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Amazing Molecules

Carbs Lipids Nucleic Acids

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Proteins

Amazing Molecules:

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Name this molecule!

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Ribose (pentose sugar/monosaccharide)

(Carbohydrate)

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Name this molecule!

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Amino acid

(Protein)

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Name this molecule!

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Triglyceride

(lipids)

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Name this molecule!

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Phospholipid

(lipids)

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Name this molecule!

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Nucleotide

(nucleic acid)

Carbs:

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Name two polysaccharides that are used for energy storage.

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Starch and glycogen

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Name 3 examples of disaccharides.

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Lactose, maltose, sucrose

Carbs :

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What elements are present in carbohydrates and in what ratio?

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CH2O

Carbs :

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Which polysaccharide is difficult for humans to digest and why?

Carbs :

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Cellulose (fiber) because of the chemical orientation of the sugars

Carbs :

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Name two isomers of glucose.

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Carbs:

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Fructose and galactose

Proteins:

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What can cause proteins to become denatured?

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Temp and pH

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What determines the order of amino acids in a protein?

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Genetic Code in DNA

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What type of bonds exist between amino acids?

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Peptide Bonds

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What are the 6 categories of functions for proteins?

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Regulation (hormones)

Metabolism (enzymes)

Motion (muscle fibers)

Transport (cell membrane proteins)

Structure (hair, skin, nail proteins)

Defense (antibodies)

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Describe each level of protein structure.

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Primary (amino acid sequence – polypeptide chain)

Secondary (hydrogen bonds to create alpha helix & beta pleated sheets)

Tiertary (folds into a 3D shape by ionic bonds, covalent bonds, and hydrophobic interactions between R groups of amino acids)

Quaternary (more than one polypeptide)

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Name the four classes of lipids.

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Steroids

Phospholipids

Waxes

triglycerides

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What are the differences between saturated and unsaturated fats (triglycerides)? Be specific!!!!

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Saturated – NO double bonds between carbons in the fatty acid chains; straight chains; solid at room temp

Unsaturated – double bonds between carbons in the fatty acid chains; bent chains; liquid at room temp

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Four interlocking carbon rings such as cholesterol and hormones are called….

Lipids :

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• Describe a phospholipid in detail.

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Phosphate head (hydrophilic and polar)

2 fatty acid tails (hydrophobic and nonpolar)

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How many water molecules are a product of the dehydration synthesis of a triglyceride?

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3 water molecules

Nucleic Acids

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What are the monomers of nucleic acids?

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nucleotides

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What are the three parts of a nucleotide?

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Phosphate; nitrogen base; pentose sugar

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What are the complementary nitrogen base pairs in DNA?

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A – T

G - C

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What is a nucleic acid used as the energy currency in cells?

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ATP

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Which nitrogen base is not found in RNA?

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thymine

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What substances are present in the unknown sample according to the results below?

Test Before After

Benedicts Blue Blue

Biurets Blue Purple

Iodine Rust Black

Solubility Insoluble layers

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PROTEINS, LIPIDS, POLYSACCHARIDES