Unit 1 Test Flashcards

Biochem

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1
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Cohesive bonds

A

Between same molecules

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2
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Adhesive attraction

A

Between different substances

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3
Q

Hydroxyl Group

A

OH, Alchols

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4
Q

Carbonyl Group

A

C double bond O

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5
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Carboxyl Group

A

Acidic, makes up on end of an amino acid. C double bond O and C single bond OH

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6
Q

Amino Group

A

Acts as a bse, can pick up H+ from surroundings. (N single bond H) ×2

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7
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Sulfhydryl Group

A

Covalent bond, stabilize protein, cause curly hair. -SH

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8
Q

Phosphate Group

A

Contributes negative charges to molecules
O
||
O- – P – O-
|
O -

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9
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Methyl Group

A

Added to DNA, affects expression of genes, only non polar functional group

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10
Q

Molecules of Life

A

Macromolecules

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11
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4 major classes of macromolecules

A

Carbohydrates, Lypids, Nucleic Acids, Proteins

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12
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Lipids

A

Don’t form polymers, hydrophobic, most important of them are fats

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13
Q

Primary Structure

A

Chain of amino acids, one - by - one - by - one, alpha helix fold

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14
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Secondary Structure

A

Start to fold, beta fold

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15
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Tertiary structure

A

3 dimensional folding

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16
Q

Quaternary structure

A

several protein chains into a closely packed arrangement

17
Q

Central Dogma of Biology

A

(DNA) > RNA > Protein

18
Q

C 30%

A

G 30%

19
Q

G 30%

A

C 30%

20
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T 20%

A

A 20%

21
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A 20%

A

T 20%

22
Q

Deoxyribose sugar

A

DNA

23
Q

Ribose Sugar

A

RNA

24
Q

Self Replicate

A

DNA

25
Q

Cannot Self Replicate

A

RNA

26
Q

2nd H Base

A

DNA

27
Q

2nd OH Base

A

RNA

28
Q

Hexagon or pentagon shape

A

Carbohydrates

29
Q

Polar Phosphate head with fatty acid tails

A

Lipids

30
Q

Central carbon with in amino acids

A

Proteins

31
Q

Peptide bond

A

Proteins

32
Q

1 phosphate, sugar, nitrogenous base

A

Nucleic Acids

33
Q

Change in DNA can cause…

A

A change in protein folding/improper protein folding

34
Q

DNA is Anti Parallel, so if one end is OH then the other strand end is…

A

a phosphate

35
Q

DNA is Anti Parallel, so if one end is a Phosphate then the other strand end is…

A

an OH group

36
Q

Saturated Fats

A

have the maximum amount of carbon hydrogen bonds