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Macromolecules Flashcards

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4 Macromolecules of life

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Carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic, acids, and lipids 

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Elements of life

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Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus

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Monomer

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A molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer

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Polymer

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A large compound formed from combinations of many monomers

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Dipeptide

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Two amino acids bonded together

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Polypeptide

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A long chain of amino acids that make proteins

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Enzyme

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A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing

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Substrate

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The reactant being catalyzed; needs to be specific in order for it to fit with an enzyme

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Condensation reaction/dehydration synthesis

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Water is gotten rid of as a byproduct of two monomers making space to link together

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Hydrolysis

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Water is added to a polymer to break it down into monomers

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Elements of carbohydrates

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CHO

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Function of carbohydrates

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Short term, energy storage; immediate energy; bodies primary source of energy

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Monosaccharides

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Glucose fructose galactose

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Disaccharides

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Sucrose lactose Maltos
Joined by glycosidic linkage

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Polysaccharides are

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A long chain of monosaccharides

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Starch

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 Form of glucose storage in plants

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Glycogen

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Glucose storage in animals

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Cellulose

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Structural polysaccharides in cell walls

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Chitin

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Exoskeleton of arthropods

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Elements of lipids

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CHO

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Examples of lipids

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Triglycerides, fatty acids phospholipids, steroids, waxes, and pigments

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Fatty acids

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Monomer of lipids; made from a carbon chain (only CH)

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Saturated hydrocarbon chain

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Straight line; more hydrogen; no double bonds; packed tighter together; high melting point

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Unsaturated carbon chain

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Bends in the line; less hydrogen; double bonds; liquid at room temperature; low melting point

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Phospholipids: tails

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Two; hydrophobic; made of fatty acids

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Phospholipids: head

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One; phosphate; hydrophilic

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Cell membrane

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Made of a phospholipid bilayer

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Phospholipid bilayer

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Arrange tail to tail because the head wants to be facing H2O

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Proteins are

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Chains of amino acids

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Functions of proteins

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Structural support, catalyst, transport, defense, movement, regulation

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Elements of proteins

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Structure of proteins

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Primary secondary tertiary quaternary

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Nucleic acid elements

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Nucleic acid functions

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Store and transmit genetic information

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Types of nucleic acids

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DNA and RNA

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Monomer of nucleic acids

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Nucleotides

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Why can lipids store more energy than carbs?

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They have a large number of hydrogen carbon bonds

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GGF (energy source)

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Glucose galactose fructose

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LSM transport

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Lactose sucrose maltose

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CGS store

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Cellulose, glycogen, starch

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Salmon, avocados, nuts

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Sugar, wheat, vegetables

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DNA and RNA

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Nucleic acids

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Enzymes insulin hemoglobin

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Denatured protein

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A change in shape caused by higher temperatures or changed pH

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Chaperoning

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Protein molecule that helps properly fold other proteins

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X-ray crystallography

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Determines 3D structure of a protein

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Role of DNA

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Store information for protein synthesis

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RNA functions

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Direct RNA synthesis & protein synthesis

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Each polynucleotide has

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Nucleotides, sugar + phosphate + nitrogen base

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Cellular DNA molecules have two…

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Polynucleotides that spiral on an axis to form a double helix

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Double helix consists of

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Two intersecting nucleotide strands

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Nitrogenous bases in DNA

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CHO and sometimes P

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CHO; 1:2:1; forms rings

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Monosaccharide

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Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

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Hydrolysis provides energy needed to drive chemical reactions; ATP stores energy within compound

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DNA and RNA both…

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Store genetic information; are made from nucleotides

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Steroid structure

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Fused carbon rings with various attached functional groups

59
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Formula for a monosaccharide

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