Unit 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Cohesion is when?

A

One water molecules bind with another water molecule

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2
Q

Adhesion is when?

A

One water molecule binds with another molecule that is not a water molecule

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3
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What is polarity

A

Unequal sharing of electrons between oxygen atom and hydrogen atom

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4
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Polar bonds?

A

When atoms with different electro negativities share electrons in a covalent bond

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5
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Does water have high heat capacity

A

Yes

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6
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Why does water have a high heat capacity?

A

Multiple hydrogen bonds between water makes it way harder for them to move around and raise the temperature of water. This is why it takes a lot of heat to change it.

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7
Q

Covalent bonds in water?

A

Bonds between the oxygen and the hydrogen in the same water molecule

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8
Q

What is the backbone for life

A

Carbob

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9
Q

Is carbon used is all biological macromolecules?

A

Yes

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10
Q

Nitrogen is in what macromolecules

A

Proteins and nucleus acids

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11
Q

Phosphorus is in?

A

Lipids and nucleic acids

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12
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What is dehydration synthesis

A

The removal of a water molecule and that results in a covalent bond between the two monomers

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13
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Hydrolosis?

A

Addition of water molecule breaking up a polymer into a monomer.

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14
Q

How is hydrolysis important?

A

It’s important in digestion, it breaks up polymers into monomers

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15
Q

How is everyone unique via nucleotides?

A

The way they are arranged

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16
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Structure determines?

17
Q

What is an example of a primary structure

A

A polypeptide

18
Q

What is a polypeptide?

A

Short chain of amino acids which are linked by peptide bonds

19
Q

A peptide bond is a?

A

Covalent bond

20
Q

What two groups do amino acids have

A

Carboxyl and terminus group

21
Q

Amino acids are?

A

Monomers of proteins

22
Q

R groups can have either

A

Hydrophilic, hydrophobic and ionic substances

23
Q

Function of the side group depends on what

A

The structure

24
Q

How are dna and rna similar

A

Have the same structure of 5 carbon, phosphate group and a nitrogen base

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How are dna and rna different( sugars)
DNA has deoxyribose in its 5 carbon sugars will rna has ribose sugars
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DNA and rna different in nitrogen base
DNA has thymine, rna has uracil
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What do nucleic acids do in nucleotides
Store information in the sequence of the
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Do lipids have monomers?
No
29
Secondary structure is formed by what bond
Hydrogen bonds and folding of the sheets
30
Solutions with lower solute concentrations have a lower or higher water potential
Higher water potential
31
Short distance is what type of signaling
Paracrine signaling
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What bond do nucleotides form
Hydrogen bonds