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Chapter 1 - 1.2 Flashcards

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Macromolecules are linked by

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Covalent bonds

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Many molecules composed of thousands of atoms are

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Macromolecules

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What are the four types of bio macromolecules

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Carbohydrates
Nucleic acids
Proteins
Lipids

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(CH2O)n is the general formula for

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For carbohydrates, sugars and starches

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4
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Are carbohydrates usually polar?

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Yes

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5
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Monosaccharides are simple sugars with how many C

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3-7 C

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Glucose, fructose and galactose are examples of

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Monosaccharides

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7
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Molecules that have the same molecular formula but different structure are

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Isomers

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What is composed of a single C-based monomer structure

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Monosaccharides

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What is composed of two monosaccharides joined by a glycosidic linkage

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Disaccharides

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10
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Sucrose and lactose are examples of

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Disaccharides

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Carbohydrate polymers of monosaccharides joined covalently are

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Polysaccharides

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12
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What are the three different arrangements of glucose

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Glycogen
Starch
Cellulose

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13
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Glycogen, starch and cellulose all have different _____ and ______

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Shapes / functions

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14
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Glycogen is glucose as stored by

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Animals

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15
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Is glycogen easily broken down and why

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Yes due to the number of branching side chains

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16
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Starch is glucose as stored by

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Plants

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17
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Does starch have more or less branching side chains than glycogen

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Fewer

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18
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Is starch broken down easily

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Yes

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19
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What provides structural support in plant cell walls

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Cellulose

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20
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What different positions can C-1 glucose exist in

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Starch & glycogen - alpha

Cellulose - beta

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21
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What is alpha position

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H
|
OH

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What is beta position

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OH
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H

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23
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Which has more C & H: carbohydrates or lipids

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Lipids

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24
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Lipids are hydrophilic or hydrophobic

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Hydrophobic

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25
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Do lipids dissolve in water

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No

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26
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What is an efficient energy storing molecule

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Lipids

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27
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Lipids used for energy storage are

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Triglycerides

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28
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Triglycerides are made of what

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1 glycerol molecule
3 fatty acid molecules
Bonded by ester linkages

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29
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A hydrocarbon chain ending in a hydroxyl group is a

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Fatty acid

30
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A saturated fatty acid has how many double bonds of C atoms

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No double bonds between C atoms

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An unsaturated fatty acid has how many bonds between C atoms

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One double bond (monounsaturated)

More than one double bond (polyunsaturated)

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Monounsaturated means

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One double bond

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Polyunsaturated means

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More than one double bond

34
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Main component of cell membranes are

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Phospholipids

35
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In phospholipids a ______ group replaces the third fatty acid

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Phosphate

36
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The phosphate group attached to a R group of various atoms is (non-polar or polar) and (hydrophilic or hydrophobic)

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Polar and hydrophilic

37
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Two other lipids are

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Steroids and waxes

38
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Lipids composed of four attached C-based rings are

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Steroids

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Cholesterol, testosterone, and estrogen are

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Steroids

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Which is a component of animal cell membranes: cholesterol testosterone or estrogen

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Cholesterol

41
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Fatty material can accumulate inside blood vessels when what is in high levels

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Cholesterol

42
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What lipid is composed of long C-based chains

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Waxes

43
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What is solid at room temp and has diverse chemical structures

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Waxes

44
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Waxes can be produced by plants or animals?

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Both

45
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Proteins are biological macromolecules T/F

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T

46
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What is composed of amino acid monomers

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Proteins

47
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What type of bonds are proteins linked by

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Covalent bonds

48
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Amino acids are organic molecules composed of what

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An amino group
Carboxyl group
Hydroxyl group
A variable R group

49
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What are functions of proteins

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Catalyzing chemical rxns
Providing structural support 
Transporting substances 
Enabling organisms to move 
Regulating cellular processes (hormones)
Providing defence from disease (antibodies)
50
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Amino acids joined by covalent bonds are called

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Peptide bonds

51
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Peptide bonds are a structure of

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Proteins

52
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Peptide bonds form between ______ group and one amino acid and one amino group

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Carboxyl

53
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Polymers composed of many amino acids linked by covalent bonds are

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Polypeptides

54
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How many polypeptides are proteins composed of

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One or more

55
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What are the levels of organization of proteins

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Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Quaternary

56
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Linear sequence of amino acids is what level

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Primary

57
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Folding based on hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions is what level of organization

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Tertiary

58
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Multiple polypeptides joining more than one polymer chain of amino acids is what level of organization

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Quaternary

59
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H bonding contributes to alpha helix or beta pleated structure

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Secondary

60
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What two situation cause proteins to unfold

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Extreme hot or cold

Exposure to certain chemicals

61
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What is denaturation of proteins

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Causes proteins to unfold

62
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When does denaturation occur

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R groups are disturbed and intermolecular bonds break

63
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Deoxyribnucleic acid is

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DNA

64
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DNA contains the

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Genetic info for a cell

65
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Ribonucleic acid is

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RNA

66
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RNA assists the process of ______ DNA info into the ________ sequences of proteins

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Decoding / amino acid

67
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Nucleotides have 3 components covalently bonded

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Phosphate group
Sugar with 5 C atoms
N-containing base

68
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DNA and RNA have a backbone of alternating _____ groups and _____

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Phosphate groups and sugars

69
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Helix is the shape of

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DNA

70
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What helps the two strands of DNA stay together

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H bond

71
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How many h bonds occur between G and C base pairs of DNA

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3 h bonds

72
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How many h bonds occur between A and T base pairs of DNA

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2 h bonds

73
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How many strands is RNA

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