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Biology
10th Grade
12/19/2008

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carbohydrates
Definition
are organic compounds of carbon,hydrogen and oxygen
are the source of energy in all living organisms
Term
monosaccharide
Definition
simple sugar
they also act as a respiratory substrates
Term
disaccharide
Definition
double sugar (formed from 2 monosaccharides)
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polysccharide
Definition
polymer chains of many hunderds of monosccharides
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trioses
Definition
have three carbon atoms
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pentoses
Definition
have five carbon atoms
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hexoses
Definition
have six carbon atoms
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glucose
Definition
is the main energy source
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fructose
Definition
is a very sweet sugar
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galactose
Definition
is found in milk
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structural isomers
Definition
have same chemical formula (C6H12O6) but they have differant structural formulas
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condensation reaction
Definition
as two carbohydrates molecules bond together a water molecule is produced
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glycosidic bond
Definition
the link formed between the two glucose molecules
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structural polysccharides
Definition
ex: cellulose {cell wall}
chitin {insict skeleton}
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storage polysccharides
Definition
ex: glycogen {liver}
starch { in roots}
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hemoglobine
Definition
is the pigment that gives the blood its color
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proteins
Definition
Enzymes,carrier or transport,antibodies,structural protien,hormones,contractile
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Enzymes
Definition
catalyse chemical reaction
ex: amylaze
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Carrier or transport
Definition
carries oxygen
ex:Hemoglbine
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antibodies
Definition
defence against diseases
ex: IGM
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stuctural protein
Definition
support cell
ex:plasma membrane protein
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hormones
Definition
transition oftransformation
ex: ADH- insulin
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contractile
Definition
contraction
ex:myosin actin
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monomers
Definition
building block
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polymers
Definition
is a chain of monomers
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amino acids group
Definition
-amino group {-NH2}
- carboxyl group {-cooh}
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protein main chemical constituents
Definition
carbon,hydrogyn,oxygen,nitrogen and some of them may contain sulpher or phosphorus
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protien main building block
Definition
amino acid
Term
primary structure
Definition
amino acid sequence in polypeptide chain
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secondary structure
Definition
folded ( alpha helix and beta sheets)
and is held together by hidrogen bond between amino acid groups and carboxyl groups
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tertiary structure
Definition
more folded and has 3D structure
and is held together by ionic bonds, hydrogen bond, and disulphidebond
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Quaternary structure
Definition
contains more than one polypeptide chain
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20 differant amino acid
Definition
due to differance in R-group
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storage lipids
Definition
Fats and Oil
Term
structural lipids
Definition
wax,phospholipids
Term
polymers:monomers
Definition
- protein:amino acid
-caarbohydrates:glucose
-lipids:fatty acids+ glycerol
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fatty acid
Definition
made of long hydrocarbon chain ending with carboxyl group
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fatty acid
Definition
made of long hydrocarbon chain ending with carboxyl group
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saturated fatty acids
Definition
single bond
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unsaturated fatty acid
Definition
double bond
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triglycerides
Definition
is made of 1-glycerol
3-fatty acids
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phospholipids subjected to 2 water surfaces
Definition
- heads: toward water
-Tail:towards each other
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phospholipids
Definition
form all biological membrane
- is a strucural lipid
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