AP Biology Unit 1 Chemistry of Life

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Vocab and Notes from Unit 1 of AP Biology, Chemistry of LIfe.

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Monomers

The building blocks of polymers.

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Dehydration Synthesis

One monomer forms a covalent bond to another monomer and releases a water molecule.

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Hydrolysis

A bond is broken by adding a water molecule (one molecule gains “H” and the other gains “OH”

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Composition of Carbs

carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

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Monosaccharaide

The building block/monomer of carbohydrates.

Simple sugar, contain 3-7 carbon atoms (ex. glucose, fructose galactose, all are isomers of each other (differ in organization of their atoms)).

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Disaccharide

Form when two monosaccharides bond via dehydration synthesis (ex lactose, maltose, sucrose)

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Polysaccharide

Long chains of monosaccharides linked by glycosidic bonds (the chain may be branched or linear)

ex. starch, glycogen, cellulose, chitin

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Starch

stored form of sugars in plants

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Glycogen

storage form of glucose in humans

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Primary Structure of Proteins

sequence of amino acids

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Secondary Structure of Proteins

Occurs due to interactions of the peptide backbone

  • Beta-pleated sheets (hydrogen bonding)

    • parallel — backbones interact + sequences match

    • Anti parallel - opposite sequences + backbones interact

  • Alpha helix - hydrogen bonds between different layers of the helix.

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Tertiary Protein Structure

This is due to interactions of side chains. It is the overall 3D shape of the protein and often minimalizes free energy. Various types of bonds and interactions stabilize the protein at this level. Most proteins become functional at this level.

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Quaternary Protein Structure

(more than one polypeptide), arises from the interactions of multiple polypeptide units. Some proteins aren’t functional until this stage, such as hemoglobin.

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Nucleotides

Building blocks/monomers of nucleotides

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Amino Acids

Building block/monomers of proteins

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Fatty acids or glycerol

building blocks of lipids (not really monomers)

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Function of carbohydrates

Quick/short term energy, source of dietary fiber

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Function of Lipids

long-term energy, make up biological membranes (phospholipids)

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Proteins

Provide cell structure, send chemical signals, speed up chemical reactions (enxymes), C

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CHNOPS in Proteins

Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Sulfur, (only sometimes phosphorus)

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CHNOPS in Nucleic Acids

Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, not Sulfur

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CHNOPS in Carbs

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen (ratio 1:2:1)

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CHNOPS in Lipids

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, sometimes phosphorus.

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Hydroxyl group

OH (polar)

<p>OH (polar)</p>
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Carboxyl Group

COOH (acidic)

<p>COOH (acidic)</p>
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Methyl Group

CH3 (nonpolar)

<p>CH3 (nonpolar)</p>
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Carbonyl Group

CO (double bond) (polar)

<p>CO (double bond) (polar)</p>
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Sulfhydryl Group

SH (polar)

<p>SH (polar)</p>
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Amino

NH2 (basic)

<p>NH2 (basic)</p>
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Polypeptide

a continuous, unbranched chain of amino acids joined by peptide bonds.

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Amino Acid

Consists of an amino (NH2) and a carboxyl (COOH) and an R group which dictates its’ polarity and properties (size and structure). A protein is synthesized at the Carboxyl terminus.

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R-Group CH3

Hydrophobic, nonpolar

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R-Group CH2-OH

Hydrophilic, polar

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R-Group CH2-COOH

Ionic, polar

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Nucleic Acid Makeup

5-carbon sugar, phosphate group, nitrogenous base.

<p>5-carbon sugar, phosphate group, nitrogenous base.</p>
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Ribose

The sugar in RNA

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Deoxyribose

The sugar in DNA

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AGCT

Nitrogenous bases of DNA

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AGCU

Nitrogenous bases of RNA

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Glycosidic Bond

is a type of ether bond that joins a carbohydrate molecule to another group, which may or may not be another carbohydrate.

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Structure of DNA

Antiparallel, double helix, runs 5’ to 3’ one one side and 3’ to 5’ on the other.

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Structure of RNA

Single strand

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2 hydrogen bonds

There are BLANK holding together Adenine and Thymine in DNA.

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3 hydrogen bonds

There are BLANK holding together Guanine and Cytosine in DNA.

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