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1
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what is organic matter?

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carbon-containing matter that builds life

2
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what is an allotrope?

A

a substance made of only 1 element

3
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how many bonds can carbon form? Significance?

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it can form 4 bonds making it an excellent backbone element (four available electrons for bonding)

4
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Why is carbon so critical to life?

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it is the backbone element for all macromolecules

5
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what are hydrocarbons?

A

molecules made of only hydrogen and carbon; have distinct aroma

6
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where are hydrocarbons found & significance?

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found in crude oil and natural gas meaning they must store and release energy

also found in lipids as part of their structure as long hydrocarbon tails

7
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where is the majority of carbon found?

A

majority in biomass

8
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what four organic macromolecules contribute to life?

A

carbohydrates
lipids
proteins
nucleic acids

9
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how are macromolecules built?

A
built through Dehydration Synthesis (loss of water to form bond)
Carbohydrates= monosaccharide
Lipids= fatty acids
Protein= amino acids
Nucleic Acids= nucleotides
10
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how are macromolecules broken down and why?

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broken down through Hydrolysis (adds water to break bond)

11
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what is a polymer?

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macromolecules;made up of same-kind monomers

12
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what is a monomer?

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a molecule able to bond in long chains, such as an amino acid

13
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what is a protein?

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a macromolecule that includes 1 or more chains of amino acids

14
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how is the function of a protein determined?

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the amino acid chains are folded, and depending on that fold, it confers a specific function

15
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how many amino acids are there and how many are usually in proteins?

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there are 20 amino acids and 400-500 in one protein, making proteins very diverse

16
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what differentiates one amino acid from another?

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the R group(side group). This is because each amino acid has a unique R group giving them different chemical properties (also why there are 20 kinds of amino acids)

17
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how is a protein made?

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amino acids attract at opposite sides with the H bonding with the OH, called dehydration synthesis(ribosomes link amino acids)

18
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what type of bonds are formed when building an amino acid chain?

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peptide bonds form a linked chain of amino acids (called a polypeptide chain)

19
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where are the building instructions for a protein found?

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in DNA

20
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what must occur for a protein to be functional?

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the protein must be folded

21
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what dictates the folding?

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the interactions between different R groups (different amino acids have different R groups)

22
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what happens when a protein folds?

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it charges the R groups; either non-polar(hydrophobic) or polar(hydrophilic)

23
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where are differently charged R groups found?

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Hydrophobic on inside(away from water) and Hydrophilic on outside of protein (near water)

24
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What causes protein unfolding? What is that process called?

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Proteins have an optimal range of heat, pH, and salinity. If outside this optimal range proteins unfold (denature). This is called protein denaturation.

25
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what is a chain of amino acids called?

A

polypeptide chain

26
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what are the 2 general categories of of enzymes?

A

Catabolic (break bonds)

Anabolic (builds bonds)

27
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what are 2 examples of enzymes and their functions?

A

Maltase(maltose–>glucose)
maltose is substrate glucose is product
Lactase(Lactose—>sugars)

28
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what is a Substrate and an Active Site?

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a Substrate is what an enzyme is reacting with

an Active Site is where that reaction happens

29
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What is the Lock and Key Hypothesis?

practice it

A

hypothesis that says an active site accepts only only specific types of substrates.
The Lock=active site on enzyme
The Key=substrate

30
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What is the Induced Fit Hypothesis?

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A hypothesis that says the binding of the substrate to an enzyme molecule induces a modified state of the active site to make them fit better(process called conformational change)

31
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what is Conformation Change?

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a process that allows the enzyme and substrate to change in order for them to fit better

32
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what is Activation Energy?

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the amount of energy used to start the reaction of the compound being broken down OR built

33
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when is Activation Energy less energy consuming vs. more?

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activation energy is less energy consuming with an enzyme and more without an enzyme

34
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what is Enzyme Catalysis?

A

enzymes speeding up reactions

35
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what is a lipid?

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hydrophobic macromolecules made of fatty acids(build fat) or built of hydrocarbon rings(build sterols)

36
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what are Fatty Acids?

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hydrocarbon chain w/ carboxyl group on end (O=C-OH)

37
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what are Saturated Fatty Acids and their properties?

study writing their form

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All carbon to carbon single bonds with the max # of H bonded to C.
Have a straight shape(tight packing of molecules).
This shape results in SFA’s being Solid at room temp.

38
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what are Unsaturated Fatty Acids and their properties?(study writing their form)

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Has a double bond between two carbons resulting in a kink in the chain
Kink in chain results in the FA being bent causing them to not stack well resulting in them being Liquid at room temp.

39
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what are Hydrogenated Oils?

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UFA’s synthetically converted to be saturated by adding H

40
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why were Hydrogenated Oils invented?

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To avoid oil separation (in things such as natural PB/= hydrogenated fats)
And to have a longer shelf life

41
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what are Trans Fats and why are the unhealthy?

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a type of hydrogenated fat(SFA) that contributes to cardiovascular disease and has an increased level of harmful cholesterol

42
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what are Triglycerides? Wherever they found? How is the energy stored? What are the functions of it? What about calorie content?

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A natural fat used for storage in animals.
High concentration in fat tissues(adipose tissues)
The energy is stored in a single Carbon to Hydrogen bond that stores 3x the energy of carbs.
Stores energy, insulates, cushions tissues/organs.
High energy levels= high calorie content

43
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What are Phospholipids?

study and practice charts

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mixture of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids

44
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what do Phospholipids do?

A

make up a large part of the Cell Membrane (phospholipid bilayer)

45
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what charge is the phosphate head?

A

hydrophilic

46
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what charge is the fatty acids (tails)?

A

hydrophobic

47
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what is a Phospholipid called/meaning?

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amphipathic molecule, meaning it has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts

48
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what are Sterols?

A

a diverse lipid that is non-fat (made of hydrocarbon rings)

49
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what are Hormones?

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long distance chemical signaling from one tissue/organ to another

50
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There is a Lipid Crash Course …

A

on PP

51
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what are carbohydrates made of?

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monosaccharides

52
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what are the two simple carbohydrates?

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monosaccharides and disaccharides

53
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what is the one complex carbohydrate?

A

polysaccharides

54
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what is starch?

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a polysaccharide moderately branched chain of glucose that stores energy in plants(roots)

55
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a molecule that has both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts

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amphipathic

56
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what are phospholipids?

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amphipathic part of cell membrane in phospholipid bilayer

57
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what is the name for protein unfolding?

A

denaturation

58
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what are chains of amino acids that are linked by peptide bonds?

A

polypeptide chains

59
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what are the two types of nucleic acids?

A

DNA and RNA

60
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what are the DNA bases?

A

adenine, thymine, cytosin, guanine

61
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what are the purine bases?

A

adenine, guanine

62
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what are the pyrimidine bases?

A

cytosin, thymine, uracil

63
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what are the RNA bases?

A

adenine, guanine, cytosin, uracil

64
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something that does not contain carbon is what?

A

nonorganic

65
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something that does contain carbon is called what?

A

organic

66
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the minimum energy needed for a reaction to occur is called what?

A

activation energy

67
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enzymes are what kind of macromolecule?

A

a protein

68
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this carbohydrate is found in the liver and stores energy

A

glycogen

69
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This carbohydrate is made of glucosamine and not glucose

A

chitin (found in animals)

70
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the monosaccharide that is the reactant of cellular respiration

A

glucose

71
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what are nucleic acids?

A

an organic macromolecule made of nucleotides

72
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what is the process of information to make proteins?

A

DNA–>RNA–>Protein

73
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what kind of nucleic acid stores genetic info?

A

DNA

74
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what kind of nucleic acid carries DNA’s message outside of the nucleus

A

mRNA

75
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what kind of nucleic acid is the energy carrier?

A

ATP

76
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what contains the structural components of a ribosome?

A

rRNA

77
Q

what kind of nucleic acid aids with the translation of mRNA into a protein?

A

tRNA

78
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what nucleic acid can not leave the nucleus?

A

DNA

79
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in what form does DNA store genetic info?

A

chromosomes

80
Q

what does the structure of a nucleotide always have?

A

a 5 carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nucleotide base

81
Q

what are the complementary base pairs ?

A

AT, CG, AU

82
Q

what kind of backbone does a spiral ring have(as the S’s)?

A

a sugar-phosphate backbone

83
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what are the rungs in a spiral ring?

A

a complementary base pair

84
Q

what is the 5 carbon sugar in DNA?

A

deoxyribose

85
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what is the 5 carbon sugar in RNA?

A

ribose

86
Q

practice making structure of a nucleotide

A

on paper

87
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what is the reasoning behind the name “nucleic acid”?

A

the P(phosphate) groups are more acidic than the bases are basic causing nucleic acids to be a slightly acidic molecule

88
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what are the pure bases and how many rings do they have?

A

adenine and guanine

2 rings

89
Q

what are the pyrimidine bases and how many rings do they have?

A

cytosine, uracil, thymine(C-U-T)

one ring

90
Q

what pairs with what in complementary base pairing as far as bases?

A

a purine with a pyrimidine

91
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the two complementary base pairing in DNA are what?

A

AT

CG

92
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the two complementary base pairing in RNA are what?

A

CG

AU

93
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what are the kind of bonds in complementary base pairing?

A

H bonds

94
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what is the specialized nucleotide that acts as an energy carrier and does not make nucleic acid?

A

adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

95
Q

which of the 3 P bonds in ATP holds the most energy?

A

the last P-P bond holds the most energy

96
Q

what happens when a P bond is broken?

A

releases energy

97
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what happens when a P bond is formed?

A

stores energy

98
Q

what are the base pairs for DNA (write out)

A T C G A A A T T T C G A T G G C

A

T A G C T T T A A A G C T A C C G

99
Q

what is least energy consuming double helix to unzip?

A

one that starts with a AT complementary bond

100
Q

what are the base pairs for RNA(write out)

A T C G A A A T T T C G A T G G C

A

U A G C U U U A A A G C U A C C G

101
Q

RNA has which nucleotide bases?

A

AUCG

102
Q

DNA has which nucleotide bases?

A

ATCG

103
Q

how many strands does RNA have?

A

single-stranded

104
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how many strands does DNA have?

A

double-stranded

105
Q

what does ATP consist of?

A

3 Phosphate groups, Ribose, and Adenine

106
Q

Starch?

A

storage carbohydrate in plants

107
Q

Cellulose?

A

structural carbohydrate in plant cell walls

108
Q

Chitin?

A

structural carbohydrate in fungi and organisms with an exoskeleton

109
Q

Glycogen?

A

storage carbohydrate in animals

110
Q

what are fat tissues called?

A

adipose tissues

111
Q

what enzyme is present in most of your cells? What does that enzyme promote the decomposition of?

A
peroxidase
hydrogen peroxide(substrate)
112
Q

what is a catalyst?

A

a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction but is not consumed in the reaction

113
Q

when was the enzyme more productive?

A

when the liver was raw and was in water