Vital Components Of Living Things Flashcards

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_____ organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen 1:2:1

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Carbohydrates

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Subunit of Carbohydrates

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Glucose or sugar

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3
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One molecule of glucose can produce ______ATPs

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36-38

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4
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_______ are usually made of 5 or 6 carbon atoms with an empirical formula of CH2O.

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Monosaccharides

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3 simple sugars are

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Glucose, fructose, Galactose

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_____ is the primary source of energy for cells. Also referred to as blood sugar.

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Glucose

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7
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the sweetest sugar that is found in fruits.

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Fructose

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8
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____ is the basic milk sugar.

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Galactose

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9
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Composed of two monosaccharides formed: condensation reaction or the water-released reaction.

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Disaccharides

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10
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3 disaccharides:

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Maltose, sucrose and lactose

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11
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Glucose to glucose

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Maltose

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12
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Fructose to Glucose

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Sucrose

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13
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Galactose to glucose

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Lactose

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14
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____ saccharides with three or more (many) combinations of sugar molecules.

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Polysaccharides

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15
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Stored in animals as a

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Glycogen

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16
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Plants store sugar as

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Starch and cellulose

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17
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Also be found on the lining of the exoskeleton as _____

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Chitin

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18
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_____ a type of organic molecules which comprises of fats and oils.

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Lipid

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Basic unit of Lipids

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Fatty acid and glycerol

20
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_____ primary building block of lipids, composed of a chain of carbons with hydrogen-bonded to each side. Ex. of lipids are fats, oils, waxes, and hormones.

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Fatty acid

21
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Have two carbons bonded to each carbon (except the one at the end), forming single bonds. Unhealthy fats commonly from animal sources.

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Saturated fats

22
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safurated fats are _____ at room temperature.

23
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Double bonds that lack at least one hydrogen, forming kinked or bent in shape. Healthy fats because the fat molecules don’t stack tightly together.

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Unsaturated fats

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Unsaturated fats are ____ in room temperature

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Organic compounds composed mainly of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur.
Proteins
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Subunit of polymers of proteins
Amino acid
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There are about 20 different kinds of amino acids that consist of five separate sections:
A central carbon atom, a carboxyl group (-COOH), an amino group (-NH2), hydrogen, and an "R" group.
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The only difference in the 20 kinds of amino acids is the "__" group. Some "___" groups are tiny, others are large, and others form chains and rings.
R
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______ is vital for the structure (our muscles, hair, nails, cell membranes, defense (antibodies), blood (hemoglobin transports oxygen), brain & nerve function, enzyme, & to make other proteins.
Proteins
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_____ class of organic molecules that involve the genetic materials, DNA, and RNA.
Nucleic acid
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______ the blueprint of living things, for it controls the instructions on how to make proteins in the body.
DNA
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DNA stands for
Deoxyribonucleic acid
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_____ generates a template of DNA to be constructed outside of the nucleus in the cytoplasm.
RNA
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RNA STANDS FOR
Ribonucleic acids
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___ monomer or the sub-unit of nucleic acids.
Nucleotide
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Nucleotide composed of 4 parts the _____
a pentose, a five-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base
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DNA looks like that of a twisted ladder called a
Double helix
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Backbone of the DNA structure is made of _____
Pentose sugar (phosphate and deoxyribose )
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Inside structure of the ladder is consisted of four kinds of nitrogenous-bases, with one base attaching to the sugar part. What are the 4 nitrogenous bases?
Guanine Cytosine Adenine Thymine
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The double helix bond together by the nitrogen-containing bases: from one strand to the bases and the other strand's bases, forming ______
Rings
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The bases bonded to a precise manner, Adenine always bind to ________ , and _________ always attaches to Guanine.
Thymine Cytosine
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The sugar in DNA is _______, the sugar RNA is ______.
deoxyribose ribose
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DNA is a ____ helix, while RNA has ____ strand.
double, one
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The _____ in RNA, and takes the place of the Thymine (T) in DNA.
Uracil (U)
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DNA is contained in the cell's _____
Nucleus
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while _____ can enter and exit the nucleis
RNA