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Basic Chem
Biomolecules
Functional Groups
Bonding Time
Wild Card
100
Number AND type of bonds that Carbon can form.
What is 4 and covalent.
100
This macromolecule is easily identified by the presence of amino and carboxyl groups.
What is a protein
100
-OH
What is hydroxyl group
100
Denaturing of a protein may disrupt all but which of its bonds?
What is a peptide bond.
100
A fatty acid that is liquid at room temperature and has one or more double carbon to carbon bonds would be called:
What is an unsaturated fatty acid.
200
Organic molecules must contain which element?
What is carbon
200
Monomers of polysaccharides.
What are amino acids.
200
-COOH
What is carboxyl group
200
This covalent bond connects glucose and fructose in order to make sucrose.
What is a glycosidic linkage.
200
Give FOUR examples of protein functions.
What are ANSWERS VARY
300
The six most abundant elements found in living organisms.
What is carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur.
300
An energy carrier nucleotide.
What is ATP.
300
-NH2
What is an amino group
300
How would hydrolysis affect the bonds of a macromolecule such as starch.
What is it would break the covalent bonds holding the monomers together.
300
A scientist is trying to test for the presence of DNA in a mixture of carbs, proteins, and nucleic acids. A radioactive tracer for which element would be best to use?
What is radioactive phosphorus.
400
A substance with a pH of 4 has how many more times the H+ concentration than a substance with a pH of 7?
What is 1000x
400
Three differences between DNA and RNA.
What is 1. Deoxyribose vs. ribose sugar 2. Thymine vs. Uracil 3. Double stranded vs. single stranded 4. Holds genetic code vs. helps make proteins
400
This functional group is found in nucleic acids as well as the lipids making up your cell membrane.
What are phosphate groups.
400
Lysine + methionine + asparagine + threonine --> polypeptide + 3H20 The above is an example of what type of reaction?
What is dehydration synthesis
400
What would be the molecular formula that results from combining 6 glucose monomers (C6H12O6)?
What is C36 H60 O30
500
If the pH of a substance is 8, what does [OH-] equal?
What is 1x10-6
500
What makes testosterone and estradiol different (structurally)?
What is they have different functional groups.
500
Compounds composed only of this functional group would be very nonpolar and hydrophobic.
What is -CH2
500
Name the two very important type of bonds responsible for holding a nucleic acid together. (be specific)
What is a phosphodiester linkage and hydrogen bonds.
500
Describe the four levels of protein folding and include the types of bonds formed in each level.
What is Primary = sequence of a.a.; peptide bonds Secondary = alpha helix & beta sheets (hydrogen bonds) Tertiary = 3 D structure (h bonds, ionic interactions, disulfide bridges, and hydrophobic interactions) Quaternary = multiple polypeptides (h bonds, ionic inter, etc)