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What is the chemical makeup of a carbohydrate?

C H2 O

Pentoses are found in ____ and _____.

DNA




RNA

What is the chemical makeup of glucose?

C6 H12 O6

A ________________ is a simple sugar containing 3-7 atoms.

Monosaccharide



Glucose is a type of _______________.

Hexose sugar

What is the difference between deoxyribose and ribose?

Deoxyribose has 1 less oxygen than ribose

To divide sucrose into ________&_________, water must be added.

Glucose and fructose



______________ are two monosaccharides linked together.

Disaccharides

In the formation of a disaccharide, a _____________ reaction occurs.

Dehydration

Sucrose is a _______________ and glucose and fructose are ________________.

Disaccharide




Monosaccharides

_________________ are tens to hundreds of monosaccharides linked together.

Polysaccharide

Cellulose, Gycogen, Starch and Chitin are all _________________.

Polysaccharides

Glycogen is the storage form of energy from____________.

Starches






It can also be broken down into glucose

What is symbiosis?

When herbivores harbor bacteria and protozoa that can break down cellulose.

Name 4 nucleic acids:

DNA


RNA


ATP


NAD+

What are the 3 types of carbohydrates?

Mono


Di


Poly

What are the 4 parts of DNA?




Which one make it DNA?

Adenine


Cytosine


Guanine




THYMINE

What are the 4 parts of RNA?




Which one makes it RNA?

Adenine


Cytosine


Guanine




URACIL

What makes up a nucleotide?

Pentose Sugar


Phosphate group


Nitrogenous base

Who discovered DNA?

Watson and Crick

Where do mutations occur?

DNA

_______________have linear DNA.

Eukaryotes

________________ have circular DNA.

Prokaryotes

What are the 3 types of RNA?

Messenger


Transfer


Ribosomal

What common disease is a double stranded RNA?

AIDS

RNA carries the messages of ________ in RNA form.

DNA

ATP -> ADP + Pi +energy

This means that when ATP is broken down it becomes ADP plus a phosphate and releases energy.

Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide

Coenzyme involved in redox runs that transports e' to etc




NAD+ (oxidized) picks up e'




NADH (Reduced) donates e'





What part of the amino acid determines its type?

The R group

How many different amino acids are there?

20

What are the differences between a polar and non polar molecule?

If there is a charge separation then a molecule is polar




If there is no charge separation then a molecule is not polar

Is water polar or non polar?

Polar

What are the 4 classifications of amino acids?
Polar

Nonpolar


Acidic


Basic


What makes an amino acid?

NH2


C


H


COOH (CARBOXYL)

Two amino acids linked together for a ______________ bond.




In a _____________ rxn.

Peptide






Dehydration

______________ dictate the linear sequence of amino acids in a protein.

Genes

_________________________ hold DNA together at the nitrogenous base.

Hydrogen bonds

What are the 4 levels of protein organization?

Primary Structure- linear sequence




Secondary Structure- twisting and folding




Tertiary Structure- 3d configuration




Quaternary- 2 or more polypeptides

What is the consequence of a change in the primary structure of a protein?

Mutation

What chemical changes occur when a protein is denatured?

Hydrogen bonds begin to break


Are lipids hydrophobic or hydrophilic?

Phobic

What is an example of a simple lipid?

Fats or triglicerides






glycerol head, 3 fatty acid tails

The use of simple lipids as fuel in the body form a _______________ rxn.

Dehydration


In order to make saturated fat more fluid you can___________________&____________________.

Shorten the bonds




Desaturize double carbon bonds

Cholesterol is found in ______________________.

Mycoplasm

What is an example of a complex lipid?

Phospholipids & cholesterol

What substance is a primary component of biological membranes?

Phospholipids

Cholesterol have __________ tails.





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