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Biology Ch 2.3 Carbon Molecules
Biology Ch 2.3 Carbon Molecules
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Biology
9th Grade
09/12/2012

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What is the definition of a lipid?
Definition
Non-polar molecules that include fats, oil and cholesterol. Organic molecules that are insoluble
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Fats and oil contain a molecule called ...
Definition
Glycerol
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What are fatty acids made of?
Definition
Chains of carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen atoms
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What is the difference between a saturated fatty acid and a unsaturated fatty acid?
Definition
Unsaturated fats have at least one carbon double bond, and therefor, are not saturated with hydrogen
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Which fatty acid is a liquid and which one is a solid? Why?
Definition
Unsaturated fatty acids are liquids because the double bonds make kinks in the fatty acids, therefor making it a liquid.
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What is a protien?
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A polymer made up of many many monomers called amino acids.
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What is an Amino Acid made of?
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It is made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfer.
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What are nucleic acids made up of?
Definition
They are made up of monomers called nucleotides
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What are all cell membranes mostly made up of?
Definition
A lipid called a Phospholipid.
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What structure does the lipid "cholesterol" have?
Definition
A ring structure.
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Through peptide bonds, amino acids are linked into chains called ...
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Polypeptides
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What 3 parts are the same in every amino acid?
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A hydrogen atom, an amino group, and a carboxyl group.
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What is the molecule at the head of a phospholipid?
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A phosphate group, (PO4-)
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What is the chemical formula for a carboxyl group?
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COOH
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What is the chemical structure of an Amino Group?
Definition
NH2
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What are the 2 general types of nucleic acids?
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DNA and RNA
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What is the function of a nucleic acid?
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They work together to create proteins.
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How many amino acids do organisms use to build proteins?
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20 different Amino Acids
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How many different Amino Acids can your body make?
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12 different Amino Acids
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How do proteins differ from each other?
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By the number and order of amino acids.
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Which Atoms can form covalent bonds that force the protein to bend into a certain shape?
Definition
Sulfur Atoms
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How many kinds of polypeptides are there?
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There are 4 kinds of Polypeptides.
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Each of the 4 polypeptides contains a _______ atom that to an Oxygen molecule. What is it?
Definition
Iron Atom
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If a protein has incorrect amino acids, how would it change the structure?
Definition
The structure may change in a way that prevents the protein from working properly.
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Three examples of lipids
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Phospholipid, fat, cholesterol
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What are 3 advantages of fat?
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1.) Stores energy, 2.) Insulates body tissue, 3.) Cushions and protects organs
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What and how many things are attached to the glycerol molecule of fat?
Definition
3 fatty acid chains
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How do mono and polyunsaturated fats differ?
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Mono only has one double carbon bond, while poly has many
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Phospholipids make up which part of a cell?
Definition
The membrane of a cell
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How many layers of phospholipids make up the cell membrane
Definition

2 layers

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How many carbon rings does cholesterol have?
Definition
4
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Name 3 monosaccharides
Definition
glucose, fructose, glactose
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Where is glucose found
Definition
In blood
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Define a isomer
Definition
Isomers have the same composition but a different arrangement of their atoms and have different properties.
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Three examples of disaccharides
Definition
sucrose, maltose, lactose
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The common name for sucrose is?
Definition
Table Sugar
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Sucrose is a disaccharide made of which two monosaccarides?
Definition
Glucose + fructose = Sucrose + water
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Lactose is a disaccharide made of which two monosaccarides?
Definition
Glucose + galactose = lactose + water
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The sugar in milk is called?
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Lactose
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The scientific name for malt sugar is?
Definition
Maltose
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Maltose is a disaccharide made of which two monosaccarides?
Definition
Glucose + glucose = maltose + water
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Name 3 examples of polysaccharides
Definition
Starch, Glycogen, Cellulose
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Which ploysaccharide is used in the formation of plant's cell walls?
Definition
Cellulose
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Which polysaccharide is converted into glucose when blood sugar levels drop?
Definition
Glycogen
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Which polysaccharide is created from glucose as a way plants store energy?
Definition
Starch
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Name 4 types of proteins.
Definition
Enzymes, blood proteins, antibodies, hemoglobin
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List 4 ways that a protein may be denatured
Definition
High temperature, wrong ph, radiation, chemicals
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What defines a complete protein? Where is that from?
Definition
Complete uses all 20 amino acids and comes from animals
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What gives a protein it's shape?
Definition
The interaction of the amino acids
Term
What is the 3 part structure of a Nucleotide?
Definition

Sugar, phosphate and nitrogen base

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What monomers come together to make a Nucleic acid?
Definition
nucleotides
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What base pairs with Adenine?
Definition
Thymine
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What base pairs with Cytosine?
Definition
Guanine
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What is a gene?
Definition
Section of DNA that codes for a protein
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What determines which protein is created
Definition
Arrangement of amino acids
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What is another name for enzymes?
Definition
Catalyst
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The specific reactants that enzymes react with are called?
Definition
Substrates
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An enzyme that breaks down starch (in your saliva) is called ...
Definition
Amylase
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Besides Enzymes, what is another catalyst that will speed up processes.
Definition
Heat or pressure.
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Besides enzymes what other catalyst will speed up chemical processes.
Definition
Heat or pressure
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What is an example of a exothermic reaction
Definition
6O2 + C6H12O6 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O
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What does "polar" Molecule mean?
Definition
It has a magnetic charge.
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What does cohesion mean?
Definition
That the molecules will stick to itself.
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What does adhesion mean?
Definition
Molecules will stick to other things.
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With water and salt, what is the solvent and what is the solute.
Definition
Water would be the solvent, and the salt would be the solute.
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What is the main function of an enzyme
Definition
To speed up chemical reactions.
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Cholesterol gives the cell membrane...
Definition
Flexibility
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What are the properties of water?
Definition
Cohesion, adhesion, high specific heat, and can form solutions.
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What does high specific heat mean?
Definition
Requires a lot of energy to increase the temperature.
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Exothermic reactions have which bond energies lower?
Definition
Products
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Describe reactants
Definition
The substances that react in a chemical reaction. They are used up in a chemical reaction.
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Describe products
Definition
The substances that are created during a chemical reaction
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Describe equilibrium
Definition
When reactants and products are made at the same rate
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What is the formula for Carbonic Acid?
Definition
H2CO3
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Where will you find the highest concentration of H2CO3?
Definition
In your lungs
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What is the formula for the chemical reaction with water and carbonic acid?
Definition
CO2 + H20 <--> H2CO3
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What is the formula for cellular respiration?
Definition
6O2 + C6H12O6 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O
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