Hydrogen Bonds
Creates Hydrogen Bonds
Intermolecular Force
Fore that acts between molecules (makes water stick together)
Cohesion
Water sticks to water (be of H-bonds)
Adhesion
Water sticks to other things (bc of H-bonds)
Adhesion
Water beads on glass
Capillary action
Water travels against gravity up a tube
Surface tension
Resistance to external force
Evaporative cooling
reduction in temperature resulting from the evaporation of a liquid, which removes latent heat from the surface from which evaporation takes place.
Evaporative cooling examples
cool coastal weather in summer
Takes a long time to boil a pot of water
cooling effect of sweating
Solvent
Thing that does the dissolving
Solute
Thing that is dissolved
The Universal Solvent
Power to dissolve any ionic or polar compound (most things on earth)
Monomer
Building blocks (pieces) of polymers
Polymer
all the monomers (pieces) together
Macro
Large
4 macro-molecules/polymers
carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
Macro-molecule elements
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Sulfur (sometimes)
Carbohydrate elements
Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen (CHO)
Monomer in Carbs
Monosaccharide
3 types of carbs
Monosaccharides
Disaccharides
Polysaccharides
Glucose
Main energy source for cells (brain)
Fructose
fruit
Galactose
Dairy (in milk)
Disaccharide
Monosaccharide + Monosaccharide =
sucrose
glucose + fructose =
Polysaccharides
Complex
Glycogen
Stored glucose energy in animal muscles
Starch
store glucose energy in plants
Cellulose/Fiber
Large Polysaccharides in plants
Low Density Lipoprotein
LDL
High Density Lipoprotein
HDL
Lipid Elements
Carbon, Hydrogen, + Oxygen
Lipids
Fats, Oils, Waxes, Steroids
Lipid Monomers
Glycerol + Fatty Acids
Saturated Fat
Solid at room temp.
Unsaturated Fat
Liquid at room temp.
Trans Fat
Chemically altered liquid oils - solid fats
Steroids
Basically lipids in rings instead of chains
Steroid Function
Work as hormones, help cells communicate
Protein Elements
Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, + Nitrogen
Polypeptide
Chain of amino acids
Protein food sources
Meat (beef, chicken, turkey)
Fish & Seafood
Nuts & Beans
Eggs (specifically the egg white)
Dairy
Primary Structure
Chain of amino acids (polypeptide chain)
Secondary Structure
Folds into alpha helix or beta pleated sheet
Tertiary Structure
Folds up into more complex 3D bundled structure
Quaternary Structure
More than one tertiary structure combines together from the final protein
Enzymes
Biological catalyst (help reactions happen!)
Hormones
Sends chemical signals to cells through the bloodstream
Defense
Make up antibodies which fight off bacteria + viruses in the body
Movement
Make up the structure of muscles allowing them to move
Nucleic Acid Elements
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, + Phosphorus
Monomer in Nucleic Acid
Nucleotide
Nucleic Acid Function
Has genetic information to make proteins by which living things function. This info is passed from cell to cell
Active Site
Site on the surface of enzymes where substrate binds & the action happens, and product forms!
Substrate
Thing being acted upon
Induced Fit Theory
Substrate attaches to enzyme’s active site
Substrate helps change shape of enzyme
Enzyme shape changes reducing activation energy
main enzymes function
Break down polymers into monomers
Bond monomers together to form polymers
Denaturing
Something causes the protein to change shape/unfold, losing its function
Heat, change in pH level, or salt.
Causes for Denaturing
Virus
An infectious agent made of DNA or RNA wrapped in a protein coat called a capsid
Bacteriophage
Viruses that infect bacteria
Capsid
Protein Coat
Animal Viruses
Capsid
Have surface proteins
Contains RNA or DNA
Airborne
Carried on droplets through air + come in contact with a person’s eyes, mouth, nose, or lungs
Examples of Airborne illnesses
Common, Cold, Influenza, Coronavirus
Foodborne
Pathogen carried on food + once ingested infects the host
Examples of Foodborne illnesses
Hepatitis A (fecal/oral transmission)
Protein Synthesis
The “Central Dogma” of molecular Biology
RNA
Ribonucleic acid, made of nucleotides
Transcription
DNA → mRNA in the nucleus
Genes
Section of DNA
Translation
RNA → Protein
Codons
Sequences of mRNA
Anticodons
Codons match up with these…
Polypeptide chain
When amino acids connect with peptide bonds
Methonine
Always the first amino acid
Mutation
Any change in the nucleotide sequence of a cell’s DNA
Substitution
A nucleotide with a specific base is replaced with a nucleotide with a different base
Frameshift
A nucleotide is added or removed, shifting the reading frame of ALL the nucleotides + their bases
Insertion
1 nucleotide is added
Deletion
1 nucleotide is removed
Meiosis
Cell division to produce new gametic cells (1 cell → 4 cells)
23
How many somatic cells do humans have?
Meiosis 1 & Meiosis II
What are the two divisions of Meiosis?
Meiosis I
Homologous pairs separate
At end of meiosis I the two cell are haploid
Meiosis II
Sister chromatids break at centromere separate + 4 haploid gametes form
Genetic variation
What does meiosis create?
Reasons for Genetic Variation
Crossing over during Prophase 1 increases genetic diversity as the genes combine in different ways
Chromosomes can assort with different combinations to make unique gametes
Random fertilization → egg (n) + sperm (n) = 2n
Karyotype
a picture of your chromosomes
autosomes
What are the first 22 pairs of chromosomes called?
XX
genetic female
XY
genetic male
Trisomy
Extra chromosome
Monosomy
Missing chromosome
Heredity
Passing of traits from parents to offspring
Genetics
Scientific study of heredity
Alleles
Alternative forms of a gene
Dominant
Only need one to look dominant (capital letter of trait)
Recessive
Shown when both copies are present (lower-case letter of dominant trait)
Genotype
The 2 genes (letters) from mom & dad