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UNIT 2-BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES🤎 Flashcards

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describe the tests for: reducing sugars, non-reducing sugars, starch, lipids and proteins

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define the terms: monomer, polymer and macromolecule

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explain how polymers are formed from monomers, differentiate between condensation and hydrolysis reactions (relate hydrolysis reactions to the non-reducing test)

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define the terms: monosaccharide, disaccharide, polysaccharide

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draw and describe the ring forms of the two types of glucose

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give examples of common reducing and non-reducing sugars
state three common disaccharides and their monosaccharides

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define a glycosidic bond, draw ring structures to show and explain the formation of maltose and sucrose

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differentiate between starch and glycogen, relate the characteristics of starch to it’s function

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describe the molecular structure of amylose, amylopectin and glycogen, relate all their structures to their functions

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explain and draw ring structures showing how cellulose is formed, outline how the arrangement of cellulose molecules contributes to their function (3)

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what are lipids made up of? describe the general structure of fatty acids (2) and explain the difference between the two types of fatty acids with the use of diagrams

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explain what glycerol is in relation to esterification and an ester bond

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what are triglycerides? describe the structure of triglycerides (with reference to fatty acids, glycerol and the formation of ester bonds), give two characteristics of triglyceride molecules (use diagram if necessary)

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relate the structure of triglycerides to their function (3)

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describe the structure of phospholipids in detail (use diagram if necessary)

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draw and describe the general structure of an amino acid, use a diagram to explain the formation and breakage of a bond between two amino acids, name this bond

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explain the meaning of the term primary structure using a diagram if necessary, label what is found on both ends of the chain of an amino acid

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explain the meaning of the term secondary structure using a diagram, include the types of bonding present in your explanation

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explain the meaning of the term tertiary structure using a diagram, talk about the types of bonding present

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explain the meaning of the term quaternary structure, talk about the types of bonding present

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explain using diagrams if necessary the four types of bonds that hold proteins in precise shapes

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what are globular proteins? state two characteristics of globular proteins in relation to their role and solubility

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what are fibrous proteins? state two characteristics of fibrous proteins in relation to their role and solubility

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which type of protein is haemoglobin? describe the structure of a molecule of haemoglobin in detail

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what is a haem group? explain how many haem groups a haemoglobin molecule has, explain the importance of iron in the haem group

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explain how the structure of haemoglobin is related to it’s function

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explain the cause and effects of sickle cell ammonia in relation to the structure of haemoglobin

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which type of protein is collagen? explain the arrangement of collagen molecules to form fibres in detail (include types of bonds present), describe a characteristic of collagen in relation to it’s structure

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explain how hydrogen bonding occurs between water molecules in detail using diagrams

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relate the properties of water to it’s roles in living organisms (solvent action, high specific heat capacity, latent heat of vaporisation)

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