Basic Biochemistry and Cell Organsiation

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Decks in this class (23)

Key Elements
What is an inorganic ion,
What is an organic ion,
What is condensation
8  cards
Water
What is a polar molecule,
Is water a polar molecule,
What is a hydrogen bonds
3  cards
Properties of Water
Solvent,
High specific heat capacity,
High latent of heat vaporisation
7  cards
Carbohydrates
What does carbohydrates contain,
What is a carbohydrate,
Is a carbohydrate a enegry storage
4  cards
Monosaccharides
Is a monosaccharide soluble in water,
How many sugars and what do they ...,
How many sugars does a pentose su...
7  cards
Disaccharides
What is a disaccharides,
How to make disaccharides,
How to break down disaccharides
6  cards
Testing for reducing sugar
What is the solution needed for t...,
What to do need to do to the bene...,
What is the colour change if present
4  cards
Testing for non - reducing sugars
What is an example of a disaccrid...,
What do you heat the non reducing...,
What do you do after adding hydro...
5  cards
Polysaccharides
What makes a polysaccharide,
What does polysaccharides do,
Why is a polysaccharides a good e...
3  cards
Starch
What is starch a main source of e...,
What is starch made of,
What is the ismoers of starch
7  cards
Glycogen
Is it more branched than amlyopectin,
What is joined by,
What is it in animals
3  cards
Cellulose
Is cellulose in animal cells,
What is cellulose,
Where is cellulose
6  cards
Chitin
What is chitin,
Where is it found,
What isomer of glucose is in chitin
3  cards
Triglycerides
What does the triglycerdes contain,
Is triglycerides soluble in water,
How is it formed
9  cards
Saturated Fatty acids and heart disease
What is the main cause of heart d...,
How do you get a diet which is hi...,
What do you get if you have no hi...
4  cards
Phospholipids
What is a phospholipid,
What is one of the three fatty ac...,
Is phosphate group soluble in water
10  cards
Test or fats and oils
What do you mix it with,
What will happen to lipids in eth...,
What to do after adding ethanol
4  cards
Function of lipids
Energy reserve in plant and anima...,
Thermal,
Protecion
6  cards
Proteins
What does proteins have,
What does it contains,
What is a protein
5  cards
Amino acid structure
What is attached to the central a...,
What can an amino acid be,
What can a body make
7  cards
Bonds
Glycosidic bond,
Ester bond,
Peptide bond
3  cards
Four levels of protein structure
Primary,
Secondary,
Teritarty
4  cards
Classification of Proteins
What are the two classification o...,
Globular,
3  cards

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