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Biology
Undergraduate 2
10/03/2014

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four elements of living things
Definition
carbohydrates/proteins/lipids/nucleic acids
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inorgganic
Definition
small simple molecules that never contain carbon arranged in chains or rings
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organic
Definition
large complex molecules always contain carbon atoms often arranged in chains and rings
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functional groups
Definition
groups of atoms that are attracted to the carbon skeleton
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what do lipids share in commen
Definition
all hydrophobic
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three major types of carbohydrates
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monoscarrides/ disaccharides/ polysacchorides
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monossacarrides
Definition
simple sugars /flucose
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dissacharrides
Definition
sucrose
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ploysacharides
Definition
starch
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peptide bonds
Definition
formed by dehydration synthesis between the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of the next amino acid
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amino acid
Definition
proteins are polymers composed of monomers
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proteins
Definition
the most diverse of all biological molecules
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beneidicts reagent
Definition
blue substances/ test for simple sugars
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iodine test
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test for startch
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biuret reasgent
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test for protein/unknown
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suddan reagent
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test for lipids/unknown
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diffusion
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one of the primary mechanisms by which molecules enter and leave cells
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dialysis
Definition
the diffusion of solute molecules through a selectively permeadable membrane
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osmosis
Definition
the diffusion of water through a selectivity permeable membrane
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