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1610 Biology Ch. 1-4

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What is the monomeric unit for polypeptides?   amino acids  
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What is the monomeric unit for polysaccharides?   monosaccharides CnH2nOn  
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This occurs during the teritiary structure of proteins.   The protein shape is assumed by a polypeptide chain.  
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Why is the specific heat of water important?   water changes temperature slowly  
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These elements make up less than 1% of the body mass.   Trace elements  
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What occurs during the secondary structure of a protein?   hydrogen bonding  
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What is Avagadro's Number?   6.02 x 10^23  
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What are the main types of Scientific Inquiry?   1.) Discovery and Induction2.) Hypothetico-Deductive  
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What occurs during the primary level of protein organization?   amino acid sequence  
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Define Calorie   The amount of heat gained or lost with a temperature change of 1 degree celcious for one gram of water.  
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What are the emergent properties of water?   cohesion, adhesion, surface tension, high specific heat, high heat of vaporization, solvent  
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What occurs during the tertiary level of protein organization?   The overall shape of the protein is assumed by each polypeptide chain  
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Name the monomers of nucleic acids.   NucleotidesThree basic components:1. pentose sugar2. nitrogenous base3. phosphate group  
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What occurs during the quaternary level of protein organization?   Interactions among polypeptides  
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Name the three biological domains.   Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya  
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As a cell gets larger does the surface area to volume increase or decrease?   decrease, as a cell gets larger the surface to area ratio decreases  
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What is a peptide bond?   links polypeptide macromolecules  
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List the taxonomix hierarchy.   Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species  
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What is the monomeric unit for proteins?   amino acid  
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What is the monomeric unit for carbohydrates?   simple sugars, glucose, fructose, galactose  
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What is the polymer for carbohydrates?   starch, cellulose, glycogen  
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What is the polymer for nucleic acids?   DNA or RNA  
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What is the polymer for lipids?   fatty acids  
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What is the monomer for polysaccharides?   monosaccharides, generally have this formula CnH2nOn  
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What is the bond type for nucleic acids?   phosphodiester bond  
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Phospholipids and steroids are what type of macromolecule?   lipids  
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Name the monomeric unit of each of the polymers.   polypeptides=amino acids; polysaccharides=starch, cellulose; lipids=triglycerides; nucleic acids=DNA & RNA  
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What are the four main elements of life?   hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon  
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Microtubules are made up of what type of protein?   tubulin  
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Define atomic mass.   The total of the number of protons and neutrons  
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What is the monomer of polypeptides?   amino acids  
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What is the extracellular matrix?   phospholipid bilayer  
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What is the bond type for lipids?   ester linkage  
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What is an ester linkage?   links the lipid macromolecules  
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What is the monomeric unit for lipids?   fatty acids  
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Name the three types of isomers.   structural, geometrical, enantiomeric  
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What does polar covalent mean?   chemical bond by the sharing of electrons  
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Who is Carolus Linnaeus?   The Linnaean system of naming species (Taxonomy), The bonomial system of nomenclature  
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When naming a species, the first part refers to the...   genus  
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when naming a species, the second part refers to the...   species  
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This organelle synthesizes various proteins (phospholipids, etc), metabolism of carbohydrates and detoxification of Ca2+   smooth ER (endomembrane)  
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What is taxonomy?   The science of naming and classifying organisms.  
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Name the protein found in microtubules   tubulin  
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name the protein found in microfiliaments   actin  
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name the protein found in intermediate filaments   pectin  
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At what temperature is water most dense?   4 degrees celsius  
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Name the three types of filaments found in the cytoskeleton   microtubule, intermediate filaments, microfilaments  
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What is the domain of science?   Nature  
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Name the monomer, bond type, and an example for nucleic acids   monomer= nucleotides, bond type= phosphodiester linkage, ex. =DNA & RNA  
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What are the three basic themes in biology?   Evolution, Information Transfer, and Energy  
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What occurs during the secondary level of protein organization?   hydrogen bonding  
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What is a condensation reaction or dehydration synthesis?   bonds two monomers creating a H2O molecule  
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What type of macromolecule is amino acid?   polypeptides  
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Amino acids are what type of isomer?   enantiomers  
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Name the four macromolecules.   polysaccharides, polypeptides, lipids, nucleic acids  
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Why does water expand as it freezes?   all of the hydrogen bonds stabilize  
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What occurs during the secondary level of protein organization?   hydrogen bonding  
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What are the three states of matter?   liquid, solid, gaseous  
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What does amphipathic mean?   contains both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions  
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This organelle has attached ribosomes and plays a role in protein synthesis   Rough ER (endomembrane)  
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Name the nonendomembrane organelles.   chloroplast, mitochondria, peroxisomes  
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This endomembrane organelle is responsible for the storage and transport of hydrophilic enzymes   lysosome  
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What is a glycosidic linkage?   links polysaccharide molecules  
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All organic compounds have these two elements?   carbon and nitrogen  
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What is the covalent bond between nucleotides?   phosphodiester linkage  
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Which particle determines the chemical behavior of an atom?   electron  
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Which organelle is responsible for photosynthesis?   chloroplast (nonendomembrane)  
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Starch and Glycogen are what type of macromolecule?   polysaccharide  
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Name the endomembrane organelles   nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, lysosomes, vesicles and vacuoles, ribosomes (sometimes)  
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This organelle is responsible for cellular respiration.   mitochondria (nonendomemrane)  
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What is the monomeric unit for nucleic acids?   nucleotides  
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What bond type do polysaccharides have?   glycosidic linkage  
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Name the bond type for each type of macromolecule   polysaccharides= glycosidic, lipids= ester, polypeptide= peptide, nucleic acids= phosphodiester  
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Name the function groups   Hydroxyl (-OH), Carboxyl (-COOH), Carbonyl (-COH), Amino (-NH2), *Phosphate (-P), Sulfhydryl (-SH)  
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What is the bond type for polypeptides?   peptide  
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What is the monomer for nucleic acids?   nucleotide (consist of sugar carbon phosphate)  
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What is an ionic bond?   a bond between anions and cations  
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What is inductive reasoning?   begin with specific observations and draw conclusions or discover a general principal  
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What occurs during the secondary level of protein organization?   hydrogen bonding  
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Name the nonendomembrane organelles   mitochondria, chloroplast, peroxisome  
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Name the characteristics of life/of all living things   cell growth/development, metabolism, response to stimuli, reproduction, evolution of populations  
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What is cohesion?   water sticks to itself  
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What is adhesion?   water sticks to other things/substances  
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What is an isotope?   An atom with the same number of protons and electrons but a different number of neutrons. ex. C14  
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All organic compounds have these two elements?   carbon and nitrogen  
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What is an isomer?   The same chemical formula but different structural formulas  
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What is reductionism?   studying something by reducing it to its individual components  
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What is deductive reasoning?   drawing conclusions based on supplied information (premises)  
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What is an electronegative atom?   holds on to electrons longer  
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Carbohydrates are what type of molecule?   polysaccharides  
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