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UNIT 1 - B 1.1 - Carbs and Lipids Flashcards

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1
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What are monosaccharides?

A

The smallest forms of carbohydrates

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What does the formula for monocaccharides follow?

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Cn H2n On, n=# carbon atoms

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What are disaccharides?

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two monosaccharides bonded together

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What are polysaccharides?

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many monosaccharides bonded together

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How do lipids change based off of temperature?

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They are oils at warmer temperatures and fats at cooler temperatures

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What are the monomers of triglyceride lipids?

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Molecules known as glycerol and fatty acids

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7
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What does the identity of a specific lipid depend on?

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fatty acids

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8
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What is one function that both carbohydrates and lipids share?

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To act as energy storage molecules

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9
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What four groups can the majority of molecules within all living organisms be categorized into?

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carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids

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How is metabolism carried out?

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The four categories of molecules interact with each other in a wide variety of ways

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Why is life on earth described as “carbon-based”?

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All the molecules in the four main categories contain carbon

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What are three other common elements within the molecules of living organisms?

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oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus

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What are oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus found in?

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Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids

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What do oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus often form covalent bonds with?

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Carbon and eachother

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How many covalent bonds can hydrogen make?

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1

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How many covalent bonds can oxygen make?

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2

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How many covalent bonds can nitrogen make?

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3

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How many covalent bonds can phosphorus make?

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5

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How many covalent bonds can carbon make?

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4

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What are four common functional groups?

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hydroxyl/alcohol (OH), amino/amine (NH2), carboxyl (COOH), phosphate (H2PO4)

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What are the three subcategories of carbohydrates?

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monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide

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What are the three sub categories of lipids?

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triglycerides, phospholipids, steroids

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23
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What is the sub category of nucleic acids?

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nucleotides

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24
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What are macromolecules made up of?

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monomers

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25
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What do hydrolysis reactions do?

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break covalent bonds between monomers

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26
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What do hydrolysis reactions allow for in digestion?

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breaking down macromolecules which is what most food ingested is in the form of

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27
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What is the monomer of carbohydrates?

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monosaccharides

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28
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What are the monomers of lipids?

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glycerol, fatty acids, phosphate groups

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29
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What is the monomer of proteins (polypeptides)?

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amino acids

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30
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What is the monomer of nucleic acids?

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nucleotides

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31
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After the ingested macromolecules are broken down, what do the resulting monomers do?

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They are absorbed into the bloodstream and circulated to body cells

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32
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What often happens to monomers after entering cells?

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They are built up into macromolecules again through the formation of covalent bonds in condensation reactions

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What is a hydrolysis reaction?

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a water molecules is split into two components and each component is added in and becomes apart of the two new (smaller) molecules

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34
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What do both condensation and hydrolysis reactions require?

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Specific enzymes

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35
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How many products are always formed in condensation reactions?

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2

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36
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What is always a reactant in a hydrolysis reaction?

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water

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37
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What is a peptide bond?

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After a water molecule is formed after a condensation reaction, the location where the hydroxide ion and hydrogen ion were released still contains a pair of electrons that form a new covalent bond - peptide bond is this covalent bond between two amino acids

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38
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What are condensation reactions catalysed by?

A

enzymes

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39
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Where are foods chemically digested?

A

in the ailmentary canal

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40
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what are hydrolysing enzymes?

A

digestive enzymes that accomplish chemical digestion

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41
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What happens to water molecules during hydrolysis reactions?

A

They split

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42
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What reactions make up a large part of overall metabolism?

A

sum total of condensation reactions and hydrolysis reactions

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What is an example of a pentose monosaccharide?

A

ribose

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44
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What is the chemical formula for a pentose monosaccharide?

A

C5 H10 O5

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What is an example of a hexose monosaccharide?

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glucose

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46
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What is the chemical formula for hexose monosaccharides?

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C6 H12 O6

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47
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What is glucose produced through?

A

photosynthesis

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48
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What is glucose used in?

A

Respiration

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49
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When glucose is used to make a polysaccharide, what purposes do the polysaccharids have?

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Structural (ex. cellulose) and energy storage (ex. starch)

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50
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When looking at the structure of glucose, which functional group is found 5 times withing the molecule?

A

Alcohol/hydroxyl

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51
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Why is glucose a polar molecule?

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The covalent bond between an oxygen atom and a hydrogen atom in glucose is a polar covalent bond

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52
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What are the four properties of glucose molecules?

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molecular stability, high solubility in water, easily transportable, yields a great deal of chemical energy when covalent bonds are broken

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53
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What allows glucose molecules to have molecular stability?

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Bonds within glucose are covalent bonds which are stable

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54
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Why is glucose highly soluble in water?

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glucose is polar and dissolves readily in a polar solvent (water)

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55
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How is glucose easily able to circulate in blood and fluids between cells?

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Because of its solubility in water

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56
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How do we know that glucose is a good energy store?

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Due to the high energy yield in oxidation reactions

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57
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In nature, what is glucose in a polymer form often used for?

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energy storage

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58
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What do plants do with the glucose after it is synthesized by photosynthesis?

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store it as starch molecules

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59
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What is starch?

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A polysaccharide made up of hundreds of glucose monomers

60
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How do plants make starch as compact as possible?

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It uses two different kinds of bonds between glucose molecules: alpha 1-4 linkage and alpha 1-6 linkage

61
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What do the numbers of an alpha 1-4 linkage and an alpha 1-6 linkage refer to?

A

the carbon number of the two glucose molecules that are bonded together

62
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What is amylose?

A

A type of starch that has an alpha 1-4 linkage

63
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What shape does the resulting molecule of hundreds of glucose molecules bonded by 1-4 linkages have?

A

helix shape, but linear

64
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What is amylopectin?

A

A type of starch bonded by 1-6 linkages

65
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What do 1-6 linkages typically create in the structure of amylopectin?

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branches

66
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Why is starch not readily soluble in water?

A

Because its molecules are very large

67
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Why is starch’s low solubility important for plants in particular?

A

They can easily store the starch

68
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What is a purpose of condensation reactions in plants?

A

It allows the plant to add more glucose to amylose or amylopectin

69
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What do plants do to use their reserves of glucose?

A

Hydrolysis reactions are used to break the glucose molecules away from starch

70
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What is glycogen?

A

A polysaccharide made of glucose monomers

71
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What is the pattern of the bonds between glucose monomers in glycogen similar to?

A

The 1-6 linkages in amylopectin

72
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What is excess glucose stored as in many animals and humans?

A

glycogen

73
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Where are glycogen reserves kept inside the human body?

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Within our liver and muscle tissue

74
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What is a primary advantage for organisms storing glucose as a polysaccharide?

A

The macromolecules are not readily soluble in cytoplasm and other fluids, meaning there is no effect on the osmotic balance in living tissues

75
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What is the main structural difference between alpha glucose and beta glucose?

A

There is a reversal of H and OH at the right side of each molecule

76
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Which form of glucose do starch and glycogen both use?

A

Alpha

77
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What uses the beta form of glucose?

A

Cellulose

78
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Why is cellulose estimated to be the mose abundant organic molecule on earth?

A

Because it is the primary component of the cell walls of plants

79
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In cellulose, what do condensation reactions that bond one beta glucose molecule to the next require?

A

Every second beta glucose molecule to be oriented upside down compared to the glucose it is bonded to

80
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What is the result of the structure of cellulose when beta glucose molecules form their 1-4 linkages?

A

A very linear polymer with no branches, similar to a long thin fibre

81
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What is formed between parallel fibre-like polymers of beta glucose molecules in cellulose?

A

Hydrogen bonds

82
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Why is cellulose stable?

A

Because the hydrogen bonds between the beta glucose polymers help hold the molecules together

83
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What is the function of cellulose?

A

To act as a structural molecule in nature

84
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What is a lipid + protein?

A

Lipoprotein

85
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What is a carbohydrate + lipid?

A

Glycolipid

86
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What is a carbohydrate + protein?

A

Glycoprotein

87
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What are 5 functions membrane proteins are responsible for?

A
  1. cell to cell chemical communication (cell signalling)
  2. transport of molecules in and out of a cell
  3. cell to cell adhesion
  4. catalysis as a result of enzymes adhering to the inside or outside of the cell membrane
  5. recognition of body cells versus non-body cells for immune system functions
88
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What determines a person’s ABO blood type?

A

Glycoproteins on the surface of red blood cells

89
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What are antigens?

A

The two glycoproteins, A and B, on the plasma membrane of red blood cells

90
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Why are the two glycoproteins, A and B, called antigens?

A

Because their presence can trigger the immune system

91
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What will the immune system of someone with blood type AB be triggered by the presence of?

A

Neither A nor B

92
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What do people with blood type O have?

A

Neither A nor B

93
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What will the immune system of people with blood type O be triggered by the presence of?

A

A or B

94
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What will the immune system of people with blood type A or B be triggered by the presence of?

A

The opposite antigen

95
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What is the universal donor?

A

Blood type O because they can give to O, A, B, AB (can only receive from O)

96
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What is the universal recipient?

A

Blood type AB because they can receive from O, A, B, AB (can only give to AB)

97
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What can lipids be categorized as?

A

fats, oils, waxes and steroids

98
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What does it mean that lipids contain many areas of hydrocarbons?

A

they have many areas of just hydrogen and carbon

99
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What kind of covalent bond is between carbon and hydrogen?

A

non-polar covalent bond

100
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What do the non-polar covalent bonds between carbon and hydrogen mean for lipids?

A

They dissolve well in non-polar solvents but not in water

101
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What is a solution to the problem of lipid insolubility?

A

To conjugate the lipid with another molecule (ex. glycolipids, lipoproteins)

102
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What are triglycerides?

A

Lipids that contain one glycerol molecule and three fatty acid molecules

103
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How are lipids formed?

A

From condensation reactions

104
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What are phospholipids?

A

When an inorganic phosphate group replaces one of the three fatty acids

105
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What does each fatty acid always contain that is involved in the condensation reaction?

A

a terminal carboxyl group

106
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How many carbons does glycerol have?

A

3

107
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What are the three categories of fatty acids found within lipids?

A

Saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids

108
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What are saturated fatty acids?

A

fatty acids that contain single bonds between the carbons

109
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Why is the title “saturated fatty acids” what it is?

A

Because the molecule is saturated with hydrogens

110
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What is the relative melting point of saturated fatty acids?

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High

111
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What state are saturated fatty acids in at room temperature?

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solid

112
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What are triglycerides containing only saturated fatty acids called?

A

“fats”

113
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What are fats used for by animals?

A

to store excess energy

114
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What are two examples of saturated fats?

A

fats in animal meat and butter

115
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What are monounsaturated fatty acids?

A

fatty acids that have one double bond between two of the carbons in the hydrocarbon chain of the molecule

116
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How does the melting point of triglycerides containing one or more monounsaturated fatty acids compare to saturated fatty acids?

A

The melting point is lower

117
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What state are triglycerides containing one or more monounsaturated fatty acids in?

A

liquid (oil) at room temperature

118
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What are polyunsaturated fatty acids?

A

fatty acids that have more than one double bond in the hydrocarbon chain

119
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What is the relative melting point of triglycerides composed of polyunsaturated fatty acids?

A

relatively low

120
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What state are triglycerides composed of polyunsaturated fatty acids in at room temperature?

A

liquid (oil)

121
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What do animals/plants use to store energy in the form of?

A

saturated fatty acids: animals
monounsaturated fatty acids: some animals, many plants
polyunsaturated fatty acids: many plants

122
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What is adipose tissue composed of?

A

cells that store fat in the form of triglycerides

123
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What determines the quantity of triglycerides stored?

A

the organism’s caloric intake vs. the calories burned

124
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When are condensation reactions that form triglycerides most common?

A

When an animal eats foods that have more calories than the organism is using

125
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When do stored triglycerides undergo hydrolysis reactions?

A

When sufficient foods are not available for metabolic needs so the triglycerides are used to supply energy

126
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What are the products of triglycerides that undergo hydrolysis reactions?

A

glycerol and fatty acids

127
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Why are triglycerides useful for long-term energy storage?

A

Because they are insoluble in body fluids so they will not move from their adipose storage sites

128
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Per gram of substance, approximately how much more energy do triglycerides provide compared to the energy released by carbohydrates?

A

2x

129
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What is the thick adipose tissue on endotherms such as seals and walruses?

A

blubber found between their skin and muscles

130
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What are amphipathic molecules?

A

molecules which have both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions

131
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What is an example of an amphipathic molecules?

A

phospholipids

132
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Which end of the phospholipid is polar?

A

the end with the phosphate group

133
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Which end of the phospholipid is non-polar?

A

the two long hydrocarbon tails

134
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How do phospholipids solve the problem of having hydrophobic tails in an aqueous solution?

A

They form a bilayer (double layer)

135
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What do the hydrophobic tails of phospholipids do in the bilayer?

A

they extend towards each other to keep away from the aqueous solutions inside and outside the cell

136
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Why do the polar phosphate groups arrange themselves on the outside of the bilayer?

A

They are attracted to the aqueous solution

137
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What is the bilayer of phospholipids the foundation of?

A

the plasma membrane

138
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What are hormones?

A

chemical messenger molecules

139
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What are hormones produced by?

A

a variety of glands in the body

140
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What do hormones have access to?

A

All body tissues

141
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What are steroids made from?

A

the lipid cholesterol

142
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What is the fundamental structure of steroids?

A

4 hexagons

143
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What are both oestradiol and testosterone produced by?

A

gonadal tissue

144
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What are oestradiol and testosterone involved in the development of?

A

primary and secondary sex characteristics

145
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Why can oestradiol and testosterone enter their target tissue cells?

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Because they are soluble through the lipid bilayer of cells, and can directly enter through the plasma and nuclear membrane of the cell

146
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What do hormones direct the process of once inside the nucleus of the cell?

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