unit 1 Flashcards

1
Q

a polymer made up of many amino acids joined together

A

polypeptide

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2
Q

a fatty acid with no carbon double bonds

A

saturated fat

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3
Q

soap is a type of

A

emulsifier

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4
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emulsifier

A

break apart lipids into small pieces so they can mix with water ex: soap

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5
Q

a nucleic acid that Is single stranded

A

RNA

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6
Q

the process that breaks bonds between sub units in organic polymers

A

hydrolisis

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7
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the carbohydrate that makes up the cell walls of plants

A

cellulose

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8
Q

another name for fat

A

lipid

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9
Q

the storage from of carbohydrates in plants

A

starch

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10
Q

acidity is created by an excess of what ions in solution

A

hydrogen

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11
Q

what can alter the three dimensional shape of. a protein

A

heavy metals

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12
Q

a nucleotide Is made up of what

A

phosphate pentose and a nitrogenous base

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13
Q

a pH above 7 Is

A

basic or alkine

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14
Q

what element is common in living organisms and can form up to four bonds

A

carbon

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15
Q

what is formed when 2 glucose molecules are joined together

A

maltose

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16
Q

what lipids contains 4 rings in their chemical structure

A

proteins

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17
Q

a nucleic acid with a double helix

A

DNA

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18
Q

what bonds are strong

A

covalent

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19
Q

a sox carbon sugar

A

hexose

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20
Q

the sub unit that makes up nucleic acids

A

nucleotides

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21
Q

a five carbon sugar

A

pentose

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22
Q

the level of protein structure with a beta pleated sheet and or alpha helix

A

secondary

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23
Q

a pH below 7

A

acid

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24
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a carbohydrate made up of many sub units

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polysaccharide

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a fatty acid with at least one double bond between carbon is an
unsaturated fat
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the level of protein structure that is the sequence of amino acids that make up the protein
primary
27
how many different kinds of amino acids are there
20
28
carbohydrates supply us with
energy
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a nucleotide the transmits energy within living organisms
ATP
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compounds made of carbon hydrogen and oxygen are
organic
31
a pH of 7 is
neutral
32
a proteins 3 dimensional shape is important for it to
properly function
33
a type of lipids that that make up a significant part of the cell membrane
phospholipid
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what makes water a good solvent
its molecules are polar giving it a + & - charge
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formed when a fructose and glucose molecule join together
sucrose
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a carbohydrate made of only 1 subunit
monosaccharide
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the process that creates bonds between subunits in organic polymus
dehydration synthesis
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what causes a protein to change its dimensional shape
heat
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the term for protein losing shape
denaturation
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the sub unit that makes up polypeptides
amino acids
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a 2:1 ratio of h to 0 is
carbohydrate
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a neutral fat that contained glycerol and only one fatty acid chain is
mono glyceride
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a substance that helps hold the pH is a
buffer
44
carbohydrate used in calles
glucose
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a measure of acidity
pH
46
a carbohydrate that have 2 subunits
disaccharide
47
hydrogen bonds are
weak
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when 2 or more proteins comes together to form more proteins
quaternary
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a molecule made up of 2 amino acids joined together
dipeptide
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protein structure when it folds on itself
tertiary
51
the storage for o carbohydrates in animals
glycogen
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sequence of 3 atoms which is an amino acid
NCC
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subunits that makeup proteins
amino acids
54
secondary
pleated sheet alpha linkage
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globular
tertiary
56
enzymes are made from
protein
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starch is a
polysaccharide
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which nucleotide is the energy currency of the cell
adenosine triphosphate
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a nucleotide is composed of
a nitrogenous base a phosphate group and a pentose sugar