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Cell Biology Final
Cell Biology Final
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
12/14/2011

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Term
The hydrogenation of a triglyceride means to
Definition
Add hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated fat
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An unsaturated Triglyceride tends to be a ___________ at room temperature.
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Liquid
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An organic molecule that contains nothing but Hydrogen and Carbon is called a ________________________.
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Hydrocarbon
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The molecule C8H18 would be called
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Octane
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The functional group found in all carbohydrates is called the
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Hydroxyl
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The two functional groups found in every amino acid are the
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Amine and Carboxyl
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If a protein is completely hydrolyzed, the result will be
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Many amino acids
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Dehydration synthesis of many simple sugars could produce one large
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Polysaccaride
Term
The biochemical group used by plants for their structure is
Definition
Carbohydrates
Term
The particular polysaccharide used by animals to store sugar is called
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Glycogen
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The hydrolysis of one disaccharide will result in the production of
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Two monosaccharides
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One example of a disaccharide is
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sucrose, maltose, lactose
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The biochemical group that is used by animals for long term energy storage is the
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lipids
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The reason that most lipids do not dissolve in water is because
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they are non-polar.
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Molecules that do not mix in water are called
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Hydrophobic (nonpolar)
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Molecules that mix with water are called
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Hydrophilic (polar)
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The complete hydrolysis of an oil will result in three
Definition
3 fatty acids and a glycerol
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Fatty acids are long hydrocarbon chains with a ________ functional group at one end.
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Carboxyl
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A fatty acid with several double bonds between its carbons is said to be ________________
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Unsaturated
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The monomer of all proteins is the ___________ and there are _____ different versions.
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amino acid, 20
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A protein that coils up into a helix is showing which level of structure? _______________
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Secondary structure
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Enzymes are ______________ that help to speed up ____________ ____________.
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Proteins, Chemical reactions
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Contractile proteins are those that can cause
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Movement
Term
A polymer of Nucleotides is called a
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nucleic acid.
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Primary structure in proteins is the amino acid _______________ . This is determined by _______.
Definition
Sequence, DNA
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RNA is used by the cell to
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copy DNA genes to make proteins
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Each nucleotide is composed of three parts...
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sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous bases
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A special nucleotide that carries three __________________ is called ATP. This molecule is for _________ _____________.
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Phosphates, Energy transfer
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Any individual Nucleotide can be determined to be from DNA or RNA by looking at the
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Sugar (either ribose or deoxyribose)
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The genetic code is a linear sequence of __________________ ________ and it codes for specific ___________
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Nitrogenous bases, protein
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The twisted backbone of the DNA double helix is composed of ______________ and __________________.
Definition
Sugar and phosphates
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The very specific structure of a protein is determined by the “R” groups attached to each amino acid. When these groups react to each other and also ___________, this is called ______________ protein structure.
Definition
Water, Tertiary
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If one strand of DNA reads TCAGGCTAG, the other strand attached to it will read __________________
Definition
AGTCCGATC
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