TOPIC 3= CARBON AS BACKBONE OF LIFE Flashcards

(30 cards)

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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY?

A

STUDY OF COMPOUNDS THAT CONTAIN CARBON AND SOMETIMES HYDROGEN

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ISOMERS?

A

COMPOUNDS W SAME MOLECULAR FORMULA BUT DIFF STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES

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STRUCTURAL ISOMERS?

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DIFF. COVALENTT ARRANGEMENT OF ATOMS

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CIS-TRANS ISOMERS?

A

SAME BONDS BUT DIFF SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT

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ENANTIOMERS?

A

ISOMERS THAT ARE MIRROR IMAGES OF EACH 0THER

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BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONAL GROUPS?

A

HYDROXYL
CARBONYL
CARBOXYL
AMINO
SULFYDRYL
PHOSPHATE
METHYL

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7
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HYDROXYL?

A

OH, OR ALCOHOL

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CARBONYL?

A

C DOUBLED BONDED TO O

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9
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CARBOXYL?

A

C00 AND COH

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MACROMOLECULE?

A

POLYMERS BUILT FROM MONOMER

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MONOMER?

A

BUILDING BLOCKS THAT REPEAT

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POLYMER?

A

LONG MOLECULE MADE OF MANY MOLECULES

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DEHYDRATION SYNTHESIS REACTION?

A

BUILDING POLYMER
REMOVES WATER FROM MONOMERS SO THEY JOIN

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HYDROLYSIS REACTION?

A

DEGRADE POLYMER. SPLITS WATER TO ADD TO THE BROKEN MONOMERS

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Q

MACROMOLECULES? (3)

A

CARBOHYDRATES
LIPIDS
PROTEINS

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GLUCOSE?

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MAJOR FUEL FOR CELLS AND RAW MATERIAL TO BUILD MOLECULES, CLASSIFIED BY # OF CARBONS

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GLYCOSIDIC LINKAGE?

A

COVALENT BOND BETWEEN TWO MONOMERS

18
Q

STARCH STORAGE?

A

AMYLASE (UNBRANCHED)
AMYLOPECTIN (BRANCHED)
RELEASE GLUCOSE

19
Q

ANIMAL POLY STORAGE?

A

STORED IN MUSCLE/LIVER AND HAS MULT BRANCHING

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Q

CELLOSE?

A

TOUGH WALL OF PLANT CELLS, STRAIGHT UNBRANCHED SUPPORT

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LIPIDS ARE COMPOSED OF…?

A

GLYCEROL AND FATTY ACID

22
Q

TRIGLYCERIDE?

A

3 FATTY ACIDS JOINED TO GLYCEROL BY ESTER LINKAGE

23
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SATURATED FATTY ACID? (4)

A

STRAIGHT TAILS, TIGHTLY PACKED, SOLID AT ROOM TEMP, BUTTER

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UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS? (2)

A

KINKED TAILS
LIQUIDS AT ROOM TEMP

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FUNCTION OF FAT? (2)
ENERGY STORAGE, LONG TERM FOOD RESERVE IN ADIPOSE CELLS
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AMINO ACID GROUPS? (2)
NON POLAR AND POLAR SIDE CHAINS ACIDIC AND BASIC
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ENZYMES?
PROTEINS THAT SPEED UP CHEM. REACT.
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TYPES OF PROTEINS? (6)
DEFENSE, STORAGE, TRANSPORT, HORMONAL, RECEPTOR, STRUCTURAL
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4 LEVELS OF STRUCTURE?
1. PRIMARY= AA 2. SECONDARY= FOLDS AND COILS IN PEPTIDE CHAIN 3. TERTIARY= OVERALL 3D SHAPE OF POLYPEPTIDE 4. QUATERNARY= FINAL PROTEIN
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SICKLE CELL ANEMIA?
BLOOD DISORDER THAT AFFECTS OX CARRYING CAPACITY BUT DOES ALLOW RESISTANCE TO MALARIA