Life at the Cellular Level 2 Flashcards

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<p>What are the 10 elements that are normally found in structural parts of organisms?</p>

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<p>H, C, N, O, Na, P, S, Cl, K and Ca</p>

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<p>How many trace elements are needed in small amounts?</p>

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<p>12</p>

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<p>What are 99% of our cells composed of?</p>

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<p>H, N, C and O</p>

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<p>What are H, N, C and O found in 99% of our cells?</p>

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<p>Because they are the lightest atoms which can form the strongest bonds (H forms 1, O forms 2, N forms 3 and C forms 4)</p>

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<p>Why does carbon form the bases of all biomolecules?</p>

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<p>Because it is so versitle, being able to form 4 bonds</p>

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<p>What defines a molecules function?</p>

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<p>Its functional group</p>

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<p>What are some functional groups?</p>

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<p>Hydroxyl (polar, hydrogen bonds, linkage by dehydration)</p>

<p>Aldehyde (C=O very reactive)</p>

<p>Keto (C=O very reactive)</p>

<p>Carboxyl (hydrogen bonding, polar)</p>

<p>Amide (hydrogen bonds)</p>

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What does the hydroxyl functional group look like?

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What does the aldehyde functional group look like?

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What does the keto functional group look like?

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What does the carboxyl functional group look like?

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What does the amide functional group look like?

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<p>Why is the polarity of carbon critical to function?</p>

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<p>C-C and C-H are relatively stable or share e-evenly</p>

<p>C-O or C-N o C-functional group are highly polar which allows carbons bond reactivity</p>

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<p>Does funcition also depend on how groups are arranged in a molecule?</p>

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<p>Yes</p>

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<p>What is configuration?</p>

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<p>The final arrangement of atoms in a molecule</p>

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<p>Why is C=C a rigid conformation?</p>

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<p>Because cannot move freely around a double bond so can only have two distinct configurations</p>

<p>trans</p>

<p>cis</p>

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<p>How do you convert between trans and cis configurations?</p>

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<p>By breaking and reforming the bonds</p>

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<p>C an be a chiral centre, what are the two forms?</p>

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<p>Laevo (left handed)</p>

<p>Dextro (right handed)</p>

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<p>Is the difference between laevo and dextro important?</p>

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<p>Yes, all proteins are made from L-amino acids</p>

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<p>What is conformation?</p>

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<p>The precise arrangement of atoms in a molecule</p>

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<p>What is a property of bonds that can rotate freely?</p>

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<p>They can form many different conformations without breaking and reforming bonds</p>

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<p>What dictates how freely bonds can rotate?</p>

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<p>Interaction of groups, certain conformations are favoured</p>

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<p>What are the five chemical reactions of life?</p>

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<p>Redox reactions</p>

<p>Making and breaking C-C bonds</p>

<p>Internal rearrangement</p>

<p>Group transfers</p>

<p>Condensation and hydrolysis reactions</p>

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<p>What are redox reactions?</p>

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<p>Redox reactions involve oxidation (loss of electrons) or reduction (gain of electrons)</p>

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Is every reduction accompanied by oxidation and vice versa?

Yes

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What is condensation?

Addition reaction that produces water

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What is hydrolysis?

Reaction involving breaking a bond in a molecule using water

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What are proteins?

Polymers of amino acid monomers linked by peptide bonds

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What is a monomer?

A molecule that is able to bond in a long chain

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What is a polymer?

A substance whose molecular structure is built up from a large number of similar units bonded together

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What are nucleic acids?

Polymers of nuceotide monomers linked 3', 5'-phosphodiester bonds

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What does a diagram of a nucleotide look like?
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What are the two kinds of bases in nucleic acids?

Pyrimidines (flat single rings such as cytosine, thymine and uracil)

Purines (flat double ring such as adenine and guanine)

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What does a diagram showing the conversion of a base to a nucleotide look like?
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What does the flat planer structure of bases allow DNA to do?

Form the double helix

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What is the reason behind base pairing?

A and T can form two bonds

G and C can form three bonds

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How is RNA different form DNA

Single stranded

Ribose sugar instead of deoxyribose

Uracil (U) base replaces thymine (T)

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How do double stranded segments of RNA form?

Sequences of RNA nucleotide pair with one another

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What are polyaccharides?

Polymers of sugar monomers linked by glucosidic bonds

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What are examples of polysaccharides? 

Starch and glycogen

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Why is D-glucose terms a reducing sugar?

Linear form containing an aldehyde can be oxidised

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What are properties of glycose polymers?

Formed from condensation reaction between glucose monomers

Monomers are in cyclic form except the end monomer which is linear and known as a reducing end

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What are lipids?

Molecules that contain hydrocarbons and is souble in nonpolar solvents

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What do saturated and unsaturated lipids look like?
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What do more double carbon bonds do to a lipid?

Molecule becomes less linear and more bent

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What are some classes of lipids?

Triacylglycerides

Phopholipids 

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What are properties of triacylglyderides?

Act as storage lipids, releasing a lot of energy when broken down

Non polar

Three fatty acid chains linked to glycerol 

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What are properties of phospholipids?

Have a hydrophilic head group attracted to glycerol, making them polar

Tail composed of two hydrophobic fatty acid chains