Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
59 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Condensation |
Larger molecule built from smaller ones with the production of water |
|
Hydrolysis |
Water added and molecule split |
|
Hydrocarbon |
Organic molecule consisting of hydrogen and carbon |
|
Carbohydrates |
Organic molecules consisting of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen: 1:2:1 ratio |
|
Monosaccharides |
Simplest carbohydrates made up of 5-6 carbon chains. Main energy source or structure material. Soluble |
|
Oligosaccharides |
Short chain monosaccharides |
|
Polysaccharide |
Consists of glucose and covalent bonds and chemical properties |
|
Cellulose |
A polysaccharide made of glucose monomers joined in straight chains. Does not dissolve in water |
|
Cellulose |
A polysaccharide made of glucose monomers joined in straight chains. Does not dissolve in water |
|
Starch |
Polysaccharide in a coiled spiral shaped chain. Dos not dissolve in water but is more unstable than water |
|
Cellulose |
A polysaccharide made of glucose monomers joined in straight chains. Does not dissolve in water |
|
Starch |
Polysaccharide in a coiled spiral shaped chain. Dos not dissolve in water but is more unstable than water |
|
Glycogen |
Polysaccharide in a highly branched glucose chain of covalent bonding |
|
Cellulose |
A polysaccharide made of glucose monomers joined in straight chains. Does not dissolve in water |
|
Starch |
Polysaccharide in a coiled spiral shaped chain. Dos not dissolve in water but is more unstable than water |
|
Glycogen |
Polysaccharide in a highly branched glucose chain of covalent bonding |
|
Saturated lipid (fatty acid) |
Contains single covalent bonds. Solid at room temp (e.g. Animal fats) |
|
Unsaturated lipid |
Contains 1 or more double bond. Liquid at room temp (e.g. Vegetable acids) |
|
Phospholipids |
Polar head of phosphate (hydrophilic) and 2 non polar fatty acids (hydrophobic). Form lipid bolster with tails in between heads. Main lipid component of cell membrane. |
|
Ribose |
Sugar containing OH |
|
Triglycerides |
Lipids serving as energy reservoirs in vertebrate animals |
|
Triglycerides |
Lipids serving as energy reservoirs in vertebrate animals |
|
Waxes |
Lipid components of water-repelling and lubricating secretions |
|
Triglycerides |
Lipids serving as energy reservoirs in vertebrate animals |
|
Waxes |
Lipid components of water-repelling and lubricating secretions |
|
Steroids |
Lipids that occur in cell membrane |
|
Triglycerides |
Lipids serving as energy reservoirs in vertebrate animals |
|
Waxes |
Lipid components of water-repelling and lubricating secretions |
|
Steroids |
Lipids that occur in cell membrane |
|
Amino acid |
Organic compound with amine group (NH3^+) and (COO^-) |
|
Triglycerides |
Lipids serving as energy reservoirs in vertebrate animals |
|
Waxes |
Lipid components of water-repelling and lubricating secretions |
|
Steroids |
Lipids that occur in cell membrane |
|
Amino acid |
Organic compound with amine group (NH3^+) and (COO^-) |
|
Protein |
Organic polymer composed of R and 1 or more chains of amino acid (monomers). |
|
Triglycerides |
Lipids serving as energy reservoirs in vertebrate animals |
|
Waxes |
Lipid components of water-repelling and lubricating secretions |
|
Steroids |
Lipids that occur in cell membrane |
|
Amino acid |
Organic compound with amine group (NH3^+) and (COO^-) |
|
Protein |
Organic polymer composed of R and 1 or more chains of amino acid (monomers). |
|
Type of protein determined by |
Order of amino acids in polypeptide chains |
|
Triglycerides |
Lipids serving as energy reservoirs in vertebrate animals |
|
Waxes |
Lipid components of water-repelling and lubricating secretions |
|
Steroids |
Lipids that occur in cell membrane |
|
Amino acid |
Organic compound with amine group (NH3^+) and (COO^-) |
|
Protein |
Organic polymer composed of R and 1 or more chains of amino acid (monomers). |
|
Type of protein determined by |
Order of amino acids in polypeptide chains |
|
Shape of a protein = |
Source of function. Functional only while correct 3D shape is maintained |
|
Proteins are denatured by |
Heat, pH change, salt and detergents as they disrupt the H bonds maintaining the protein shape |
|
Nucleic acid |
Polymers of nucleotides where the sugar of 1 nucleotide is attached to the phosphate group of the next. Can be single or double strand |
|
Nucleic acid |
Polymers of nucleotides where the sugar of 1 nucleotide is attached to the phosphate group of the next. Can be single or double strand |
|
Nucleotide |
Small organic molecule consisting of a sugar with a five carbon ring, a nitrogen containing base and 1 or more phosphate groups |
|
Nucleic acid |
Polymers of nucleotides where the sugar of 1 nucleotide is attached to the phosphate group of the next. Can be single or double strand |
|
Nucleotide |
Small organic molecule consisting of a sugar with a five carbon ring, a nitrogen containing base and 1 or more phosphate groups |
|
ATP |
Nucleotide with 3 phosphate groups |
|
Nucleic acid |
Polymers of nucleotides where the sugar of 1 nucleotide is attached to the phosphate group of the next. Can be single or double strand |
|
Nucleotide |
Small organic molecule consisting of a sugar with a five carbon ring, a nitrogen containing base and 1 or more phosphate groups |
|
ATP |
Nucleotide with 3 phosphate groups |
|
ATP is important im |
Phosphate-group energy transfer |