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Biology 1 Honors > Biochemistry Vocabualry Quiz#2 > Flashcards

Biochemistry Vocabualry Quiz#2 Flashcards

1
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Organic

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Inorganic

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molecules do not contain carbon

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3
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Monomer

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small, single units or molecules that can bond together

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Polymer

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many monomers held together by covalent bonds that results in a macromolecule

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Carbohydrates

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C, H and O in ring shapes; The function of is to provide energy and structure for cells (sugar)

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Monosaccharide

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Complexl sugar

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Disaccharide

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double sugar composed of two simple sugars

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Polysaccharide

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a complex sugar composed of three or more simple sugars

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Glycogen

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Substance in body that stores carbohydrates

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10
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Cellulose

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Polysaccharide; In plants

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11
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Chitin

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Polysaccharide; crunchy exoskeleton of bugs

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Lipid

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Composed of C, H and O in long chains; store energy

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13
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Hydrophilic

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water loving

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14
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Hydrophobic

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water fearing

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15
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Saturated Fat

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are solid at room temperature
are derived from animals (mostly)
raise levels of “bad” Cholesterol = LD

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Unsaturated Fat

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are liquid at room temperature
are derived from plants
Helps “good” Cholesterol levels = HD

17
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Triglyceride

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  • made of glycerol and 3 fatty acids

- increases risk of heart diseas

18
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Phospholipid

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makes up the cell membrane

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Amino Acid

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Proteins composed of monomers

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Dipeptide

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Two A.A’s

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Polypeptide

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Three or more A.A’s

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Nucleic Acid

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A complex organic substance present in living cells, esp. DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain

23
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Nucleotide

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Made of monomers

24
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Enzyme

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Catalysts that operate in living organisms, a type of protein

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Catalyst

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a substance that speed up the rate of a chemical reaction.

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Denature

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An enzyme is designed to operate at a certain pH and temperature. If either of these factors is changed too much, the enzyme becomes

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Activation Energy

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The amount of energy that is needed to start the reaction

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Reactants

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Before the arrow

29
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Products

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After the arrow

30
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Substrate

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enzymes that are designed to work on only one reactant

31
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Organic

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molecules contain carbon

32
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Organic

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molecules contain carbon

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