Organic molecules Flashcards

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How can we diagram chemical bonds in many ways

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Structural formula

Ball-and-stick model

space-filling model

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single covalent bond

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double bond

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triple bond

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create stick diagrams for the following covalently bonded molecules Carbon dioxide (CO2), Hydrogen chloride (HCI), Ammonia (NH3), Propane (C3H8), Carbon fluoride (CF4)

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6
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________ is a component of all
organic molecules

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Carbon

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Four major types of organic molecules

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Carbohydrates- Sugar (energy storage)

Proteins- enzymes, transporters, receptors

Nucleic Acids
DNA and RNA (data storage)

Lipids
Fats-energy and hormones

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Monosaccharide

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One sugar molecule-simple
glucose and fructose
soluble in water- taste sweet

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Disaccharide

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two sugar molecules

sucrose is made of glucose+fructose

short term energy storage (mostly plants)

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Polysaccharides

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three or more sugar molecules

long term energy storage

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what are the four complex carbohydrates

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starch (potato)

Glycogen (Liver)

Cellulose (Algae)

Chitin (Tick)

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12
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An example of a monosaccharide

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Glucose C6H12O6

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13
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Dehydration Synthesis

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Dehydration synthesis is a fundamental chemical process in which two molecules are combined to form a larger molecule while simultaneously eliminating a molecule of water (H2O)

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Explain how glucose and galactose (monosaccharides) turned into Lactose (Disaccharide)

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The conversion of glucose and galactose into lactose, a disaccharide, involves a specific type of chemical reaction called a glycosidic bond formation through dehydration synthesis.

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15
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Lactose intolerance is caused by

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caused by a mutation in the DNA that causes production of the enzyme lactase to be ramped down.

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Hydrolysis reaction

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if humans can’t break down cellulose, how can cows

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We can’t digest cellulose, but cows can; they are part of group of animals called
Ruminants that have help from special bacteria to break down cellulose.

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proteins

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composed of chains of amino acids

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Major types of proteins

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structural proteins

storage proteins

Contractile proteins

transport proteins

enzymes

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Amino acids

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buliding blocks of proteins

Same basic shape with different functional groups (R groups differs)

Held together in a protein through peptide bonds

The sequence of amino acids determines what protein is made

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non essential amino acid and essential amino acid

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Amino acids are joined by_____ _____ which form by a dehydration reaction

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peptide bonds

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Hemoglobin

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hydrogen bonds

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Primary structure, secondary structure, tertiary structure, quaternary structure
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Nucleic Acids
Composed of nucleotides Molecules of heredity DNA and RNA Messengers, energy carriers, electron carriers cAMP, ATP, NAD
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Nitrogenous bases
cytosine, thymine, uracil, adeline, Guanine
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DNA structure double-helix
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Specificity
A only binds with T, C only binds with G
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Lipids
non-polar Composed mostly of carbons and hydrogens Insoluble in water (because they are nonpolar!) Three major groups Oils, fats, waxes Phospholipids Steroids
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Phospholipids
Triglyceride in which one fatty acid is replaced with a smaller phosphate-containing subunit The fatty acid portion is nonpolar –hydrophobic (“water fearing”)
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