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IB Bio BioChem Unit Test

Terms in this set (31)

Starch is a mixture of two different polysaccharides
Amylase and amylapectin
Starch is to plants as ______ is to animals
Glycogen
In the condensation of a disaccharide or a polysaccharide a _______ molecule is removed
H20
When 29 Monosaccharides are condensed into a polysaccharide_______ water molecules are removed
28
Sucrose, Maltose, and Lactose are
Disaccharides
Lipids are
Hydrophobic
COOH
Carboxyl group
Reaction in which two molecules combine to form a new molecule and another product such as water
Condensation
OH
Hydroxyl group
__________ the chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water
Hydrolysis
The process of straightening the kinks/ removing the double bonds in polyunsaturated fats is
Hydrogenation
The unnaturally straight fatty acid is called
Trans fatty acid
Plants use the water property when they bring water to their leaves
Adhesion and cohesion
Sweating takes advantage of the water property
Thermal
One Nitrogen connected to two hydrogens is a
Amino group
Methane will not dissolve in water because it is non polar
True
There are ______ amino acids
20
A linear polymer of amino acids bonded together in a chain forming part of a protein molecule
Polypeptide
Every amino acid has the following components in common
Amino and carboxyl groups
A protein component of connective tissue, which is abundant in skin, tendons and ligaments
Collagen
What determines the sequence of amino acids
DNA
A protein hormone produced by the pancreas that monitors blood sugar levels
Insulin
Allosteric inhibition is
Non competitive
Lactose intolerant persons are lacking
Lactase
This illustration is of a _____ protein structure (three colors like ribbon)
Quaternary
A process in which proteins lose their structure because of some external stress or compound
Denaturation
This illustration is a _____ protein structure (helix)
Secondary
This illustration is a ____ protein structure (squiggle chain)
Primary
Substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction without any chemical change
Catalyst
The illustration of a _______ protein structure (ribbon like with straight)
Tertiary
An industrial process of preventing enzymes from getting washed out with own products
Immobilized enzymes
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