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40 Cards in this Set
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In a protein, what is the NHN part called?
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Amino Group
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In a protein, which elements connect to form a peptide bond?
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C and N
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A carboxyl group contains?
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COOH
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What is it when H2O is being withdrawn?
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dehydration synthesis
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What is it when H2O is being added?
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hydrolysis
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Glucose is a hex or pentose?
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Hexose
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Is fructose a hex or pentose?
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Pent
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Sucrose is a...
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disaccharide
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A lipid is made of a what plus what?
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Glycerol w/ 3 fatty acids.
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If in a lipid it has one of the three fatty acids w/ a double bond is it sat. or unsat.?
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unsaturated
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5 properties of water are...
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1)High surface tension
2)Capillary action (tubes) 3)High heat of vaporization 4)Resists temperature change 5)Expands when freezes |
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Example of high surface tension?
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Bugs able to walk on water.
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Example of capillary action
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water going up tubes in trees
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Example of high heat of vaporization
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sweat cooling body
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example of resisting temp. change.
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takes pool long time to get warm
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example of water expanding?
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when water gets in cracks of rocks and freezes it breaks apart rock
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Carbs are made of?
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monosaccharides
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examples of carbs?
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starch, glycogen, cellulose, sugars
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plants store sugar as...
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starch
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animals store sugar as...
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glycogen
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paper is made of...
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cellulose
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Lipids are made of
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glycerol + 3 fatty acids
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examples of lipids...
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fats, oils, waxes, steroids, soap, hormones, phospholipids
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are lipids soluble in water?
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no
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fats ____ at room temp.
Oils ____ at room temp. |
solid
liquid |
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proteins made of...
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amino acids
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examples of proteins...
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collagen, keratin
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how do amino acids differ?
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The R-groups
radical groups |
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Nucleic acids made of...
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mucleotides
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examples of nucleic acids
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DNA
RNA |
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What is the diff. b/w sat. and unsat.
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sat. filled w/ hydrogen
unsat. |
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diff. b/w sat. and unsat?
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sat filled w/ hydrogen
unsat. has room for 2 more hydrogens if not for double bonds |
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dehydration goes to the
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right
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hydrolysis goes to the
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left
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a catalyst is...
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substance that speeds up chemical processes
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enzymes are
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catalysts in living things
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enzymes are usually
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proteins
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H+ = OH-
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neutral
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more H+
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acid
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more H-
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base
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