Carbohydrate and lipids quiz Flashcards

1
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monosaccaride

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a carbohydrate made up of a single sugar residue

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2
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disaccharide

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a carbohydrate made up of 2 sugar residues

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3
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oligosaccharide

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a carbohydrate made up of 3-10 sugar residues

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4
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polysaccharide

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a carbohydrate made up of more than 10 sugar residues

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5
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aldose

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a carbohydrate whose carbonyl group is an aldehyde

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6
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ketose

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a carbohydrate whose carbonyl group is a ketone

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7
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triose (and variants)

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a carbohydrate made up of three carbons (prefix can range from tri- to hept-)

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8
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lipid

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a biological molecule that is hydrophobic and thus largely insoluble in water

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9
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fatty acid

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a carboxylic acid with a long hydrocarbon side chain

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10
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amphiphile

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a molecule that is both hydrophobic and hydrophilic

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11
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amphipathic

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a molecule that is both hydrophobic and hydrophilic

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12
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Saturated

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a fatty acid that is fully reduced, thus contains no double (or triple) bonds

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13
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unsaturated

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a fatty acid containing double bonds

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14
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CH3(CH2)10COOH

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Lauric acid
dodecanoic acid
12:0
saturated

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15
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CH3(CH2)12COOH

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Myristic acid
tetradecanoic acid
14:0
saturated

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16
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CH3(CH2)14COOH

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Palmitic acid
hexadecanoic acid
16:0
saturated

17
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CH3(CH2)16COOH

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Stearic acid
octadecanoic acid
18:0
saturated

18
Q

CH3(CH2)18COOH

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Arachidic acid
eicosanoic acid
20:0
saturated

19
Q

CH3(CH2)5CH=CH(CH2)7COOH

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Palmitoleic acid
9-hexadecenoic acid
16:1n-7
unsaturated

20
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CH3(CH2)7CH=CH(CH2)7COOH

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Oleic acid
9-octadecenoic acid
18:1n-9
unsaturated

21
Q

CH3(CH2)4(CH=CHCH2)2(CH2)6COOH

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Linoleic acid
9,12-octadecanoic acid
18:2n-6
unsaturated

22
Q

CH3CH2(CH=CHCH2)3(CH2)6COOH

A

alpha-linolenic acid
9,12,15-octadecatrienoic acid
18:3n-3
unsaturated

23
Q

CH3(CH2)4(CH=CHCH2)4(CH2)2COOH

A

arachidonic acid
5,8,11,14-eicosatetraenoic acid
20:4n-6
unsaturated

24
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CH3CH2(CH=CHCH2)5(CH2)2COOH

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EPA
5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid
20:5n-3
unsaturated

25
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CH3CH2(CH=CHCH2)6CH2COOH

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DHA
4,7,10,13,16,19-docasohexenoic acid
22:6n-3
unsaturated