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A chemical containing the element carbon is classified as?

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An Organic Compound

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Why is Carbon considered the building block of life?

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Comprises 18% of the body by weight
Forms 4 covalent bonds
Can form single or double bonds
Can build macro or micro molecules

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What are the 4 macromolecules?

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Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic acids

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T/F Carbon skeletons must always be branched by a single or double bond.

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False, carbon skeletons can be branched or unbranched and they can also form a ring-like shape

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Define the term- a chemical process in which a polymer forms when monomers are linked by the removal of water molecules

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Dehydration Reaction

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What is the name of the reaction that links a monomer to a polymer?

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Dehydration Synthesis

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Define the term- a chemical process in which macromolecules are broken down by the chemical addition of water molecules to the bonds linking their monomers; an essential part of digestion

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Hydrolysis Reaction

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Complete the sentence: Chemical reactions that build polymers from ___ are called ___ reactions because they release a molecule of water.

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Monomers, dehydration

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What is the reverse type of reaction because they break large molecules down into smaller molecules?

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Hydrolysis

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What are the monosaccharides?

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Glucose, Fructose, Galactose, Deoxyribose, and Ribose

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Define the term- one of two or more molecules with the same molecular formula but different structures and thus different properties

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Isomers

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All carbohydrates consist of one or more ___, also called simple sugars. Name 2 examples of simple sugars.

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monosaccharides ; glucose and fructose

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Explain how glucose and fructose can have the same formula ( C6 H12 O6) but different properties

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Different arrangements of atoms affect molecular shapes and properties

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What are monomers?

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Sugars

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1 sugar also called a simple sugar ; known as the main sugar of the cell

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Monosaccharides

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2 simple sugars; 2 monosaccharides linked together by dehydration synthesis

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Disaccharides

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Glucose + Fructose= table sugar.
What is table sugar an example of?

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The disaccharide sucrose.

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Glucose + Glucose= seedling sugar
What is seedling sugar an example of?

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The disaccharide maltose

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glucose + galactose= milk sugar
What is milk sugar an example of?

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Disaccharide and lactose

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How and why do manufacturers produce HFCS?

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They convert glucose to the sweeter fructose. HFCS is cheaper and more easily blended with processed foods.

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Define the term- thousands of monosaccharides joined in chains and branches; also called complex carbs

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Polysaccharides

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What is the polysaccharide that is made in plants that stores energy?

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Starch

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What is made in animals that stores energy?

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Glycogen ; polysaccarhide

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What is the polysaccharide that is made in plants as structural support?

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Cellulose

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What is the most abundant organic compound on Earth?
Cellulose
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Grazing animals survive on a diet of ___ because they have prokaryotes in their digestive tract that can break it down.
Cellulose
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What are the 3 types of lipids?
Triglycerides (fat) Phospholipids (cell membranes) Steroids (hormones)
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define the term- water fearing
hydrophobic
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define the term- water loving
hydrophilic
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What is triglycerides composed of?
Glycerol and Fatty acids
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Which lipids job is to store energy, insulate, and cushion internal organs?
Triglycerides
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Which fatty acids contain the max number of hydrogen atoms; giving them a straight shape? They have no double bonds, solid at room temperature, and come from animals?
Saturated Fats
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Which fatty acids contain fewer than maximum of hydrogens at the double bond? They contain 1 or more double bonds, liquid at room temperature, and come from plants
Unsaturated Fats
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Why does chocolate melt in your mouth?
Chocolate melts in your mouth because cocoa butter is high in unsaturated fats
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Define the term-Food manufacturers can convert unsaturated fats to saturated fats by adding hydrogen, a process called?
Hydrogenation
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These characteristics describe what type of fat? These bonds are unintentional by-products These bonds almost NEVER occur naturally The human body is not designed to digest them
Trans Fats
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What is a cell membrane made up of?
Phospholipid bilayer
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What is the most common steroid also known as the "base steroid"?
Cholesterol
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What steroid acts as the molecular building block of the human steroid hormones?
Cholesterol
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All proteins are constructed from a common set of __ amino acids.
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The structure of ____ a central carbon atom bonded to 4 covalent partners in which 3 of those attachment groups are common to all amino acids.
Proteins
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The function of ___ deal with enzymes, structure, storage, contraction, transport and many others
Proteins
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Sickle Cell Anemia can be caused by what?
A change in an amino acid can affect protein configuration and cause malfunction of the protein
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Which of the following is not made of protein: hair, muscle, cellulose, or enzymes?
Cellulose is a carbohydrate
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What is a bond that joins adjacent amino acids?
Peptide bond
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The difference between a polypeptide and a protein is like the relationship between a long strand of yarn and a sweater.
To be functional, the long fiber (the yarn) must be precisely knit into a specific shape (the sweater)
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How can changing an amino acid alter the function of a protein?
Changing an amino acid may alter the shape of the protein, which changes its function.
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Nucleic acids are polymers made from ____ which are____.
nucleotides, monomers
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What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?
A five carbon sugar Phosphate group A nitrogenous group
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What is the function of a nucleic acid?
provide the directions for building proteins
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The DNA resides in the cell as one or more very long fibers called
chromosomes
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What are the 3 differences between RNA and DNA?
1)RNA uses the sugar ribose and the base Uracil instead of thymine A-U pairing G-C pairing 2)R in RNA stands for ribose 3)RNA is usually found in living cells in single-stranded form, whereas DNA usually exists as a double helix
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DNA contains _______ polynucleotide strands, each composed of _______ kinds of nucleotides.
2; 4
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If one DNA strand has the sequence GAATGC, what is the sequence of the other strand?
CTTACG
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Complete this biologist pickup line: “Of all the nucleic acids, RNA is my favorite, because it’s got _______ in it!”
U- uracil
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T/F - DNA and RNA have the same nucleotide bases and the same helical structure?
False
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What kind of fats are Omega-3 classified as?
Unsaturated Fats
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Glucose and fructose are___ which_____.
isomers; have the same molecular structure but different structures
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DNA is composed of 4 nucleotide bases called?
adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine
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Carbohydrates are mostly____, meaning they____ in water.
hydrophilic; dissolve
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Define the term- ___ converts normally shaped proteins into abnormal shapes
Prions
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What are the building blocks of proteins?
Amino acids
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Monomers can be classified as
small molecules
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Why do vinegar and oil separate in salad dressing?
The oil in salad dressing is hydrophobic whereas the vinegar is hydrophilic.
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T/F- Cholesterol does not have any benefits and is associated with cardiovascular disease.
False
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What are fats and steroids classified as?
Lipids
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A single strand DNA molecule has the sequence TCAACTTGA. The equivalent sequence in an RNA molecule would be___.
UCAACUUGA
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Sucrose + water -- glucose + fructose
Hydrolysis
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T/F- Cellulose is hydrophilic?
True
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When looking at a label no matter how big all the numbers are which cookies will always be less healthy.
The ones that have the highest trans fats
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What is a building block of polynucleotides such as DNA
Nucleotides
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Insulin is a protein hormone that regulates blood glucose levels and is a polymer of what?
Amino Acids
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Myoglobin is a protein that binds oxygen molecules and is a polymer of?
Amino Acids
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For good health, what is important to be included in our diets?
Polysaccharides
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___ is a hydroxyl group?
OH
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What are saturated fats saturated with?
hydrogen
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Remember- a glucose molecule is to starch as a nucleotide is to a nucleic acid
yea
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A shortage of phosphorus in the soil would make it especially difficult for a plant to manufacture what?
DNA
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Nutritionally, saturated triglycerides are considered less healthy than unsaturated ones. What is one major difference between them?
Saturated triglycerides have more hydrogens than unsaturated triglycerides
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Hydrogenated vegetable oils are more like animal fats than are other plant oils. Because they __________ than other plant oils, they can contribute to cardiovascular disease.
contain fewer double bonds
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What is true of all steroids?
They have structured base 4 carbon rings.
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What do nucleic acids and proteins have in common?
They are large polymers
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In people with lactose intolerance, the lactase gene is perfectly normal. Why do they still exhibit lactose intolerance?
The formation of the lactase from the lactase gene decreases
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Which of the following statements best summarizes the relationship between dehydration reactions and hydrolysis?
Dehydration reactions assemble polymers, hydrolysis reactions break polymers apart

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