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all living things are made up of ____ classes of ______ molecules
four, biological
four classes of biological molecules
carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
______ are large molecules and are complex
macromolecules
macromolecules are _____ built from monomers
polymers
a polymer is a large _____ consisting of many _____ building blocks
molecule, similar
repeating units serve as ______ blocks called monomers
building
what life’s organic molecules are polymers
carbohydrates, protein, nucleic acids
______ are specialized macromolecules that speed up _______ reactions such as those that make or break down polymers
enzymes, chemical
A ________ reaction occurs when two monomers bond together through loss of a water molecule
dehydration
polymers are disassembled to monomers by _____ reverse of dehydration reaction
hydrolysis
each cell has ____ of different macromolecules
thousands
Macromolecules vary among _____ of an organism, vary within a ______, and vary more between a species
cells, species
a huge variety of _____ can be built from _____ set of monomers
polymers, small
_____ serve as fuel and ____ material
carbohydrates, building
carbohydrates include ____ and the _____ of sugars
sugars, polymers
simplest carbohydrate is a _______ or _____ ______
monosaccharide, simple sugar
______ macromolecules are polysaccharides—- _____ composed of many sugar building blocks
carbohydrate, polymers
sequences of ____ and protein products document _____ background of an organism
gene, hereditary
_____ sequences of DNA molecules passes from parents to offspring
linear
extend the concept _____ ______ relationships between species
molecular genealogy
_____ and proteomics have transformed biological inquiry and ______
genomics, applications
Genomics and proteomics ____ genes by learning base sequences
decode
analyzing ____ sets of genes or comparing ____ genomes of different species is called genomics
large, whole
_____ of large sets of proteins including sequences is called ______
analysis, proteomics
____ is single stranded
RNA
______ pairing can also occur between two RNA molecules or parts of the ____ molecule
complementary, same
Thymine is replaces by ___ so A and ___ pair
uracil, U
____ molecules have two polypeptides spiraling around an imaginary axis forming a double ____
DNA, helix
double helix arrangement referred to as ____
antiparallel
one DNA molecule includes many ____
genes
adenine pairs with ___
thymine
Guanine pairs with ____
cytosine
_____ pairing makes it possible to generate two _____ copies of each DNA molecule in a cell preparing to _____
complementary, identical, divide
_____ nucleotides are joined by phosphodiester linkage
adjacent
adjacent nucleotides consist of _____ group that links sugars of two _______
phosphate, nucleotides
adjacent nucleotides create a _____ of sugar phosphate units with ______ bases as appendages
backbone, nitrogenous
______ are linked together to build a polynucleotide
nucleotides
nucleotide = ______ + _______ group
nucleoside, phosphate
RNA sugar is
ribose
DNA sugar is
deoxyribose
Two families of nitrogenous bases
pyrimidines and purines
______(cytosine, thymine, and uracil) have a single _____ membered ring
pyrimidines, six
______ (adenine and guanine) have a six membered ring fused to a ______ membered ring
purines, five
nucleoside = _______ base + _______
nitrogenous, sugar
portion of nucleotide without phosphate group
nucleoside
each polynucleotide is made of ______ called nucleotides
monomers
polymers called _______ (component of nucleic acids)
polynucleotide
_____ provides direction for own replication
DNA
DNA directs _____ of messenger _____
synthesis, RNA
synthesis of RNA and through mRNA control of protein synthesis
gene expression
_____ acids store, transmit, and help express hereditary information
nucleic
amino acid sequence of a ______ is programmed by a unit of inheritance called a _____
polypeptide, gene
consists of DNA
gene
most proteins go through _____ stages on their way to a stable structures
several
protein molecules that assist the proper folding of other proteins
chaperonins
affects protein structure
physical and chemical conditions
loss of native protein structure
denaturation
denatured proteins are biologically
inactive
slight change in _____ structure can affect proteins structure and ability to ______
primary, function
an inherited disorder results from a single _____ acid substitution on the protein _______
amino, hemoglobin
primary protein structure
unique sequence of amino acids
secondary protein structure
consists of coils and folds in the polypeptide chain
tertiary protein structure
determined by interactions among various side chains (R group)
Quaternary protein structure
results when a protein consists of multiple polypeptide chains
collagen
fibrous protein consisting of three polypeptides coiled like a rope
hemoglobin
globular protein consisting of four polypeptides
Specific _____ of proteins result from their intricate three dimensional structure
activities
proteins consist of one or more polypeptides precisely twisted, folded, and coiled in its ______ shape
unique
_____ of amino acids determines proteins dimensional structure
sequence
a proteins structure determines how it ____
works
function of a protein usually depends on its ability to _______ and ______ to some other molecules
recognize, bind
amino acids are linked by _____ bonds called peptide bonds
covalent
organic molecules with amino and carboxyl groups
amino acid monomers
amino acids differ in their properties due to differing side chains
r groups
function is support
structural proteins
function: response of cell the chemical stimuli
receptor proteins
function: movement
contractile and motor proteins
responsible for the undulations of cilia and flagella
motor proteins
responsible for the contraction of muscles
actin and myosin proteins
function: coordination of an organisms activities
Hormonal proteins
function: storage of amino acids
storage proteins
function: transport of substances
transport proteins
function: protection against disease
defensive proteins
function: selective acceleration of chemical reactions
enzymatic proteins
account for more than 50% of the dry mass of most cells
proteins
some proteins speed up ______ reactions
chemical
proteins are constructed from the same set of
20 amino acids
unbranched polymers built from these amino acids
polypeptides
characterized by a carbon skeleton consisting of four fused rings
lipids
a component in animal cell membranes and a precursor from other steroids are synthesized
cholesterol
two fatty acids and a phosphate group are attached to glycerol
phospholipids
two fatty acid tails are ______ but the phosphate group and its attachments form a ______ head
hydrophobic, hydrophilic
fats constructed from two types of smaller molecules
glycerol and fatty acids
three carbon alcohol with hydroxyl group attached to each section
glycerol
consists of carboxyl group attached to a long carbon skeleton
fatty acid
three fatty acids are joined to glycerol by an ester linkage creating
triacylglycerol or triglycerides
vary in length (carbons) and in the number of locations of double bonds
fatty acids
have the maximum number of hydrogen atoms possible and no double bonds
saturated fatty acids
process converting unsaturated fats by adding hydrogen
hydrogenation
humans and other mammals store long term food reserves in
adipose tissue