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monomer

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smaller molecules that are the building blocks of polymers

2
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what are the macromolecules

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3 molecular classes (carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids)

3
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polymers

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long molecules that consist of identical building blocks linked together with covalent bonds

4
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enzymes

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specialized macromolecules that speed up chemical reactions

5
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dehydration reaction

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reaction in which 2 molecules are covalently bonded to one another with loss of a water molecule

6
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hydrolysis

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polymers are disassembled to monomers with addition of water molecule

7
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carbohydrates

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polymers of sugars

8
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sugars end in what?

A

-ose

9
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monosaccharide

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monomer and simplest carbohydrate and made up of 1 carbonyl group and several hydroxyl groups

10
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whats the most common monosaccharide

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glucose (C6H12O6)

11
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glucose has what function group at the end

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carbonyl

12
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what macromolecules are major nutrients for the cells

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carbohydrates–sugars

13
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disaccharide

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2 monosaccharides

14
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how are polysaccharides joined together?

A

glycosidic linkage

15
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starch

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polymer of glucose

16
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purpose of glucose

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store energy

17
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how is starch broken down

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cellular hydrolysis

18
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what glucose configuration does starch have?

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a

19
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glycogen

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polymer of glucose but more extensively branched than starch

20
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which can sustain longer starch or glycogen?

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glycogen (only up to a day)

21
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cellulose

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polymer of glucose that is a component of tough walls that encloses plant cells

22
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what an example of a structural polysaccharide?

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cellulose

23
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glycogen is typically how many monomer linkages

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1-4

24
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what kind of linkages does cellulose have?

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glycosidic linkages

25
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starch is typically how many monomer linkages

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1-4

26
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where is glycogen normally stored?

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muscle and liver cells

27
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what polysaccharide is never branched

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cellulose

28
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cellulose has what glucose configuration

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B

29
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which polymer of glucose has the same orientation and which one flips every other one

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starch has the same orientation

cellulose flips every other one

30
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which glucose polymer can’t be digested by people and animals

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cellulose. it is eliminated by feces

31
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chitin

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carbohydrate used by anthropods to build their skeleton

32
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what kind of glucose configuration does chitin use

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B

33
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lipids

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large biological molecules (fats, steroids, and phospholipids)

34
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what do all lipids have in common

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they are all hydrophobic

35
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triacylglycerol

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fat that has 3 fatty acid linked together to 1 glycerol

36
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fatty acid

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long carbon chain

37
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fatty acids are typically how many carbons long

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16-18

38
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saturated fatty acid

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no double bind, resulting in hydrogen bonds attaching to the cytoskeleton (saturated w hydrogens)

39
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unsaturated fatty acids

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1+ double bonds with fewer hydrogens (not saturated w hydrogens)

40
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are oils saturated or unsaturated

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unsaturated

41
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transfat

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unsaturated, formed artificially during hydrogenation of oils

42
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what kind of bond do trans fats have

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double

43
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what are the purpose of fats

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to store energy

44
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phospholipids

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fat molecule of 2 fatty acids and a gylcerol

45
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the head of a phospholipid is hydrophilic or hydrophobic

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hydrophilic

46
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are animal fats saturated or unsaturated

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saturated

47
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steroids

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lipids that have a carbon skeleton consisting of 4 fused rings

48
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the tail of a phospholipid is hydrophilic or hydrophobic

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hydrophobic

49
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cholestrol

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type of steroid thats crucial to animals

50
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how do steroids differentiate

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by the chemical groups

51
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how is cholesterol obtained and synthesized

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obtained in diet and synthesized in liver

52
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proteins

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biological functional molecule made up of polypeptides, coiled into a 3D structure

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purposes of proteins

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defense, storage, transport, cell communication

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catalysts

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chemical agents that speed up chemical reactions

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amino acids

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organic molecule with an amino and carboxyl group, an A carbon, and a varying side chain

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peptide bond

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2 amino acids being bonded together by a dehydration reaction

57
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polypeptide

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polymer of a peptide bond

58
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whats the primary structure of a protein

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sequence of its amino acids

59
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what the secondary structure of the protein

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pattern of how its coiled and folded.
A helix
B pleated sheet

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tertiary structure of a protein

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overall shape

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Quaternary structure

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overall and complete structure

62
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denaturalization

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when a proteins structure chemical bonds are destroyed due to pH, temp, etc causing it to lose shape

63
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gene

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amino acid sequence of a polypeptide ,programmed unit of inheritance

64
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nucleic acid

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polymers from nucleotides

65
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deoxyribonycleic acid

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DNA–provides directions for self replication. contains genetic material inherited

66
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what kind of sugar makes up deoxyribonucleic acid

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deoxyribose (lacks oxygen atoms)

67
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what kind of sugar makes up ribonucleic acid

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ribose

68
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ribonucleic acid

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RNA–reacts with cell’s protein synthesis, holds protein instructions for multiple forms

69
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gene expression

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DNA directing RNA protein synthesis

70
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polynucleotides

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nucleic acids that exist as polymers of nucleotides

71
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nucleotides and what the are made up of

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monomer that contains:

  • pentose
  • nitrogen base
  • 1-3 phosphate groups
72
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how many phosphate groups does the first nucleotide monomer have?

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3, but 2 are lost in polymonomerization, so 1

73
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pryimidine

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6 member carbon ring with nitrogen atoms

74
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what is a purine

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larger 6 carbon ring fused to a 5 carbon ring

75
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what are the members of the purines

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adenine and guanine

76
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what are the members of the pyrimidines

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thymine (DNA)

uracil (RNA)

77
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phosphodiester linkage

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bond that hold together phosphate group & 2 nucleotides

78
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sugar phosphate bonding

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repetition of phosphate linkage bonds

79
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hoe are phosphate linkage bonds formed

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phosphate attached to 5’ carbon
hydroxyl group attached to 3’ carbon
on way 5’–>3’

80
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double helix

A

DNA structure that has 2 polynucleotide strands that run antiparallel (one 3’–>5’) (one 5’–>3’)

81
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what pairs with adenine

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thymine (dna)

uracil (rna)

82
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what pairs with guanine

A

cytosine

83
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what molecule of life is NOT a macromolecule

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lipids

84
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Which of the following is a hydrocarbon?

A

C4H10

85
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In the formation of a macromolecule, what type of reaction would join two subunits together?

A

dehydration reaction

86
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Which of the following is NOT a polymer?

a) glucose
b) DNA
c) starch
d) cellulose
e) polypeptide

A

glucose

87
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What is the term used for a protein molecule that assists in the proper folding of other proteins?

A

chaperonin

88
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What component of the nucleic acid structure makes it an acid?

A

phosphate

89
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what do all 3 lipids have in common

A

they all contain hydrocarbons

90
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what reaction is involved in attaching a fatty acid to gycerol

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dehydration

91
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why is TRANS fats banned in the US

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it raises bad and removes good cholesterol

92
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CIS bonds allow for what

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bending and liquidness at room temp

93
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how do phospholipids interact with water molecules

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polar heads interact w water; nonpolar tails dont

94
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what shows a disulfide bond on a structure

A

-SH

95
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why are some amino acids electronically charged

A

hydrogens have already dissociated

96
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are negative or positively charged amino acids acidic or basic

A

acidic`

97
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what type of reaction is a peptide bond

A

dehydration

98
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whats the difference between the two secondary protin structures

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A is coiled

B is a pleated sheet