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36 Cards in this Set
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what is a structure? |
3D of atomic arrangement of biomolecules |
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what is metabolism? |
produce/use of energy |
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biological info is transferred from ____ to _____ |
DNA, RNA |
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ionic bond |
-positive+negative ions bond together ex: hydroxyapatite |
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covalent bonds |
bonds between nonmetals/shared bonds ex: carbon based (basic of life) |
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what is oxidation? |
loss of electrons (increase charge) |
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what is reduction? |
gain of electrons (decrease charge) |
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what is condensation? |
-reaction creating different bond -take liquid out |
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what is hydrolysis? |
-adding/absorbing -break things down so digestion is easier |
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what are the major classes of biomolecules? |
-carbs -proteins -nucleic acid -lipids |
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fn of carbs |
-energy -metabolism -storage |
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what are the 3 forms carbohydrates? |
-monosaccharides -disaccharides -polysaccharides **how many are connected together) |
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how do plants make carbohydrate? |
photosynthesis -take carbon dioxide & give off oxygen |
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animals use process of respiration by taking _____ and giving out ____ ____ |
oxygen, carbon dioxide |
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glycogen is _____ _____ in our body |
carbon dioxide |
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fn of proteins |
-provide structure -contraction -transportation -catalyst (cause different chemical action) -metabolism -protection |
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fn of lipids |
-energy metabolism -storage/structure -insulation/protection -transportation -regulation |
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we need _____ to regulate hormones |
lipids |
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true or false? most lipids or hydrophilic
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false |
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examples of hydrophobic |
-fatty acids -triglycerides |
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enzymes fn to ______ all biochemical reactions beginning with ________ process |
catalyze, digestive |
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what are proteases? |
protein enzymes |
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what are amylases? |
carbohydrate enzymes |
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what are lipases? |
lipid enzymes |
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nucleic acids fn to _____ & _______ genetic info |
store, transfer |
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fn of RNA |
what to build & what fn will be |
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metabolism is how cells.... |
acquire, transform, store & use energy |
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what is catabolism? |
production of energy |
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what is anabolism? |
required energy input |
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what is required to create ATP for metabolism? |
oxygen |
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where does ATP occur? |
mitochondria (power plant) |
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what must go in to make ATP? |
glucose molecule |
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what are some hormone regulators for carbohydrates? |
-insulin -glucagon -epinephrine |
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proteins break down & provide ______ ______ to make new proteins |
amino acids |
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what are the required proteins enzymes? |
-proteases -ketogenic amino acids -glucogenic amino acids |
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lipid metabolism produces more energy than... |
carbohydrates & proteins |