Inorganic compounds

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3
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Chemistry of living cells

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Biochemistry

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4
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The branch of the science and chemistry that specializes in the “study of organic compounds”

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Organic chemistry

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5
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Three ways in which carbon atoms can bond together

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Single bond
Dourble bond
Triple bond

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6
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Two pairs of electrons

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Double bond

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7
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One pair of electrons

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Single bond

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8
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Three pairs of electrons

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Triple bond

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9
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An organic molecules that contain only carbons and hydrogen atoms

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Hydrocarbon

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10
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The study of biology at the molecular level and the chemistry of life

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Biochemistry

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11
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Usually large molecules is called

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Macromolecules

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12
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Macromolecules includes

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Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acid

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13
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Examples of biomolecules

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Vitamins
Enzymes
Hormones

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14
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Biomolecules that are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

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Carbohydrates

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15
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Ratio of carbohydrates

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1:2:1

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16
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Singles carbohydrates of sugar

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Monosaccharides

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17
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Consists of more than six monosaccharides

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Polysaccharides

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18
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Essential constituents of almost living cells

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Lipids

19
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Building blocks of lipids

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Fatty acids

20
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Building blocks of protein

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Amino acids

21
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Long chain carboxylic acids that are insoluble in water

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Fatty acids

22
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Fatty acids that are solid in room temperature

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Saturated Fatty Acids

23
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Fatty acids that are liquid in room temperature

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Polyunsaturated fatty acids

24
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Fatty acids that body cannot synthesize

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Essential fatty acids

25
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Consists of saturated fatty acid and a long chain alcohol

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Wax

26
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Common types of lipids

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Fats and oils / Triglycerides

27
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Abundant in the brain and in the myelin sheaths of nerves

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Glycolipids

28
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It include cholesterol, bile salts, fat soluble vitamins, and steroid hormones

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Steroids

29
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What are the steroid hormones for male

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Testosterone and androsterone

30
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Steroid hormoned produced by glands

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Aldosterone
Cortisone

31
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The substance of life

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Protein

32
Q

How many amino acids

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20 primary amino (11-NEAA 9-EAA
+ 3 secondary amino

33
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Amino acids become linked together by a covalent bond

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Peptide bond

34
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Formed by bonding two amino acids

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Dipeptide

35
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The biological catalysts

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Enzymes

36
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An agent that speeds up a chemical reaction

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Catalysts

37
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What are the nucleic acids

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DNA and RNA

38
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Molecule that contains the genes and genetic code

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DNA

39
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Building blocks of nucleic acids

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Nucleotides

40
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Who developed the Central Doma

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Francis Crick

41
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Six major chemical components

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Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Sulfur

42
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Complete collection of genes

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Genotypes

43
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The organisms’ physical traits, attributes, or characteristics

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Phenotype

44
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What are mutations

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Beneficial
Harmful
Silent