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The Structure and Function of Large Biological Molecules Flashcards

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1
Q

What are the 4 large molecules

A

Lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids

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2
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Why do they have unique properties

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Due to the orderly arrangement of their atoms

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3
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Polymers are made of _______

A

Monomers

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4
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Polymer to Monomers

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Hydrolysis

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5
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Monomers to Polymer

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Dehydration

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6
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Monosaccharides form

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Polysaccharides

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7
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Monosaccharides are

A

simple sugars

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8
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Monosaccharides form _____ in aqueous solutions

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Rings

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9
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Monosaccharides are used…….

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major fuel for cellular work, carbon skeleton serve as raw materials

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10
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Monosaccharide carbon skeleton used to synthesis

A

amino acids, fatty acids

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11
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dehydration of 2 monosaccharides forms

A

Disaccharide

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12
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The link between two monosaccharides is called

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glycosidic linkage

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13
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polysaccharides serve as

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storage material, building material for structures that protect the cell or whole organism

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14
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polysaccharides are hydrolized to form

A

sugars for cells

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15
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the architecture of polysaccharides is determined by

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sugar monomers, the position of the glycosidic link

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16
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plants store starch as

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granules within plastids

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17
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humans store polysaccharides as

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glycogen

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18
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glycogen is stored in

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liver and muscle cells

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19
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glycogen is extensively branched

A

more free ends for hydrolysis

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20
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classify sugars based on

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location of carbonyl, size of carbon skeleton, arrangement around asymmetric carbon

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21
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lactose is….

A

glucose——galactose

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22
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lactose is digested by

A

lactase

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23
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lactose-intolerant people

A

eat food treated with lactase, taking the enzyme lactase

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24
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glucose is split into two groups

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alpha, beta

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25
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starch contains ______ glucose

A

alpha

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26
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what is the shape of starch molecules

A

helical

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27
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starch molecules are helical to

A

efficiently store glucose units

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28
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cellulose molecules contain _______ glucose

A

beta

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29
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what is the shape of cellulose molecules

A

straight molecules

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30
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parallel cellulose molecules that hydrogen bond together are called

A

microfibrils

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31
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microfibrils are important because

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for the production of paper and only component of cotton

32
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enzymes that digest alpha linkages

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do not have the ability to digest beta linkages

33
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cellulose eliminated in humans as

A

feces

34
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why is cellulose important in the diet

A

abrades the wall of the digestive tract and stimulates the lining to produce mucus which aids in the smooth passage of food

35
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cows and termites for symbiotic relationships with

A

prokaryotes and protists in their gut

36
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prokaryotes and protists digest

A

cellulose

37
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The polysaccharide _____ is used by arthropods

A

chitin

38
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chitin is used to build

A

exoskeleton of arthropods

39
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fungi use chitin as

A

building material for their cell walls

40
Q

glucose monomer in chitin contains

A

nitrogen attachment

41
Q

lipids mix poorly with ______

A

water

42
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most important lipids

A

fats, phospholipids, steroids

43
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fats are made from

A

glycerols and 3 fatty acids

44
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glycerol and fatty acids are joined by

A

esters

45
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fats separate from water because

A

water forms hydrogen bonds with itself and exclude fats

46
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saturated fats are _____ at room temperature

A

solids

47
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unsaturated fats are _____ at room temperature

A

liquids

48
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unsaturated fats contain

A

kinks

49
Q

hydrogenating fats produce

A

saturated and trans fats

50
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fats are stored in

A

adipose cells

51
Q

adipose function as

A

cushion for vital organs, insulation

52
Q

what are major constituents of cell

membranes

A

phospholipids

53
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phospholipids are a glycerol, 2 fatty acids and

A

phosphate group

54
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phosphate groups are _____charged

A

negatively

55
Q

what allows the formation of a variety of phospholipids

that differ from each other is

A

small charged or polar molecules linked to the phosphate group

56
Q

The hydrocarbon tails are hydro-

A

phobic

57
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The phosphate group and its attachments are hydro-

A

philic

58
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when phospholipids are added to water they form

A

a bilayer that shields the tail from water

59
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steroids are characterized by having

A

four fused rings

60
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cholesterol is a type of steroid (T/F)

A

true

61
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cholesterol is synthesized in the

A

liver

62
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enzymes regulate metabolism by acting as

A

catalysts

63
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the funtion of catalysts is to

A

selectively speed up chemical reactions without being consumed

64
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All proteins are constructed from the same

A

20 amino acids

65
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proteins are branched (T/F)

A

False

66
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The bond between amino acids is called

A

peptide link

67
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polymers of amino acids are called

A

polypeptides

68
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A protein is made from

A

one or more polypeptides, each folded and coiled into a specific three-dimensional structure

69
Q

The asymetric carbon in an amino acid is bonded to

A

an amino acid, carboxyl group, hydrogen and a variable group ‘R’

70
Q

cabonyl ends are reffered to as

A

C-terminus

71
Q

amino ends are reffered to as

A

N-terminus

72
Q

the specific activites of proteins result from their

A

3-D structure

73
Q

the sequence of amino acids determines the proteins

A

3-D structure

74
Q

A proteins ______ determines how it works

A

structure

75
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The functions of a proteins depends on its ability to _____ and _____ to other molecules

A

recognise and bind

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