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2.1 What is an organic compound?

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Has carbon, found in living things

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2.1 What are the bond properties of carbon compounds?

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1) Carbon atoms form 2 covalent bonds with other atoms
2) Carbon atoms can form up to 4 nonpolar covalent bonds: allows for complex structure

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2.1 Four Main Functional Groups

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Hydroxyl (OH)
Amine (NH2)
Carboxyl (COOH)
Methyl (CH3)

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2.1 What are the identifying features of carbohydrates?

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1) Composed of C,H,O with a 2:1 of H:O
2) End in -ose
3) Many hydroxide groups

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2.1 Draw ribose and glucose molecules

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2.1 Classification of Carbohydrates

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Monosaccharide: Monomer, soluble in water
Disaccharide: two monosaccharides
Oligiosaccharide: 3-10 monosaccharides
Polysaccharide: Lots of saccharides, energy storage or cell structure

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2.1 Condensation vs hydrolosis

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Condensation: Molecules form a covalent bond with water as a waste product

Hydrolosis: The opposite of condensation

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2.1 Classes of Lipids

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Monomers:
Fatty acids, monoglyceride

Polymer (ex)
Triglyceride

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2.1 Basic info of Lipids

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  • Insoluble,hydrophobic
  • A chain of hydrocarbons
  • Fatty acids or a derivative
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2.1 Common Lipids

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Triglyceride: 3 fatty acids bonded to glyceral
Wax: long chain of hydrocarbons
Phospholipid
Steriods

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2.1 Basic Structure of Protien

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-Composed of at least one chain of amino acids
- Amino acids contain C,O,H,N with some containing S

Acids –> Polypeptide –> Protien

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2.1 Classes of nucleic acid

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Monomer:
Nucleotide

Polymer:
DNA

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2.1 Basics of Nucleic Acids

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  • Chain of nucleotides
  • Nucleotides contain C,H,O,N,P
  • Nucleotide: Phosphate group attached to carbohydrate (deoxyribose or ribose) and nitrogeneous base

Ex: ATP, DNA

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2.1 What is vitalism

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The doctrine that organic molecules could only be syntehsized by living systems, disproved when urea was synthesized

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2.1 Anabolism and Catabolism

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Anabolism: Reactions that build, require ATP
Catabolism: broke down, release energy

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2.2 Hydrogen Bonding Properties

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1) Intramolecular polar covalent bonds between H+ and O-
2) Hydrogen bonds give water unique properties

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2.2 Properties of Water

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Cohesive: Water sticks to eachother
Adhesive: Water sticks to other polar + ionic molecules
Thermal Properties: Takes a lot of energy to change, high specific heat, high latent heat of vaporazation, high boiling point
Solvent: is a good solvent

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2.2 Hydrophobic or Hydrophillic

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Hydrophobic: no (+) or (-) charges, lipids,
Hydrophillic: Soluble

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2.2 Transport in Blood Plasma

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Sodium Chloride: Ionic compound, soluble
Amino Acid: + and -, some phillic some phobic soluble enough
Glucose: soluble in water, polar
Oxygen: nonpolar, small enough to disolve in water
Fat Molecules: non polar, large, carried in lipoprotien complexes
Cholestoral: hydrophobic, transported in lipoprotien complex

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2.3 What are the common disaccharides

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Lactose
Sucrose
Maltose

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2.3 What are the common polysaccharides?

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Cellulose - plant support (B-glucose)
Starch - plant storage (a-glucose), amylose - 1-4 bonds
amylopectin - 1-4 and 1-6 bonds
Glycogen - animal storage (a-glucose), 1-4 and 1-6 bonds

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2.3 Common Monosaccharides

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Glucose
Fructose
Galactose

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2.3 Draw and label a fatty acid

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2.3 Function of Lipids

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cell membrane, hormones, nutrition, energy storage (harder to access), thermal insulation

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2.3 Saturated v Unsaturated Fat
Saturated: No Double Bond Unsaturated: double bound Cis-unsaturated: H on same side, causes a kink Trans-unsaturated: H on different sides, not found in nature
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2.3 Purpose and structure of triglycerides
Long-term energy storage (fats in animals) (oil in plants( Condensation reaction between one glycerol and three fatty acids
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2.3 Health risk of lipid types
UnSaturated/Trans - raise LDL levels, raising cholestoral Saturated - increases HDL levels, lowering cholestoral
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2.3 HDL vs LDL
Low-densiriy lipoprotiens: carry cholestoral from liver to rest High-densiity lipoprotien - scavenge excess cholestoral and bring back to liver
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2.4 Draw the formation of a peptide bond
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2.4 Draw and lable an amino acid
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2.4 Amino Acids Structure
Composed of amine group (HxN), carboxyl group (CO2) and unique R-group with a H atom on top, central carbon atom
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2.4 What is a proteome?
All of the protiens produed by a cell, tissue, or organism.
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2.4 What is denaturation?
Disruption in the secondary, tertiary, or quaterny structure of a protien. Caused by ^ in pH, temperature, chemicals
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2.4 What is Rubisco?
An enzyme involved with the first step of carbon fixation
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2.4 What is Insulin?
A protien that regulates blood sugar levels, signals to cells to take in glucose
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2.4 What is immunoglobulin?
Antibodies
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2.4 What is Rhodopsin?
A pigment that acts as a photorecepter in rod cells of retina
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2.4 What is collagen?
A protien that provides structure for the body
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2.4 Function of protiens
S- tructure H- ormones I- mmune T- ransport S- ensation M- ovement E- nzymes
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2.4 What are the levels of protien structure?
Primary: Chain of amino acids, held by peptide bonds Secondary: Hydrogen bonding leads to either alpha helix or pleated sheet Tertiary: 3-D folding due to side chain interactions Quaternary: More than one amino acid chain
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2.5 What is the purpose of enzymes?
Speed up chemical reactions without being altered (catalyst)
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2.5 Structure of enzymes
Enzymes have an active site that is specific to the substrate that binds to them. They convert the substrate into a product.
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2.5 Draw and Label a graph showing the effects of Enzyme activity
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2.5 Factors affecting enzyme activity
Temperature: High temperature = more collisions, more EA But too high is denaturation pH: Most enzymes have an optimal pH, any deviation leads to less EA Substrate concentration: More substrate = more EA until too many active sites are blocked
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2.6 Draw and label DNA
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2.6 DNA vs RNA
Rna is made from ribose, DNA is made from deoxyribose
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2.6 What's the difference between Purine and Pyrimidine bases? Which are which?
Purine is larger with a doubel carbon ring: Guanine, Adenine Pyrimidine has only a single carbon ring: Cytosine, Uracil, Thymine
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2.7 What are codons
Three bases on mRNA that code for a aminoacid
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2.7 What is PCR?
Polymerase Chain Reaction is a method of reproducing DNA in a lab 1) Denaturation - DNA is heated to seperate strands 2) Annealing - Sample is cooled so primers anneal 3) Elongation - sample is heated to optimal temperature for Taq primase
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2.7 What is the difference between replication in Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes?
Prokaryotes have 1 origin, 1 bubble, 2 forks Eukaryotes have multiple origins that fuse
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2.8 Write the basic formula for cellular respiration
C6H12O6 + 6 O2 (ADP+P) --> 6 CO2 + 6 H20 (+ATP)
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2.8 Why must cells continue to respirate, features of ATP?
1) ATP can't be stored 2) ATP can't be transfered between cells 3) When ATP is used, heat energy is lost
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2.8 What are the three major processes that glucose undertakes for cellular respiration?
Glycosis, Krebs Cycle, Electron Transport Chain
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2.8 What is Anaerobic Respiration?
Anaerobic: No oxygen, back up when cellular oxygen is needed. ATP is needed quick. Allows microbes to live in oxygen-poor environments
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2.8 Human v. Yeast Anaerobic Respiration
Yeast: Glycosis then alc fermentation (pyruvate --> ethanol) Humans: Glycosis then lactic acid fermentation (pyruvate --> lactic acid)
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2.8 Net ATP Anaerobic vs Aerobic
Ana : 2 per gluc Aero: 38 per gluc
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2.9 What is the formula for photosynthesis?
6 CO2 + 6 H20 --> C6H12O6 + 6 O2
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2.9 What is photosynthesis?
The process of phototropic organisms converting light energy into glucose
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2.9 Properties of Wavelengths
Shorter wave lengths = more energy, Visible light: 380-700 (violet > red)
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2.9 Why are plants green?
Chlorophyll, the main pigment of plants, absorbs red/blue light but reflects green light
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2.9 What is the formula for light dependent reaction?
2 H2O --> 4 H (becomes NADH) + 4 e- (used for next part) + O2
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2.9 What is the calvin cycle?
The light independent portion of photosynthesis in which Carbon, form CO2 is used to build carbohydrates, relies on ATP, NADH
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2.9 Where do the light independent vs light independent reactions happen?
Dependent: thylakoid Independent: Cytoplasm of chloroplast (stroma)

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