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Chapter 2- Organic Molecules Flashcards

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How many covalent bonds does carbon form?

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4 ⚽️💚⚽️

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What does the covalent bond form thingy look like?? ( sorry don’t know proper name)

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C-C-C-C

-All in a row

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Name the four types of macromolecules…

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  • Carbohydrates
  • Lipids
  • Proteins
  • Nucleic Acids
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Sugars are also know as __________

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Saccharides

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Name the 3 types of carbohydrates

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  • Monosaccharides
  • Disaccharides
  • Polysaccharides

👏🏼👏🏼 good job!! Keep up the hard work!!! It’ll all pay off in the end

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What’s the main part of Carbohydrates??

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Carbon

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What’s the common form forCarbohydrates look like??

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C H O

x y z

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Isomer

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  • Compounds with the same molecular formula

- but with different structures

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What r two examples of Isomers (Carbohydrate related)

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  • Glucose

- Fructose

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How many rings do Monosaccharides have??

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Uno o 1

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3 examples of monosaccharides are______

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  • Glucose
  • Fructose
  • Galactose

Even honey is a monosaccharide

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How many rings does a disaccharide have??

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2

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3 examples of Disaccharides are________

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  • Sucrose (table sugar)
  • Lactose
  • Maltose
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Polysaccharides have how many rings??

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Many, more then 3

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Examples of Polysaccharides

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  • Potatoes
  • Pasta
  • Rice
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What is Cellulose used for??

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In plants for:

  • structure
  • Support
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Glycogen is used in _______

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Animals for energy storage

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A use of carbohydrates are____

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-Energgy

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Carbohydrates give a(n) ________ amount of energy

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Extended

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Example of a simple carbohydrate________

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Sugars 🍭🍭

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Examples of complex carbohydrates are_____\

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  • Bread 🍞

- Pasta 🍜

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Lipid are made of

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  • Carbon
  • Hydrogen
  • Oxygen
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Building blocks of lipids are___________\

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  • 1 Glycerol

- 3 fatty acids

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Fats store energy for ___ periods of time

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Long

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Carbohydrates are very ______ in water
Soluble
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Fats are ________ in water
Insoluble
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How many bonds does a saturated fat have??
- only single
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Unsaturated fats have____\_
Double bonds
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Which type of fat is healthier for us??
- Unsaturated fats
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Proteins are made of ___________
- carbon - hydrogen - oxygen - nitrogen - sulfur
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Building blocks of proteins are called ______
- amino acids
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Proteins make up______\
Enzymes
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How many natural amino acids are there??
20
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Our bodies produce how many non-essential amino acids??
-12
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How many essential amino acids are there??
-8
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How muster we get our essential amino acids??
Through the foods we eat
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Polypeptide
Linked amino acids
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3 examples of proteins are_____
- Collagen - Karetin - Meat/beans etc
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DNA and RNA r made up of_____
- Carbon - Hydrogen - Oxygen - Nitrogen - Phosphorous
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How many types of Nitrogen bases are there??
5
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Sugar is also known as _____
Deoxyribose
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DNA is located in the ______
Nucleus
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Sugar in RNA is know as
Ribose
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The RNA is located_______
- nucleus | - cytoplasm
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Dehydration Synthesis
Linking molecules by removing water
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Hydrolysis
Process of breaking water in a monomer to split it apart
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Monomer
Subunit that makes up polymers
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Polymers are all made by
Dehydration synthesis Good job!!! Keep up the hard work!!! 🍫🍫
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What r 2 main things found in a living cell?
- chemicals (30%) | - H2O (70%)
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Indicators test for what??
Pretense of organic compounds
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Iodine causes starches to
To turn blue-black
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Benedicts solution causes monosaccharides to turn_________
- green 💚 - orange🏀 - yellow 💛
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Biurets solution causes proteins to turn _______
-blue-violet
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Two types of Nucleic acids are____\_
- RNA | - DNA
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What's the simplest carbohydrate??
Monosaccharides
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Starch is a ________
Complex sugar
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Lipids building blocks are_________
- 1 glycerol | - 3 fatty acids
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Proteins have _______ in them
- Nitrogen
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Amino acids make up ______
Proteins
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An a-Helix is_______
Proteins folded together
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B- pleated are______
Folded over themselves to make sheets
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Collagen makes up____
- Cartilage - Tendons - Skins - Bones
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Keratin makes up _____
- Hair - Feathers - Horns
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Enzymes speed up _______
Chemical reactions
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ON YOUR OWN LEARN HOW TO RECOGNIZE DIFFERENT STRUCTURES !!
``` For - nucleotides -fats - carbss - ```
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What organic molecule r enzymes made of??
Proteins
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What are enzymes responsible for??
- responsible for all reactions in body
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Enzymes act as
Catalysts
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The initial input energy needed to break bonds is called _____
Activation energy
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Enzymes act on
Substrates
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The place where substrate fit is called ____
An active site
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Denature
When a protein breaks down because it loses its original shape
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Elements of life acronym
- C - H - N - O - P - S

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