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1
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Carbon based molecules

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  • Proteins
  • DNA, RNA
  • Carbohydrtates
  • Lipids
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Why can carbon form diverse molecules

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Forms 4 covalent bonds, bonds easilty to itself, valence of 4, tetrahedryl shape

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How is structural and functional relatuonship determined

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electron configuration

Determines kinds and numbers of bonds an atom will form

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4
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Isomers

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same molecular formula, different sstructure

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Types of isomers and explain each

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  1. Structural: same molecular formula, different structure
  2. Cis-Trans: have the same covalent bonds but differ in spacial arrangement (cis: functional groups on the same side of the plane, trans: functional groups on different sides of the plane)
  3. Enantimers: mirror images
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6
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What is the significance of isomers

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cells can distinguish between isomers. One can be an effective drug while the other can cause problems

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7
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What do carbohydrates include

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sugars and polymers of sugars

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8
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What is a polymer

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long molecule consisting of many similar building blokcs

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9
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Monosaccharides

What is it and example

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classified by location of carbonyl group (aldose, ketose) and number of carbons (3-7)

Glucose: most common monosaccharide, major fuel for cells and building block for molecules

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10
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Disaccharides

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Double sugars. Monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis

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Gylcosidic linkage

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covaalent bond created during dehydration synthesis

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12
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Polysaccharides

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polymers of sugar, have storage and structural synthesis roles. Structure determined by sugar monomers and position of glycosidic linkages

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13
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Starch

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polysaccharide consiting entirely of glucose monomers, plants

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14
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Glycogen

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storage polysaccharide in animals

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15
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Cellulose

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polysaccharide in cell walls of plants, made up of glucose molecules

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16
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Chitin

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polysaccharide. exoskeleton components, made of glucose with nitrogen appendage

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17
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Lipids polar or nonpolar

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nonpolar

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18
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Types of lipids

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fats, phospholipids and steroids

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19
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Fats- types

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Glycerol and fatty acids

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20
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Fatty acids (structure, types, function)

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carboxyl group attached to long carbon skeleton

Saturated: max number of hydrogen atoms, no double bonds
Unsaturated: one or more double bonds

Function: store energy, adipose tissure storage

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21
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Phospholipids

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components of cell membrane that assembe into bilayers

2 fatty acid tails (phobic) and one phosphate head group (philic)

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22
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Steroids

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ex: cholestrol
4 fused rings
Component of cell membrane

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23
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Most important function of proteins

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enzyme

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24
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what do enzymes do

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act as catalysists, speed up reactions

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25
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Polypeptides

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polymers built from amino acids, form proteins

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26
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Amino acid monomers

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organic molecules with carboxyl and amino groups (acid and base)

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27
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R groups

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side chains attached to the central carbon, determine unique characteristics

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28
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What are amino acids joined by

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peptide bonds (covalent)

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29
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What are the four levels of protein structure

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primary
secondary
tertiary
quarternary

30
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Primary structure

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amino acid sequence (linear)

31
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seondary structure

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coils and folds, found in most proteins (alpha helix and beta pleated sheet, stabilized by hydrogen bonds)

32
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Teritary structure

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interactions of R groups

33
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Quarternary structure

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Multiple polypeptide interactions (hemoglobin)

34
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What causes sickle cell

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a change in the primary structure of a protein, one amino acid change in hemoglobin

35
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What can cause proteins to unravel, change shape. What does this mean for the protein

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altertaions in pH, temperature, salt concentration

denatured, biologically inactive

36
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Which organic moleculles can form polymers

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proteins, carbs, nucleic acid

37
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What are nucelic acids made of

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monomers of nucleotides

38
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Roles of DNA

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provide instructions for replication, directs synthsis or mRNA, inherited from other cells

39
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Roles of RNA

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controls protein synthesis

40
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Components of nucleic acid

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  • nitrogenous base
  • pentose sugar
  • phosphate group
41
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Pyrimadines

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CUT (6 membered ring)

42
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Purines

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AG (6 membered ring fuses with 5 membered ring)

43
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Prokaryotic vs eukaryotic

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Pro: no membrane bound organelles, smaller, archea and eubacteria

Eu: has membrane bound organelles, larger and more complex, protist, fungi, plant, animal, compartmentalized (allows for specialization)

44
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What does RNA do for protein synthesis

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protein translation

45
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Nucleus parts

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Nuclear envelope: encloses nucleus
Chromosome: DNA organized into desrcete units (always present but coil more at division)
Chromatin: uncoiled chromosomes
Nucelolus: site of rRNA synthesis
Ribosomes: made of rRna and proteins, protein synthesis

46
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What is part of the endomembrane system

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ER
Nuclear envelope 
Golgi
Lysosomes 
Vesicles (vacucoles)
47
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Lysosome function

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digestive enzymes (compartments), phagocytosis of virus, bacteria, worn out organelles etc.

48
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Types of vacuoles

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Food vacuole
Contractile vacuole
Central vacuole

49
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Food vacuole

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formed by pagocytosis

50
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Contractile vacuoles

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pump excess water out of the cells

51
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Central vacuole

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stores metabolites and water

52
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Cytoskeleton

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fibers extending through the cytoplasm

53
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Parts of the cytoskeleton

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Microtubules
Microfilliments
Intermediate fillaments

54
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Microtubules

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Thick
Transport mitochondria and vesciles. Help form extensions of cilia and flagella. Formation of mitotic spindle, synthesis of the cell wall (shape)

55
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Microfilaments

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Thinnest
Actin filaments.Help move myosin heads
Temporary pseudopod extensions
ameobic movement, cytoplasm streaming, mircovillus support

56
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Intermediate filaments

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diameter in the middle range
Built from keratin. Reinforce cell shape and fix organelle location. Made to bear tension

(ex: human skin, hair)

57
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Extracellular matrix

what it is made of and what it does

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cellulose fibers (rigidity), embedded in polysaccharides and protein

help things travel across the body, connects cells

58
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What is the extracellular matrix in the plant cells

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Cell wall (protects cell, shape, prevents excess water)

59
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Parts of the ECM in animal cells

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  • glycoproteins: collegen, proteoglycans, fibronectin (bind to receptor proteins in the plasma membrane called integrins which relay messages from cell to cell)
  • Junctions
60
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Types of junctions in ECM

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tight junctions

desmosomes

gap junctions

61
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Tight junctions

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membranes of neighboring cells pressed together. Prevents leakage

62
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Desmosomes

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fasten cells together in strong sheets (intermediate filaments)

63
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Gap junctions

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Provide cytoplasmic channels between adjacent cells. Portals of exchange for small solutes to cross from one cytoplasm to the next (communtication)

64
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Gap junctions in plants

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plasmodesmta

65
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Fluid mosaic

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membrane is fluid structure with mosaic of proteins embedded in it

66
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Components of the plasma membrane

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phospholipids, proteins, carbohydrates

67
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Amphipathetic molecules

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hydrophilic head, hydrophobic tail

68
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Membrane proteins

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Peripheral and integral

69
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Peripheral proteins

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bound to the surface of the membrane

70
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Intergral proteins

what are they are functions

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integrate through the lipid bilayer

  • transport
  • enzymatic activity
  • signal transduction
  • cell-cell recognition
  • intercellular joining
  • attachmment to cytoskeleton and ECM (shape)
71
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Purpose of membrane carbohydrates and location

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cel-cell recognition
external side of membrane, cells bind to them
bond to lipids (glycolipids), and proteins (glycoproteins)

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