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8217364215CarbohydratesC / H / O0
8217363179Smallest / Simplest form =Sugar1
8217365383Simple Sugar =Monosaccharide2
82173658362 Monosaccharide =Disaccharide3
8217366534Many disaccharides =Polysaccharides4
8217384503Glucose + Glucose (animals & plants)Maltose + H2O5
8217390225Glucose + Fructose (plants)Sucrose (table sugar)6
8217433188glucose + galactose (animals)Lactose7
8217436769Molecules -> larger bases- Sugar -> starch / glycogen - Amino acids -> proteins - Fatty acids + glycerol -> fats / oils8
8217442091Glucose for animals use (monosaccharide) (carbohydrate)- Transport to cell in blood - Used in cellular respiration or converted to glycogen9
8217442092Glucose for plants use (monosaccharide) (carbohydrate)First product of photosynthesis10
8217445113Galactose use for animals (monosaccharide) (carbohydrate)Used in production of lactose (milk sugar)11
8217445889Fructose use for plants (monosaccharide) (carbohydrate)Product of cellular respiration / step in glucose breakdown12
8217447726Lactose use for animals (disaccharide) (carbohydrate)Produced as milk in mammary gland for young mammals13
8217453402Sucrose use for plants (disaccharide) (carbohydrate)- Produced in green leaves from glucose + fructose - Transported in vascular bundles14
8217455343Maltose use for plants (disaccharide) (carbohydrate)Breakdown product from hydrolysis of starch15
8217463961Corner 1 and 4 on GlucoseCreate H2O and bond to make maltose16
8217475719Glycogen use for animals (polysaccharide) (carbohydrate)Storage of carbohydrates from glucose in liver and other cells (not in brain) when glucose is not needed immediately for cellular respiration17
8217477535Starch use for plants (polysaccharide) (carbohydrate)storage of carbohydrates18
8217478558Cellulose use for plants (polysaccharide) (carbohydrate)main component of cell walls19
8217489634Proteins- Amino acids - Contain: N, S C, H, O - has peptides & polypeptides - shape defines function20
8217493674Peptides (Protein)less than 50 Amino Acids21
8217493690Polypeptides (Protein)from 50 - 1000 + Amino Acids22
8217478638histonehelps dna stay in structure and stay organized, a protein23
8217487595how many strands does dna have224
8217487596how many strands does rna have125
8217488768what sugar does dna havedeoxyribose26
8217490015dna basesA-T (2 H bonds ) G-C (3 H bonds)27
8217499913watson and crickFigured out structure of DNA was a double helix28
8217501725rosalind franklinwatson and crick's idea couldn't have been done without rosalind's x-ray crystallography29
8217491006rna basesA-U (2 H bonds ) G-C (3 H bonds)30
8217492002anti parallelThe opposite arrangement of the sugar-phosphate backbones in a DNA double helix.31
8217488769what sugar does rna haveribose32
8217479769nucleosomewhen dna is packed/wrapped around 8 molecules of histone, most organized dna structure33
8217473106function of dnato maintain genetic instructions in all living creatures34
8217474750nucleotide35
8217514191lock and key modelsubstrate = key // enzyme = lock, both must fit perfectly for the lock to open36
8217521354use of Protein- structural support (hair, cartilage) - storage (muscles) - transport of other substances(hemoglobin) - intercellular signaling (insulin, nerves) - movement (muscles) - defense against foreign substances (antibodies) - enzymes which regulate metabolism (amylase) - membrane functions (plasma membranes)37
8217525201Shapes of Proteinprimary + primary = secondary secondary folds onto itself = tertiary 2 or more polypeptide (tertiary + tertiary) = quaternary38
8217517539limiting factors of all enzymestemperature & pH39
8217518554denaturingwhen an enzyme looses it's shape and therefore it's function too40
8217521682pHa measure of how acidic or basic a solution is, changes the shape or charge of a substance41
8217522750optimum temp in our bodies37degrees celcius42
8217526605pepsin (substrate, product,location)substrate = breaks down proteins product = amino acid location = stomach pH = 243
8217528544tripsin (substrate, product,location)substrate = breaks down proteins product = amino acid location = gut44
8217530416amylase (substrate, product,location)substrate = breaks down carbohydrates product = maltose location = mouth and germinating seeds45
8217533670maltase (substrate, product,location)substrate = maltose product = glucose location = gut46
8217536433lipase (substrate, product,location)substrate = breaks down lipids/fats product = triglyceride location = gut47
8217538165lactase (substrate, product,location)substrate = breaks down lactose product = glucose + galactose location = gut48
8217540066pectinasesubstrate = breaks down cell walls of fruit (pectin) product = disaccharides location = industry49
8217544614active sitewhere the reaction takes place50
8217546200substratewhat the enzyme works on51
8217549522temperaturebonds between molecules move faster but too high temp and the enzyme will denature52
8217551492enzymea protein that functions as a biological catalyst53
8217552631catalystsubstance that speeds up a reaction but isn't changed by the reacion54
8217523335optimum temp in plants25 degrees celcius55
8217519588optimum"perfect", enzymes only work in optimum condition56
8217511442Amino Acid57
8217555128metabolic reactionsall chemical reactions that take place in an organism58
8217686129Fats- glycerol + fatty acids - H / C/ O - Oil / fats59
82176877103 fatty acids joined togethertriglyceride60
8217691184Fats use- For storage of energy (underneath skin) - Make cell membrane - Insulation of heat61
8217699695Protein use- For building new cells / growth / repair - Hemoglobin - transport of oxygen in RBC - Enzymes - to carry out metabolic activity62
8217699696Carbohydrate use- For energy - taken in each cell as glucose (in blood to each cell) - Fructose - found in nectar (energy source for pollinators) - Maltose - For seed germination63
8217721398Enzyme reaction (with its specific substrate)64
8217840658de-naturedafter the enzyme has reached optimal and the temp is too high65
8217848390PH2stomach enzymes66
8217849397PH8most enzymes67
8217852964(enzyme) Fruit + Pectinase ->Broken down cell walls of fruit68
8217863396(enzyme) Lactose + Lacatase ->Glucose + Galactose69
8217868149(enzyme) Grease + Lipase ->broken down fats70
8217869661(enzyme) Protein + Trypsin ->amino acids71
8217879905(enzyme) Carbohydrate + Amylase ->maltose72
8223345142primary protein structuredifferent protein structures = peptide types of bonds = elongated chain of amino acids73
8223348112secondary protein structuredifferent protein structures = polypeptides types of bonds = beta pleated sheets74
8223351651tertiary protein structuredifferent protein structures = polypeptides types of bonds = alpha helix and beta pleated sheets75
8223355277quartinary protein structure ex) enzymesdifferent protein structures = polypeptides types of bonds = a mix of tertiary structures76
8223360765fat molecules77
8223361704carbohydrate molecules78
8223363001protein molecules79
8225444272dna functionto maintain the genetic instructions for all living organisms80

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