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36 Cards in this Set
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what is life
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complex/dynamic
organized/self-sustaining cellular information based adapts/evolves |
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what are the three domains
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archaea
eukarya bacteria |
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what is the significance of alcohol
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polar. forms H bonds
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what is the significance of an aldehyde
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polar. found in some sugars
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where are ketones found
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some sugars
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when an amine accepts a proton, it bears a positive or negative charge?
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pos
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is a thiol easily oxidized or reduced
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oxidized
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where are esters found
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certain lipid molecules
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where are alkenes found
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certain lipid molecules. important structural ocmponent of many biomolecules
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what are the functions of aa
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catalysts and structural elements
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what is the purpose of sugars
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energy source
structural elements |
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what is the purpose of fa
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energy source
structural elements of complex lipids |
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if fa is the small molecule what is the polyemr
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nucleic acids
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what is the purpose of DNA
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genetic information
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what is the purpose of RNA
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protein synthesis
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draw the general formula for aa
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H3N+ CHR C=O OH
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are most naturally occuring aa alpha?
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no
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differentiate between polymer, oligopeptide, and protein
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<50
50 >>50 |
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deifnition. amide linkages that form in a type of nuc substitution reaction in hwich the amino group nitrogen of one aa attacks the carbonyl carbon in the carboxyl group of another
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peptide bonds
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are groups on the surface of a polypep usually hydrophobic or philic
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philic
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what are the four families of small molecules
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aa
sugars fa nucleotides |
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what are the primary functions of metabolism
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use of energy
synthesis of molecules needed for structure and funcitoning growth and development removal of waste products |
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are nucleophiles anions or cations
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anions
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define hydrolysis
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nucleophilic substitution reactions in which the oxygen of a water molecule serves as the nucleophile
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what are two major examples of hydrolysis in the body
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ATP
food digestion |
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Glucose to G6P is what kind of reaction
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nucleophilic substitution
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ATP --> ADP is what kind of reaction
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hydrolysis
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water is added to an alkene. alcohol results. what kind of reaction is described
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hydration/addition
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acetic acid to ethyl alcohol is what kind of reaction
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reduction because the carbon atom loses oxygen
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what are two types of autotrophs
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photoautotrophs
chemoautotrophs |
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what is generated during catabolism
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ATP
NADPH |
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what are the byproducts of catabolism
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H2O and CO2
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what are the three classes of biochemical pathways
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metabolic (ana and cata)
energy transfer signal transduction |
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what is an example of an emergent property
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ferrous iron in hemoglobin
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definition. the capacity of structurally different parts to perform the same or similar functions
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degeneracy
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define biochemisty
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the study of the molecular basis of life
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