Bio-Chemistry test Flashcards

(49 cards)

1
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_________ is a very important compound for all living things.

A

Water

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2
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The properties include __________ which allows water molecules to stick to each other.

A

Cohesion

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3
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The type of bond that allows this property to occur is a ______ bond

A

Hydrogen

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4
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This bond always forms between the ______of one water molecule and the _____oxygen of the other water molecule

A

Hydrogen, Oxygen

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5
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Another property of water is ______ this means that water is able to stick to other surfaces like a table top or the xylem of a plant.

A

Adhesion

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6
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One of the most important properties of water is its ________.

A

polarity

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7
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This means that a water molecule has an ______ pattern of ________.

A

uneven, charges

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8
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The chemical formula of water is……

A

h2o

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9
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A _______________ is make up of a sugar, a nitrogen base, and a phosphate group

A

nucleotide

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10
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Which of the nitrogen base is found in DNA but not RNA

A

Thymine

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11
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Lipids are different from other macromolecules because they……

A

are hydrophobic and don’t dissolve in water

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12
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Glycogen, cellulose, and starch are all

A

polysaccharides

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13
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Which 2 kinds of molecules combine to form cell membranes

A

phospholipids and proteins

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14
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Adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil are all…..

A

nitrogen bases used to make nucleotides

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15
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Which part of a phospholipid molecule is NON-POLAR &HYDROPHOBIC

A

the lipid (tail)

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16
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True or False: The 20 different polysaccharides used to make proteins differ in what is attached in their R group position.

A

False amino acids

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17
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True of False: Cellulose is a structural polysaccharide that makes plants sturdy.

A

True

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18
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One function of proteins is to provide insulation.

A

False lipids

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19
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People with diabetes cant make hemoglobin to control their blood sugar.

A

False insulation

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20
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______ made by joining amino acid subunits in long chains which provide a wide variety of functions in cells

21
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_____made rom carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms in a 1:2:1 ratio

A

carbohydrates

22
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________ made from nucleotide subunits which store and carry information

A

nucleic acids

23
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_____ Hydrophobic fats, oils, waxes, and steroids made mainly from carbon and hydrogen atoms in long chains or multiple rings

24
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Sucrose

A

Glucose + Fructose

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Maltose
Glucose + Glucose
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Galactose
Lactose + Glucose
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Monosaccharides
Contains 1 sugar | glucose, fructose, galactose
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Plysaccharides
3 or more sugars | glycogen starch cellulose
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Carbohydrates
short term energy use | cellulose-provides structure for cell
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Nucleic Acids
Store genetic information | transmits genetic information
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Lipids
long term energy storage provide a membrane layer (structural) insulation
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Proteins
``` Structural support enzymes speed up chemical reactions hemoglobin regulate ```
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Single stranded
RNA
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Double Stranded
DNA
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Contains thymine in nitrogen base
DNA
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Contains uracil in nitrogen base
RNA
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Which Sugar does DNA contain
deoxyribose
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Which sugar does RNA contain
ribose
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Function of DNA
store genetic information
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Function of RNA
transmit genetic information
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Double stranded nucleic acid made from nucleotides subunits containing A, T, G, AND C that stores genetic info in cells
DNA
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Protein found in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the body
hemoglobin
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macromolecule with a polar glycerol/phosphate "head" and 2 non-polar hydrophobic "tails" used to make cell membranes
phospholipids
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Singe stranded nucleic acid made from nucleotide subunits containing A, U, C, AND G which carries information from the DNA to the cell for protein synthesis
RNA
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storage form of glucose used by plant cells
starch
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storage form of glucose used by animal cells
glycogen
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structural polysaccharide made from glucose subunits that makes plants sturdy
cellulose
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Nucleotide subunit made from ribose sugar, adenine, and 3 phosphates which stores and transports energy in cells
ATP
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Polar molecule made from 1 oxygen and 2 hydrogen atoms that is required by all living things
water