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Unit 02-Biochemistry

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This has 2 or more different elements.   compound  
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The term for when there is an attraction between different substances   adhesion  
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What are the building blocks of nucleic acids:   nucleotides  
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Lipids are what type of polarity?   nonpolar  
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List the 5 things that can affect enzyme activity?   temp, pH, enzyme concentration, substrate concentration, competitive inhibition  
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What is the general term for the things that are needed to create a chemical reaction.   reactants  
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When there is an unequal distribution of charges, the substance is:   Polar  
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This makes more hydroxide ions when mixed with water.   Bases  
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Give an example of our main energy molecule that is a special type of a nucleotide:   ATP  
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What is the term for when a protein unravels and loses its 3D shape and therefore can’t work.   Denaturation  
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These macromolecules consist of sugars and starches.   Carbohydrates  
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These type of compounds do not have carbon, but have covalent and ionic bonds.   inorganic molecules  
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What is the general term for the things that a chemical reaction creates.   products  
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What is the term for a protein that catalyzes a chemical reaction?   enzyme  
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The smallest unit of matter:   atom  
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The building blocks of proteins are:   amino acids  
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What is the term for the pocket on an enzyme that a substrate binds to?   active site  
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Type of bond that steals or gives away an electron   Ionic bond  
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Describe the building blocks of a phospholipid:   glycerol, phosphate group, and 2 fatty acids  
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Term for the substance that is dissolved:   solute  
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What is the term for the amount of energy that is needed to start a chemical reaction.   Activation energy  
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What is the term for when smaller molecules combine to make a bigger molecule and removes water   dehydration synthesis  
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Type of bond that is in water, is weak, is covalent, but not sharing equally.   Hydrogen bonds  
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Ice has more ________ hydrogen bonds than water because they are spaced out more.   stable  
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List the parts of the atom and their charges:   electron (-), proton (+), neutron  
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The bond between amino acids to make a protein are called?   peptide bonds  
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Describe the 3 steps of the catalytic cycle (enzyme action)   substrate bind, activation energy lowered, enzyme changes shape, products made, products released, active site empty  
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These have a pH of 8-14.   Bases  
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What are the 3 properties of water:   absorbs/stores heat efficiently Bonds to itself and other things Can dissolve substances  
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What are the 2 primary examples of nucleic acids?   DNA and RNA  
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What is the term for then a non-substrate molecule binds to the active site, not letting the correct substrate bind   competitive inhibition  
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The building block (monomer) of carbohydrates are:   monosaccharides  
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These type of compounds have carbon and covalent bonds.   Organic molecules  
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An example in nature of adhesion:   transpiration  
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This is pH of 7   pure water (distilled water)  
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This only has one type of atom.   element  
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Describe characteristics of saturated fats:   straight, no double bonds, solid at room temp  
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These have a pH of 0-6.   Acids  
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What are the two characteristics that make water so important to cells?   most biochemical processes occur in water the polarity makes things dissolve to transporting in/out of cell is easier  
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List the 3 purposes of lipids:   cell membrane structure, long-term energy, insulation  
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The term for when there is an attraction between the same kind of molecules   cohesion  
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What is the term for all the chemical reactions that occur within an organism.   metabolism  
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The term for things that can react with acids and bases to keep pH with a certain range.   Buffers  
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When a phosphate breaks off ATP is it storing energy or releasing energy?   releasing energy  
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This characteristic of water makes it dissolve other things easily:   polarity  
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this has 2 or more atoms, by covalent bonds.   molecule  
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What are the 4 forms of energy:   light, chemical, mechanical, electrical  
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Describe characteristics of unsaturated fats:   crooked, double bonds, liquid at room temp  
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The purpose of carbohydrates.   Quick energy  
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This makes more hydrogen ions when mixed with water.   Acids  
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What are the 3 purposes of proteins:   structural, enzymes, specialized like antibodies and hemoglobin  
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What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?   a sugar, a phosphate group, a base  
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Type of bond that shares electrons.   Covalent bonds  
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Term for liquid that a substance is dissolved in:   solvent  
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What is the term for when bigger molecules break down into smaller molecules in the presence of water   hydrolysis  
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The building blocks of basic lipids are:   glycerol and 3 fatty acids  
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What does a catalyst do?   Speed up a reaction  
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An atom that has gained or lost an electron is called an:   Ion  
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Water is _________:   Polar  
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An example of cohesion is called _________   surface tension  
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What is the term for a substance that binds to an active site?   substrate  
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Proteins have what type of shape?   unique 3-D shape  
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What is the process name for making carbohydrates   dehydration synthesis  
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