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12.1 Carbohydrates and Lipids Flashcards

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What is a monomer?

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Small, identical or similar molecules which can be condensed (joined) to make larger molecules

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What is a polymer?

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Large molecule made by joining many (3 or more) identical or similar monomers together by covalent bonds

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Define catabolic

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Making smaller molecules from larger ones

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Define anabolic

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Making larger molecules from simpler/smaller ones

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What are carbohydrate monomers called?

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Monosaccharides

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What bonds are formed between two monosaccharides?

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Glycosidic Bonds (1-4 and 1-6)

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Properties and functions of starch

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Compact - good for storage in small spaces
Insoluble - does not affect water potential
Large surface area - cannot diffuse out of cells

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What is an arbitrary unit?

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A relative unit of measurement to show the ratio amount of substance. intensity, or other quantities to a predetermined reference measurement

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How are monomers linked together?

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Condensation reaction - a water molecule is removed and there is ALWAYS an enzyme catalyst

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How are polymers broken?

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Hydrolysis - a water molecule is added and there is ALWAYS an enzyme catalyst

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What is the monomer, polymer and bond found in starch?

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Monosaccharide
Polysaccharide
Glycosidic

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What is the monomer, polymer and bond found in enzymes?

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Amino acids
Polypeptide
Peptide

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What is the monomer, polymer and bond found in DNA?

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Nucleotides
Nucleic acid
Phosphodiester

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What is the structure of alpha-glucose?

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What is maltose made of?

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Glucose + glucose

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What is lactose made of?

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Glucose + galactose

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What is sucrose made of?

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Glucose + fructose

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What are the two monomers that make up starch?

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Amylose and amylopectin

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Solutions are…

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Transparent

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What is a precipitate?

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A solid suspended in a liquid

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True or False: Dimers and lipids are polymers

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False

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What bonds make up amylose?

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1-4 glycosidic

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What bond make up amylopectin?

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1-6 glycosidic

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What does ABBA stand for?

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Alpha below, Beta above

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What are the characteristics of starch?
1-4 and 1-6 glycosidic bonds (amylose and amylopectin) Storage polysaccharide Alpha glucose Found in plants
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What are the characteristics of glycogen?
1-4 and 1-6 glycosidic bonds Storage polysaccharides Alpha glucose Found in animals - liver and muscle cells
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What are the characteristics of cellulose?
1-4 glycosidic bonds only - rotate 180* Structural polysaccharide Beta glucose and hydrogen bonds Found in plants - microfibrils
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Describe the biochemical test for a reducing sugar
1. Add equal parts of Benedicts solution and sample 2. Heat to 95 degrees in a water bath 3. Red precipitate signals sugar is present
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Describe the biochemical test for non-reducing sugars
1. Negative result from reducing sugar biochemical test 2. Heat with acid (HCl) and mix 3. Neutralise with alkali (NaHCO3) 4. Repeat biochemical test for reducing sugars
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How do you find the concentration of an unknown sugar?
1. Use a colorimeter (calibrated with a control) 2. Use same volume for each reading 3. Always shake samples before testing 4. Produce a graph (Calibration curve) 5. Use graph to read of unknown concentration
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Define immiscible
It doesn't mix
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What is a saturated fat?
It is solid at room temperature and only had single Carbon-Carbon bonds
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What is an unsaturated fat?
It is liquid at room temperature and has a double Carbon-Carbon bond within the hydrocarbon chain
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What is an ester bond?
A bond formed between glycerol and fatty acid after a condensation reaction
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What is a wax?
A wax similar to fats and oils but have no glycerol
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What are the characteristics of waxes?
Insoluble and Hydrophobic
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Where are waxes seen/used?
Insects and the upper epidermis in plants
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Where are triglycerides found?
In food as storage molecules
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What are triglycerides made up of?
One molecule of glycerol and three fatty acid molecules
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What bonds are found in triglycerides?
Ester bonds
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True or Flase: Triglycerides are polymers?
False - the monomers are different
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What does glycerol look like?
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What does a saturated vs unsaturated fatty acid look like?
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Describe the formation of triglycerides?
3 water molecules are lost - condensation reactions H lost from glycerol OH lost from fatty acids
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What is the equation for a triglyceride (worded)?
Glycerol + 3 fatty acids -> triglyceride + 3 water
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What are the characteristics of triglycerides?
Low mass to energy ratio - good stores of energy Insoluble - does not affect water potential Good source of water when broken down - high O to H ratio
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What do phospholipids do?
help form the cell membrane of a cell
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How does the structure of a phospholipid differ to that of a triglyceride?
One fatty acid is replaced by a phosphate group
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What is the diagram of triglycerides?
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What is the diagram of phospholipids?
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What charge is the phosphate group?
Negative - POLAR
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What is the charge of the fatty acid tails?
No charge - NON-POLAR
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What is the phospho-glycerol head?
Hydrophyllic (attracts water - soluble)
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What are the tails vs the head?
Hydrophobic
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What do phospholipids form in water?
A bilayer
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What is the structure of a bilayer?
The hydrophilic heads face the water on both sides and the hydrophobic tails face each other in the center.
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Describe the emulsion test for a lipid
1. A small amount of the sample is placed in a test tube with 2cm3 of ethanol 2. The mixture is shaken so that the fat dissolves in the alcohol (non-polar solvent) 3. Water is then added drop by drop and shaken again 4. A cloudy white emulsion of fat droplets should be visible when a fat is present
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What is the term used to describe the different structures of alpha-glucose and beta-glucose?
Isomer(ism)
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Why is it important for starch to have a spiral shape?
It is compact. It occupies a small space as it is tightly packed
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How is the structure of cellulose related to its role in plant call walls?
- Long, straight, unbranched chains of beta glucose - joined by many weak hydrogen bonds - form microfibrils - to provide rigidity and strength to the plant
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What are the similarities between starch and cellulose?
- Both are polysaccharides - Both contain glycosidic bonds - Both contain Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen
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What are the differences between starch and cellulose?
- Starch as alpha-glucose // cellulose has beta-glucose - Starch is coiled // cellulose is straight - Starch is branched // cellulose is unbranched - Cellulose forms microfibrils // Starch does not - Starch has 1-4 AND 1-6 glyosidic bonds // cellulose does not
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What are the features of starch?
- Helical SO compact - Insoluble SO does not affest water potential - Large molecule SO cannot leave cell - Branched chains SO rapidly hydrolyses
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Why are hydrogen bonds important in cellulose molecules?
- Forms microfibrils via cross links between chains - Providing strength/rigidity to cell wall - Hydrogen bond provide strength in large numbers
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What are the similarities between triglycerides and phospholipids?
- Both contain ester bonds - Both contain glycerol - Both have fatty acids which can be saturated or unsaturated - Both are insoluble - Both contain C, H and O BUT phospholipids also contain P
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What are the differences between triglycerides and phospholipids?
- Triglyceride has 3 fatty acids // phospholipid has 2 fatty acids and 1 phosphate group - Triglycerides are hydrophobic/non-polar // phospholipids are both hydrophilic and hydrophobic - Phospholipids form bilayers // triglycerides do not
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Describe the structure of a phospholipid molecule and explain how phospholipids are arranged in a plasma membrane
- Glycerol joined to 2 fatty acid tails. Phosphate group joined to glycerol on opposite side - Phospholipid has a charged, hydrophilic head (phosphate and glycerol) and non-polar hydrophobic tails (fatty acid chains) - Arrange to form a phospholipid bilayer (Hydrophilic head facing out towards water. Hydrophobic fatty acid chains facing away from water)

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