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Macromolecules Flashcards

1
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an organic molecule consists of a carbon-based core with special groups

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Macromolecules

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2
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specific groups of atoms that have special properties

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functional groups

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3
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Four (4) kinds of macromolecules

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  1. Proteins
  2. Carbohydrates
  3. Lipids
  4. Nucleic Acids
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4
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long chains of repeating similar units

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Polymers

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5
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simple molecule with two or more binding sites through which it forms covalent linkages with other simple molecules

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monomer

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6
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Process by which macromolecules are made

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Dehydration synthesis

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7
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Process by which macromolecules are broken down

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Hydrolysis

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8
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What are needed in the processes that make and break macromolecules?

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Enzymes

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9
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  • also referred to as sugars
  • provide building materials and energy storage
  • molecules that contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
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Carbohydrates

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10
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What is the ratio of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in carbohydrates?

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1:2:1

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11
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Two (2) main types of carbohydrates

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  1. Simple carbohydrates
  2. Complex carbohydrates
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12
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Two (2) types of simple carbohydrates

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  1. Monosaccharide
  2. Disaccharide
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13
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consists of one subunit

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monosaccharides

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14
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consists of two subunits

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disaccharides

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15
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consists of long polymers of sugar subunits

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polysaccharides

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16
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Examples of polysaccharides or complex carbohydrates

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  • Starch
  • Glycogen
  • Cellulose
  • Chitin
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17
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provides energy storage in plants

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Starch

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18
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provides energy storage in animals

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Glycogen

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19
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found in the cell walls of plants

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Cellulose

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20
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found in the cell walls of fungi

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Chitin

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21
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Part of the plant that has the most carbohydrate

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Seed portion

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22
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Part of the plant that has the 2nd most carbohydrate

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Tuber portion

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23
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Examples of food that are in the seed portion

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  • grains (rice, wheat, oats, etc.)
  • corn
  • peas
  • beans
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24
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Examples of food that are in the tuber portion

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  • potato
  • yucca
  • taro root
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25
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Part of the plant that has the 3rd most carohydrate

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Fruit portion

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26
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Part of the plant that has the 4th most carbohydrate

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Root portion

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27
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Example of food that are in the root portion

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  • radish
  • carrots
  • parsnips
  • turnips
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28
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Part of the plant that has the least carbohydrate

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Vegetable portion

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29
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What are the three (3) most common monosaccharides?

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  1. Glucose
  2. Galactose
  3. Fructose
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30
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What are the three (3) most common disaccharides?

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  1. Lactose
  2. Sucrose
  3. Maltose
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31
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What are lactose made of?

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Galactose + Glucose

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32
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What are sucrose made of?

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Fructose + Glucose

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33
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What are maltose made of?

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Glucose + Glucose

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34
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Example of transport disaccharide

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Lactose

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35
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Examples of storage polysaccharide

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  • Starch
  • Glycogen
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36
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Examples of structural polysaccharide

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  • Cellulose
  • Chitin
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37
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Made of subunits called amino acids

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Proteins

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38
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What are the four (4) general groups of amino acids

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  1. Nonpolar (an aromatic)
  2. Polar uncharged
  3. Polar ionizable (charged)
  4. Special chemical groups
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39
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How many amino acids are there in nonpolar group

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Six (6) amino acids

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40
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How many amino acids are there in polar uncharged group

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Six (6) amino acids

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41
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How many amino acids are there in polar ionizable group

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Five (5) amino acids

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42
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How many amino acids are there in special chemical groups

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Three (3) amino acids

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43
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How many amino acids are there?

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20 amino acids

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44
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Amino acids that cannot be synthesized within the body

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Essential amino acids

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45
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What are the nine (9) essential amino acids? (PriVaTe ThIM HiLL)

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  1. Phenylalanine
  2. Valine
  3. Tryptophan
  4. Threonine
  5. Isoleucine
  6. Methionine
  7. Histidine
  8. Lysine
  9. Leucine
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46
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  • Essential amino acids that are included in protein that forms muscles
  • Account for 30-40% of essential amino acids
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  • Valine
  • Isoleucine
  • Leucine
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47
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Amino acids that can be synthesized within the body

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Non-essential amino acids

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48
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What are the 11 non-essential amino acids?
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  1. Alanine
  2. Arginine
  3. Glycine
  4. Glutamine
  5. Cysteine
  6. Asparagine
  7. Glutamic Acid
  8. Tyrosine
  9. Aspartic Acid
  10. Proline
  11. Serine
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49
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How are essential amino acids acquired?

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Consumed in the form of food

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50
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What are the monomers of proteins?

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Amino acids

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51
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How are amino acids linked together?

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By peptide bonds

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52
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What are long chains of amino acids called?

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Polypeptides

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53
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Determined by the sequence of its amino acids

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Protein structure

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54
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What are the four (4) general levels of protein structure?

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  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  3. Tertiary
  4. Quaternary
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55
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specific amino acid sequence of a protein

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Primary structure

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56
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initial folding of the amino acid chain by hydrogen bonding

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Secondary structure

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57
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final three-dimensional shape of the protein

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Tertiary structure

58
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spatial arrangement of polypeptides in a multi-component protein

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Quaternary structure

59
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The normal shape of the protein gets deformed because some of the hydrogen bonds are broken

60
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What causes a protein to denature?

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Changes in its environment

61
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What happens to a denatured protein?

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  • loses its 3D structure
  • becomes inactive
62
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What are the two classes of protein?

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  1. Structural
  2. Globular
63
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  • long cables
  • provide shape/strength
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Structural proteins

64
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  • grooves and depressions
  • enzymes
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Globular proteins

65
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Examples of structural proteins

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  • Fibrin
  • Keratin
66
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Three (3) examples of protein type utilized in living plants

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  1. Storage protein
  2. RuBisCo (Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase)
  3. Plasma membrane proteins (surface proteins, globular proteins)
67
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Where do storage proteins occur?

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Seeds, tubers

68
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Where does the RuBisCo occur?

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Chloroplast

69
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Where is the occurrence of plasma membrane proteins?

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  • Cell membrane
  • Protein channels
70
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What is the function of storage proteins in seeds and tubers?

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growth and nutrition to seedlings and plantlets

71
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What is the function of the RuBisCo in chloroplasts?

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Photosynthesis

72
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What is the function of plasma membrane proteins in cell membrane and protein channels?

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  • Structural support
  • Ion regulation
  • Transport
73
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Protein type utilized in food products

74
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Where does vicilin occur?

75
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What is the function of vicilin found in pea?

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Heat-induced gelation emulsifying properties

76
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Protein type utilized in bio-based materials

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  • Glutenins
  • Gliadins
77
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Where is the occurrence of glutenins and gliadins?

78
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Functions of glutenins and gliadins in wheat

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  • cohesive matrix
  • gas barrier
  • strength (glutenins)
  • flexibility (gliadins)
79
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Proteins that serve as catalyst

80
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What are catalysts?

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They speed up chemical reactions within cells

81
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Why do enzymes bind a specific molecule and stress bonds?

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make a particular reaction more likely

82
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site on enzyme surface where reactant fits

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Active site

83
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site on reactant where enzyme binds

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Binding site

84
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What determines the enzyme’s activity?

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Enzyme shape

85
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What do enzymes have to which particular reactants fit, like a hand in a glove?

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Complex three-dimensional surface

86
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Particular reactants of enzymes are also called __.

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Substrates of that enzyme

87
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What does the enzyme and its substrate/s form when they bind tightly together?

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Enzyme-substrate complex

88
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What happens in the binding of enzyme and its substrate/s?

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  • Brings key atoms near each other
  • stresses key covalent bonds
89
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What is the result of the binding of the enzyme and its substrate/s?

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Chemical reaction occurs in active site and forms the product

90
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What happens to the product in the enzyme?

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Diffuses away, freeing the enzyme to work again

91
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What do you call the cycle that happens in an enzyme?

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Catalytic cycle

92
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What are the factors affecting enzyme activity?

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Any change in condition that alters enzyme’s 3D shape.

93
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The structural bonds of enzymes are sensitive to what?

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Changes in temperature and pH

94
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What happens to the enzyme when the temperature or pH reaches beyond the optimal range?

95
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Enzyme that digests proteins in the stomach

96
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Enzyme that digests proteins in the intestine

97
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What is the optimum temperature for human enzyme?

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About 37°C

98
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What is the optimum temperature for enzymes from hotsprings bacterium?

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about 70°C

99
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Large nonpolar molecules that are insoluble in water

100
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Three (3) major types of lipids

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  1. Fats
  2. Phospholipids
  3. Steroids
101
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What is the function of lipids in plants?

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  • Major component of biological membranes
  • used as compact energy source for seed germination
102
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What is the major lipids in plants?

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Fatty acids

103
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Where are the fatty acids synthesized in plants?

104
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Where are the plastids assembled after synthesis?

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Endoplasmic reticulum

105
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What assembles the synthesized fatty acids in the ER?

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Assembled by Glycerolipids or triacylglycerols

106
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Three (3) divisions of lipids based on the fatty acid

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  1. Fatty acids
  2. Simple lipids
  3. Complex lipids
107
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Two (2) types of fatty acids

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  1. Saturated
  2. Unsaturated
108
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Three (3) types of simple lipids

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  1. Glycerides
  2. Cerids
  3. Sterides
109
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Three (3) types of complex lipids

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  1. Phosphorus lipids
  2. Nitrogen lipids
  3. Sulfur lipids
110
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Four (4) divisions of lipid-based isoprene

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  1. Terpenoids
  2. Carotenoids
  3. Quinones isoprene chain
  4. Steroids
111
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used for long-term energy storage

112
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Other terms for fats

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Triglycerides or Triacylglycerol

113
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Composition of fats

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Three (3) fatty acid chains linked to glycerol

114
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Fatty acids with single bonds between all carbon pairs

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Saturated fats (hard fat)

115
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Where are saturated fats mostly found?

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Most animal fats

116
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Fatty acids that contain double bonds between one or more pairs of carbon atoms

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Unsaturated fats (Oil)

117
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Where are unsaturated fats mostly found?

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Most plant fats

118
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Two (2) forms of unsaturated fats

119
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H atoms are opposite

120
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H atoms are on the same side

121
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  • a modified fat
  • one of the three fatty acids is replaced by a phosphate and a small polar functional group
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Phospholipids

122
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In water, phospholipids aggregate to form a __ __

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lipid bilayer

123
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Structure of phospholipid

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  • hydrophilic head (phosphate, glycerol)
  • hydrophobic tail (saturated fatty acid, unsaturated fatty acid)
124
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  • key hormones throughout the plant kingdom
  • BR signaling functions to promote cell expansion and cell division
A

brassinosteroids

125
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main information-carrying molecules of the cell

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Nucleic acids

126
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By directing the process of __ __, nucleic acids determine the __ __ of every living thing

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protein synthesis; inherited characteristics

127
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Two main classes of nucleic acids

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  • deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
  • ribonucleic acid (RNA)
128
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Pyrimidines

A
  • cytosine
  • thymine (DNA)
  • uracil (RNA)
129
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Purines

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  • adenine
  • guanine
130
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double ring

131
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single ring

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pyrimidine

132
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nitrogenous bases are connected by

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hydrogen bond

133
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polymer of the intermediate filament

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polypeptide

134
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monomer of polypeptide

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amino acid

135
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polymer of chromosome

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DNA strand

136
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monomer of DNA strands

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nucleotide

137
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polymer of starch grains in a chloroplast

138
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monomer of starch

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monosaccharide

139
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polymer of adipose cells with fat droplets

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fat molecule

140
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monomer of fat molecules

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fatty acid

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