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Unit 2 Biological Molecules Part 1 Flashcards

1
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The 3 same type of chemical compounds

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Nucleic acid
Carbohydrates
Proteins

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2
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Polymers built up from building blocks or monomer.

Giant molecules

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Macromolecules

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3
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Linking monomersvtogether the basic reactions

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Condensation

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4
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The reverse process

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Hydrolysis

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5
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Basic unit of life

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Cell

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6
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The study if structure and functioning of biologica molecules

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Molecular biology

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7
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Is the sum total of all biochemical reactions in the body

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Metabolism

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8
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The building blocks of life:

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✔️ hydrogen, carbon, oxygen and nitrogen

✔️ monosaccharides, organic bases, amino acids, fatty acids and glycerol

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9
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Rtyped of biomolecules

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Carbohydrates 
Proteins
Lipids
Enzymes
Nucleic acids
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10
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Most abundant molecules of lide

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Carbohydrates

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11
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Is the chief carbohydrates of the body and forms the basis of cell energy metabolism

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Glucose

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12
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Have a wide range of biological functions in living organisms

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Carbohydrates or Sugars

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13
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Carbohydrates consists of 4. What it is?

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Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
nitrogen is present as in gluosamin

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14
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Gives rise the simplest carbohydrates, glyceraldehydes and hydroxyacetone

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Glycerol

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15
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Most common in cells

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Pentose and Hexose

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16
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Include the glycosaminolgycans found in bone, cartilage…

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Sugar derivatives

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17
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Blood anticoagulant

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Heparin

18
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Example of monosaccharides

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Glucose and fructose

19
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From animals, is the common substrate for respiration for energy release in cells

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Glucose

20
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From fruits, sweetens fruits for attraction of animals for seed dispersal

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Fructose

21
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Can condense to form polymers

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Carbohydrate molecule

22
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Malt sugar, glucose-glucose and serves as energy source in germinating seeds

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Maltose

23
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Is glucose-galactose and makes up about five percent of milk

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Lactose

24
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Table sugar, extracted from sugar cane and it is the sugar found in tea, it is glucose-fructose and serves as the main transport molecules in plants

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Sucrose

25
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3 forms of glucose polymer

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Cellulose
Glycogen
Starch

26
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It is the main storage in plants formed by linking thousands of glucose molecules

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Polysaccharides starch

27
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Is formed as glycogen

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Starch

28
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It is a polymer of glucose linked by glycosidic bonds

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Cellulose

29
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Cannot digest cellulose

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Animals

30
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Eat cellulose

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Ruminants

31
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Are tetrahedral with four different groups attached to them

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Carbon atoms

32
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Carbohydrates are classified according to their molecular structure

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Monosaccharides
Disaccharides
Polysaccharides

33
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The simplest type that tastes sweet. They are the building blocks of more complex carbohydrates molecule. Most common are glucose, glyceraldehydes and dihydroxycetone

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Monosaccharides

34
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Two monosaccharides combine to form what?

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Disaccharides

35
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Compounds with the same molecular formula but different structure

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Isomers

36
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Many simple sugars( monosaccharides) join together to form what?

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Polysaccharides

37
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It is about 15% of the protoplasm is the most abundant organic constituents of the protoplasm

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Proteins

38
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Proteins contains the atom of?

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Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen SOMETIMES sfur, phosphorus and iodine

39
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The building blocks of protein is

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Amino acids

40
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Are always contain an amini group

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Amino acids

41
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Some proteins act as?

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Biological Catalyst

42
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They enter and speed up specific reactions without being used themselves

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Enzymes

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