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13 Cards in this Set
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Four Most Frequently Occurring Chemical Elements
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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, & Nitrogen
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Sulfur
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Found in proteins to maintain their 3-dimensional shape.
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Iron
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Found in haemoglobin, a RBC protein that binds oxygen.
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Water as a Coolant
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Evaporation can have a cooling effect (i.e. sweat)
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Water as a Transport Medium
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Strong forces can be exerted to suck columns of water up transport systems (i.e. xylem of plants)
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Water as a Solvent
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Most chemical reactions in organisms are dissolved in water; most metabolic reactions use water as a medium.
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Draw the synthesis of a dipeptide from two amino acids. Label an amine group, a carboxylic acid group, & the peptide bond.
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-Amine Group: NH2
-Carboxylic Acid Group: COOH -Peptide Bond: Between the 2 amino acids |
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Deoxyribose
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Found in DNA
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Lactose
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Found in a mammal's mammary glands
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Glycogen
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Found in the liver.
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Draw & label a phospholipid & a triglyceride.
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Phospholipid: A polar group & a phosphate head attached to 2 fatty acid chains via a glycerol backbone.
Triglyceride: Glycerol attached to 3 fatty acid chains. |
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Phosphorous
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Used in high-energy bonds
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Calcium
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Structures bone, teeth, & cartilage
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