Unit 1: Chemistry of Life Flashcards

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1.1A: Covalent bond

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bond where atoms share electrons. These bonds are located within the molecule and they can be either polar or non-polar.

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1.1A Ionic bond

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bond where an atom gives an electron to the other. Atoms with these bonds turn into ions and have charges.

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1.1A Electronegativity

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is how tightly an atom holds its electrons. The amount of electronegativity atoms have can determine their type of bond. *In the periodic table the farther up and the right the atom is located the more it is electronegative.

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1.1A Polar/polarity

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partial charge of molecules.

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1.1A Nonpolar

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No charge. In nonpolar covalent bonds the electrons are shared equally between 2 atoms.

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1.1A Hydrogen bond

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An intermolecular force. Hydrogen bonds are between water molecules. Water can form form hydrogen bonds with any molecules with any molecules with charges (full or partial)

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1.1A Intermolecular forces

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yes

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1.1B Cohesion

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yes

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1.1B Adhesion

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yes

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1.1B Surface tension

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yes

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1.1B Solvent

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yes

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1.1B Solute

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yes

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1.1B Evaporative cooling

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yes

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1.1B Specific heat capacity

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yes

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1.2A CHONPS

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yes

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1.2A Organic molecule

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yes

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1.2A Inorganic molecule

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yes

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1.2A Macromolecule

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yes

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1.2A Protein

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  • Wide variety of functions; enzymes that speed up chem. reactions, structure, channels that transport things, pumps, antibodies, cell signaling.
  • CHON(S)
  • NCC backbone is polar while the R groups vary from polar, nonpolar, and some ionically charged.
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1.2A Lipd

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Long term energy storage (triglycerides), cell membranes (phospholipids) , and cell signaling (steroids)

  • CHO(P)
  • Nonpolar
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1.2A Nucleic acid

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  • Contain genetic information used to make proteins that give us out traits (RNA and ATP molecule are nucleic acids)
  • CHON
  • Polar
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1.2A Carbohydrate

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  • Energy storage (glucose, starch, glycogen) and structure (cellulose)
  • CHO
  • Polar
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1.2B Ion/ionization

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yes

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1.2B Single bond

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yes

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1.2B Double bond
yes
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1.2B Ring structure
yes
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1.2C Polar vs. nonpolar vs. ionic bonds
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1.2C Hydrophilic
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1.2C Hydrophobic
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1.2C C-C and C=C bonds
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1.2C C-H bonds
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1.2C C-O bonds
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1.2C O-H bonds
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1.3A Monomer
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1.3A Polymer
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1.3A Mono-, Di-, Ploy-
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1.3B Hydrolysis
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1.3B Dehydration synthesis
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1.4A Monosaccharide
- Carbohydrate monomer | - glucose, fructose
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1.4A Disaccharide
sucrose
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1.4A Polysaccharide
``` - Carbohydrate polymer complex carbohydrate glycogen starch cellulose ```
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1.4A Glycosidic bond
connect monosaccharides
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1.4B ??add phosphorus to the list of atoms?
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1.4B Cholesterol/Steroid
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1.4B Triglyceride
- Lipid polymer (but there are other types of lipids too)
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1.4B Fatty acid
- Lipid monomer | - saturated/unsaturated
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1.4B Phospholipids
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1.4B Ester bond
Ester bonds connect fatty acids to glycerol backbones
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1.4C Amino acid
Monomers of proteins.
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1.4C Carboxyl group
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1.4C Amine group
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1.4C R group
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1.4C Hydrophilic, hydrophobic, ionic, disulfide bridge
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1.4C Peptide
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1.4C Peptide bond
connect primary structure
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1.4C Dipeptide
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1.4C Polypeptide
- Polymers of proteins | - terminus
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1.4C Enzyme
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1.4C Primary structure
Chain of amino acids. Peptide bonds connect them.
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1.4C Secondary structure
Hydrogen bonds in the NCC backbone create secondary structure.
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1.4C Tertiary structure
Between R groups, hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic interactions, ionic bonds, and disulfide bonds create tertiary structure.
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1.4C Quaternary structure
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1.4D DNA
- Nucleic acid polymer
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1.4D Nucleotide
Nucleic acid monomer
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1.4D Phosphodiester bond
- connect nucleotides on the sugar-phosphate backbone | - Hydrogen bonds connect nitrogen bases on different DNA strands.
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1.4D Nitrogen bases in DNA
Adenine Thymine Cytosine Guanine
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1.4D Complementary base pairs (w hydrogen bonds)
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1.4D Directionality
5’--> 3’ | Antiparallel
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1.4D Double Helix
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1.4D RNA
- Nucleic acid polymer | - Uracil
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1.4D Ribose/deoxyribose
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