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Mod 2 Topic 2 Flashcards

1
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  • biological medium here on Earth
  • most abundant substance in living systems
  • making up 70% or more of the weight of most organisms
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water

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2
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Water has four emergent properties:

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  1. Cohesion and Adhesion of Water Molecules
  2. Moderation of Temperature by Water
  3. Evaporative Cooling of Water
  4. Water as the Solvent of Life
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3
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  • are macromolecules that exist as polymers called polynucleotides
  • they store, transmit, and help express hereditary information
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nucleic acid

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4
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  • a nucleotide is composed of three parts
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a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar, and one or more phosphate groups

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5
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  • has one six-membered ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms
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pyrimidine

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6
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members of
pyrimidine are

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cytosine, thymine, and uracil

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7
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  • are larger, with a six-membered ring fused to a five-membered ring
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adenine, and guanine

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8
Q

_______, ________, _________are found in both DNA and RNA
__________ in DNA
__________ in RNA

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Adenine, guanine, cytosine
Thymine (DNA)
Uracil (RNA)

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9
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two sugar phosphate backbones run in arrangement called ________

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antiparallel

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10
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  • a biologically functional molecule that consists of one
    or more polypeptides (polymers of amino acids), each folded and coiled into a specific three-dimensional structure
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proteins

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11
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roughly spherical proteins
shaped like long fibers

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globular proteins
fibrous proteins

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12
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folding of proteins are done by

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chaperonins

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13
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unravels and loses its native shape by a process called

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denaturation

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14
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it is a linked series of amino acids with a unique sequence

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Primary structure

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15
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This is collectively referred to as coils and folds, which are the result of hydrogen bonds between the repeating constituents of the polypeptide backbone

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Secondary structure

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16
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a delicate coil held together by hydrogen bonding between every fourth amino
acid

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a- helix

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17
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two or more strands of the polyopeptide chain lying side by side (called b strands) are connected by hydrogen bonds between parts of the two parallel polypeptide backbones

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b pleated sheet

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18
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It is the overall shape of a polypeptide resulting from interactions between the side chains (R groups) of the various amino acids

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Tertiary structure

19
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caused by the exclusion of nonpolar substances by the
water molecules

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Hydrophobic interaction

20
Q

_____________ are between polar side chains and ____________ are between positively and negatively charged side chains

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Hydrogen and ionic bonds

21
Q

are formed when two cysteine monomers which have sulfhydryl groups (-SH) on their side chains are brought closer together by the folding of protein

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Disulfide bridges

22
Q

It is the overall protein structure that results from the
aggregation of these polypeptide subunits

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Quaternary structure

23
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Proteins function as

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enzymes
storage of amino acids
coordinator of an organism’s activities
movement
protection against disease
transport of substances
response of cell to a chemical stimuli
support

24
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  • are the one class of biomolecules that does not include true polymers, and they
    are generally not big enough to be considered as macromolecules
  • They are grouped together
    because they mixed poorly with water
A

Lipids

25
Q

These are not polymers but are large molecules assembled from smaller molecules by
dehydration reaction

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Fats

26
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A fat is constructed from two kinds of smaller molecules:

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glycerol and
fatty acids

27
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an alcohol; each of its three carbons bear a hydroxyl group

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Glycerol

28
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has a long carbon skeleton, having a carbon at one end which is a part of the carboxyl group

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fatty acid

29
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These are formed if there are no double bonds between
carbon atoms composing a chain, then as many hydrogen atoms as possible are
bonded to the carbon skeleton.

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Saturated fatty acid

30
Q

It has one or more double bonds , with one fewer
hydrogen atom on each double-bonded carbon. Its double bonds are cis which has
kinks to prevent the molecules from packing together closely enough to solidify at
room temperature

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Unsaturated fatty acid

31
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is similar to a fat molecule but has only two
fatty acids attached to glycerol rather than three. The two ends of phospholipids show
different behavior toward water.

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Phospholipids

32
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When phospholipids are added to water, they self-assemble
into double-layered structures called

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bilayers

33
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These are lipids characterized by a carbon skeleton consisting of four fused rings.
Different steroids are distinguished by the chemical groups attached to the rings

A

Steroids

34
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a steroid, is a crucial molecule in animals since it is a component of animal cell membranes
and is also the precursor from which other steroids are synthesized, such as the sex
hormones

A

Cholesterol

35
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include both sugars and polymers of sugars

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Carbohydrates

36
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the monomers from
which more complex carbohydrates are constructed

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monosaccharides, or simple sugars

37
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double sugars,
consisting of two monosaccharides joined by a covalent bond

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Disaccharides

38
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polymers composed of many sugar building blocks

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polysaccharides

39
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these are simple sugars which generally have formulas that are some
multiple of the unit CH2O

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Monosaccharides

40
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the most common monosaccharide, is of
central importance in the chemistry of life

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Glucose (C6H12O6)

41
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consists of two monosaccharides joined by a glycosidic linkage, a
covalent bond formed by a dehydration reaction

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Disaccharides

42
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are macromolecules, polymers with a few thousand monosaccharides
joined by linkages

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Polysaccharides

43
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