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MACRO MOLECULES OF LIFE Flashcards

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  • are large molecules composed of thousands of covalently connected atoms
  • molecular structure and function are INSEPARABLE
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MACRO MOLECULES

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  • the building blocks of our body
  • are important in our biological processes such as, but not limited to; cellular respiration, inheritance, gene expression, and immune response
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BIOMOLECULES

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4 TYPES OF BIOMOLECULES

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CARBOHYDRATES
LIPIDS
PROTEINS
NUCLEIC ACID

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small building block molecules

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MONOMER

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a LONG MOLECULE consisting of many similar building blocks

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POLYMER

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are polymers built from monomers

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MACROMOLECULES

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most abundant biomolecules in Earth

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CARBOHYDRATES

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Carbohydrates is commonly called as

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sugars

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energy sources and structural component of cell wall in plants and fungi

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CARBOHYDRTAES

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critical components of nucleic acid

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CARBOHYDRATES

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  • simple sugars
  • single sugars in Greek
  • simplest carbohydrates
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MONOSACCHARIDES

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monosaccharides are composed of how many atoms

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3 or more carbon atoms

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2 types of monosaccharides

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  1. ALDOSES
  2. KETOSES
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a type of monosaccharides which has an ALDEHYDE GROUP

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ALDOSES

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a type of monosaccharides which has an KETONE GROUP

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KETOSES

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body’s MAJOR FUEL to provide energy; formed in the body through starch digestion

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GLUCOSE

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fruit sugar; sweetest of the simple sugar

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FRUCTOSE

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18
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milk sugar; synthesized in the mammary glands to make lactose of milk

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GALACTOSE

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19
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is formed when a DEHYDRATION REACTION joins TWO MONOSACCHARIDES

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DISSACHARIDES

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glucose
fructose
galactose

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MONOSACCHARIDES

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sucrose
lactose
maltose

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DISACCHARIDES

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this covalent bond (disaccharides) is called a _______ (joins a carbohydrate molecule to another condensation process)

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GLYCOSIDIC LINKAGE

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23
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glucose and fructose (most commonly known as TABLE SUGAR)

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SUCROSE

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24
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glucose and galactose (milk)

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LACTOSE

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25
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glucose and glucose (malt and germinating cereals)

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MALTOSE

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a carbohydrate whose molecules upon HYDROLYSIS, yields TWO TO TEN MONOSACCHARIDE molecules

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OLIGOSACCHARIDES

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oligosaccharides are usually attached to ____ or ____

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PROTEINS (glycoproteins) or LIPIDS (glycolipids)

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are ABUNDANT IN CELL MEMBRANE and NEEDED IN CELL RECOGNITION AND COMMUNICATION

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GLYCOPROTEINS AND GLYCOLIPIDS

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HUNDRED OR MORE carbohydrates are joined together by glycosidic linkage
- for storage and structure

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POLYSACCHARIDES

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30
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a stored form of sugars in plants

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STARCH

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31
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a mixture of amylase and amylopectin

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STARCH

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32
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most abundant biological molecule in nature

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CELLULOSE

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33
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Cellulose in human food passes through the ______ as ______

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digestive tract as insoluble fiber

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some microbes use ___ to digest cellulose

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enymes

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35
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some microbes use ___ to digest cellulose

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enzymes

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36
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MAJOR SUBSTANCE OF EXOSKELETON of arthropods and mollusks

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CHITIN

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provides STRUCTURAL SUPPORT for the cell wall of many fungi

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CHITIN

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38
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main storage form of carbohydrate in animals

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GLYCOGEN

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39
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humans and other vertebrates store glycogen mainly in ______ and _____

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LIVE AND MUSCLE CELLS

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Building blocks of lipids

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GLYCEROL AND FATTY ACIDS

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  • are generally NONPOLAR, which means they are usually HYDROPHOBIC
  • used by cells to STORE ENERGY FOR LONG TERM USE
  • main components of cell membrane, hormones, and important biological structures like cuticle
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LIPIDS

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4 MAIN TYPES OF LIPIDS

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  1. FATS and OILS
  2. PHOSPOLIPIDS
  3. WAXES
  4. STEROIDS
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43
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energy storage

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FATS

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44
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fats and oils are also known as

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TRIACYLGLYCEROL OR TRIGLYCERIDES

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45
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two main components of fats and oils

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glycerol and three fatty acids

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46
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an organic compound with THREE CARBONS

47
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are LONG CHAINS OF HYDROCARBONS with an attached carboxyl group at one end of the chain

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FATTY ACIDS

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types of fatty acids

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SATURATED FATTY ACIDS
UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS

49
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  • have the MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HYDROGEN ATOMS possible and NO DOUBLE BONDS
  • solid at room temperature
  • mostly animal fats
  • fats made from this are called as saturated fats
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SATURATED FATTY ACIDS

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  • have one or more double bonds
  • liquid at room temp
  • plant fats & fish fats
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UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS

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  • contains a phosphate group
  • MJOR COMPONENT OF CELL MEMBRANES
  • consist of HYDROPHILIC HEAD AND HYDROPOBIC TAIL
  • essentially triglyceride
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PHOSPOLIPIDS

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phospholipids consist of ___ head

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HYDROPHILIC

53
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phospholipids consist of ___ tail

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HYDROPHOBIC

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  • have a FUSED RING STRUCTURE
  • have FOUR linked carbon rings
  • hydrophobic; insoluble in water
  • reproduction, absorption, metabolism, brain activity
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  • MOST COMMON STEROIDS
  • formed in LIVER, BRAIN TISSUES, BLOOD VESSELS
  • MAIN COMPONENTS OF BILE SALTS AND GALLSTONES
  • serves a PRECURSOR of testosterone, estrogen, cortisol, vitamin D, and aldosterone
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CHOLESTEROLS

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where are cholesterols formed

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LIVER
BRAIN TISSUES
BLOOD VESSELS

57
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  • simple lipids composed of a LONG CAHIN OF ALCHOHOL bonded to a fatty acid by an ESTER BOND
  • are primary components of cosmetics, food products, and medical supplies
58
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Waxes are simple lipids composed of a long chain of alcohol bond to a fatty acids by an ______________

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ESTER BOND

59
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are protective coatings of plants to prevent water loss

60
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____ produce wax to store honey and eggs

61
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___ have wax that protects from infection

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  • MOST DIVERSE among biomolecules
  • do the MOST WORK for cell from degradation to homeostasis
  • are large, complex, nitrogenous biomolecules that are made up of amino acids
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proteins are made up of ___________

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AMINO ACIDS

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  • building block of protein
  • composed of an alpha carbon, an amino group, a carboxyl group and a side chain
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AMINO ACID

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can be an atom or a group of atoms and aso called the R group

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SIDE CHAIN

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how many amino acids are non essential

67
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how many amino acids are essential

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how many amino acids are there in all

69
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when two or more amino acids are combined, they form _________

70
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amino acids are joined together by covalent bonds called ______

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PEPTIDE BONDS

71
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when more amino acids are added along the peptide chain, it is now called a __________

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POLYPEPTIDE

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essential amino acids

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Histidine
Isoleucine
Leucine
Lysine
Methionine

73
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Non-Essential

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Alanine
Asparagine
Aspartate
Glutamate
Serine

74
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defined as at least a single polypeptide chain with a unique molecular structure and function, resulting from how the protein was configure

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  • sequence of amino acids, which is determined by the DNA through the processes of transcription and translation
  • important as the higher levels of protein structures depend on it
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PRIMARY STRUCTURE

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  • structure formed from the INTERACTIONS AMONG ADJACENT AMINO ACIDS
  • the coils and folds of ____________ result from hydrogen bonds between repeating constituents of the polypeptide backbone
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SECONDARY STRUCTURE

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Typical secondary structure are a coil called an ______

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ALPHA HELIX

78
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Typical secondary structures are a coil called

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ALPHA HELIX

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Typical secondary structures are a folded structure called

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BETA PLEATED SHEET

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  • three dimensional conformation
  • formed by interactions among the side chains of amino acids when several secondary structures come together
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TERTIARY STRUCTURE

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  • TWO OR MORE POLYPEPTIDE CHAINS from one macromolecule
  • proteins with MULTIPLE SUBUNITS
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QUATERNARY STRUCTURE

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  • CHEMICAL MESSENGERS IN THE BODY
  • regulate many body processes and functions
  • examples are insulin, glucagon, prolactin
83
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selective acceleration of chemical reactions

84
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types of proteins

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HORMONES
ENYMES
TRANSPORT PROTEINS
STRUCTURAL PROTEINS
DEFENSIVE PROTEINS
CONTRACTTILE PROTEIN
STORAGE PROTEIN

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transports substance

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TRANSPORT PROTEINS

86
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protection against disease

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DEFENSIVE PROTEINS

87
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are vital for movement

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CONTRACTILE PROTEIN

88
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two notable examples of contractile protein

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MYOSIN AND ACTIN

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  • the ONLY ONES that CAN STORE GENETIC INFORMATION among four types of biomolecules
  • serves as template for organism’s identity, structure, and function
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NUCLEIC ACIDS

90
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who discovered NUCLEIC ACIDS

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FRIEDRICK MIESCHER

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when did FRIEDRICH MIESCHER discovered the nucleic acid

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two types of nucleic acids

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RNA AND DNA

93
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3 main components of DNA and RNA

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PENTOSE SUGAR
NITROGENOUS BASE
PHOSPHATE GROUP

94
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building block of nucleic acids

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NUCLEOTIDES

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  • serves as the MAIN BACKBONE OF NUCLEIC ACIDS
  • has five carbons
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PENTOSE SUGAR

96
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Two types of pentose sugar

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RIBOSE AND DEOXYRIBOSE

97
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  • contains NITROGEN ATOMS
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NITROGENOUS BASE

98
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types of nitrogenous base

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PURINES
PYRIMIDINES

99
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nitrogenous bases that have two fused rings

100
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nitrogenous bases that have one fused ring

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PYRIMIDINES

101
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adenine and guanine are classified as

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PYRIMIDINES

102
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cytosine, thymine, and uracil are

103
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how many types of nitrogenous base are there in DNA. what are those

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4; guanine, cytosine, adenine, thymine

104
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in RNA, thymine is replaced wtih

105
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the nitrogenous base is connected to the pentose sugar via

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GLYOSIDIC BOND

106
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  • has four oxygens attached to it
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PHOSPHATE GROUP

107
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chains are typically found in a DOUBLE HELIX
a structure in which two matching (complementary) chains are stuck together

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DNA - DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID

108
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what does DNA means

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DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID

109
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in eukaryotes, such as plants and animals, DNA is found in the

110
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a specialized membrane bound vault in the cell, as well as in certain other types of organelles

111
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in prokaryotes, such as bacteria, the DNA is ________ in a membranous envelope, a although it’s located in a specialized cell region called the NUCLEOID

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NOT ENCLOSED

112
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what does RNA means

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RIBONUCLEIC ACID

113
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  • SINGLE STRANDED
  • contain ribose (the five carbon sugar)
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RNA // RIBONUCLEIC ACID

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