Topic 2.1 Flashcards
What is the Lewis dot structure for carbon?
H
H:C:H
H
How many bonds can a carbon atom form?
4
What is a monomer of a carbohydrate?
A monosaccaride
Polymer of a carbohydrate
Glucose and fructose
What is the purpose of a carbohydrate
Energy storage
Main elements of a carbohydrate
hydrogen, carbon, oxygen
Monomer of a lipid
fatty acids and glycerol
Polymer of a lipid
saturated fatty acids
Main elements that make up a lipid
hydrogen, carbon, oxygen
Monomer of a protein
amino acids
Purpose of a protein
Communication
Enzymes
Structural support
Carriers
Elements of protein
carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, sulphur, nitrogen
Purpose of nucleaic acid
basic building blocks of DNA
Monomer of a nucleic acid
nucleotides
Elements of nucleic acid
carbon, hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen , phosphorous
What is anabolism
Synthesis of complex molecules from simpler molecules including the formation of macromolecules from monomers by condensation reactions
What is catabolism
Breakdown of complex molecules from simpler molecules including the hydrolysis of macromolecules into monomers
How was vitalism falsified
The discovery of urea showed the same in all humans, and what the first molecule to be synthesized in a lab
What is the difference between an alpha-D-glucose molecule and a beta-D-glucose molecule
Alpha-D-glucose has HO on the top, and beta-D-glucose has HO on the bottom
How to draw a saturated fatty acid
O=
/\/\/\/
HO
Draw an amino acid
H R
N/\/\/O
H OH
