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What is the function of carbohydrates?

Fuel and building material

What is the function of lipids?

Store energy, insulate and cushion vital organs

What is the function of proteins?

Storage, support, transport, communication, movement, defence, enzymes

What is the function of nucleic acids?

<p>DNA: Instructions to make proteins, RNA: messenger molecule in protein synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of carbohydrates?

<p>Multiple ring structures bonded together by alpha 1,4 and 1,6 and beta 1,6 glycosidic linkages</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of lipids?

<p>One glycerol bonded to 3 fatty acids bonded many times with ester linkages</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary structure of proteins?

<p>Chain of amino acids with peptide bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the secondary structure of proteins?

<p>Alpha helix or beta pleated sheets with hydrogen bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the tertiary structure of proteins?

<p>Protein chain twisted together. Disulfide bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the quaternary structure of proteins?

<p>Many polypeptide chains clumped together. No bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a nucleic acid monomer?

<p>Nucleotides</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the monomers of carbohydrates?

<p>Monosaccharides. Glucose, Fructose, Galactose</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the monomers of lipids?

<p>Glycerol bonded to 3 fatty acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the monomers of proteins?

<p>Amino acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a disaccharide?

<p>2 monosaccharides bonded together. Sucrose, Maltose, and Lactose</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a polysaccharide?

<p>3 or more monosaccharides bonded together. Amylose, Amylopectin, Cellulose, Glycogen</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of fats?

<p>Long term storage of energy, insulate and protect organs. Stored in adipose cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of phospholipids?

<p>A phosphate bonded to a glycerol with 2 fatty acids. Hydrophilic polar head, hydrophobic non-polar tail</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of phospholipids?

<p>Found in cell membranes to allow transfer of water</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of steroids?

<p>Lipids with 4 ring structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is collagen and its function?

<p>3 helical polypeptides twisted together. Used to strengthen connective tissue in skin, bones, ligaments, and tendons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is dehydration synthesis reaction?

<p>When the OH of a hydroxyl group from one monomer bonds with the H of a hydroxyl group from another and water is formed</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are polypeptides?

<p>Chain of amino acids. Primary protein structure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of nucleic acids?

<p>A phosphate + a deoxyribose sugar + a nitrogenous base</p> Signup and view all the answers

What bond is found in nucleic acids?

<p>Phosphodiester bond</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of mRNA?

<p>Messenger RNA, carries message to ribosomes to make proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the four types of starches?

<p>Amylose, Amylopectin, Cellulose, and Glycogen</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is denaturing?

<p>The breaking of the bonds in a macromolecule due to some unfavorable condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is anabolism?

<p>Process of bonding monomers together to make a polymer</p> Signup and view all the answers

What starches have alpha 1,4 glycosidic linkages?

<p>Amylose, Amylopectin, Glycogen</p> Signup and view all the answers

What starches have alpha 1,6 glycosidic linkages?

<p>Amylopectin, Glycogen</p> Signup and view all the answers

What starch has beta 1,4 glycosidic linkages?

<p>Cellulose</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is glycogen and its function?

<p>A complex starch bonded by alpha 1,4 and 1,6 linkages. Used to store carbohydrates in animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is cellulose and its function?

<p>A simple starch bonded by beta 1,4 linkages. Used to make the structure of a cell wall in plants</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of glycogen?

<p>Random 1,4 and 1,6 glycosidic linkages between glucose molecules to tightly pack it</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of cellulose?

<p>Beta 1,4 glycosidic linkages in a straight line</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an enzyme?

<p>A protein catalyst that speeds up a reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a catalyst?

<p>Something that helps speed up a reaction or allows it to take place but isn't part of the reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

Name three enzyme names.

<p>Protease, lipase, amylase</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is activation energy?

<p>The amount of energy needed to break the bonds in the reactant molecule. Often in the form of heat</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is free energy?

<p>Portion of energy that is available to do the work when temperature is constant</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an exergonic reaction?

<p>When the reactant starts off with more energy and releases it to create the product. Spontaneous.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an endergonic reaction?

<p>When the reactant starts off with less energy and requires energy to create the product. Not spontaneous.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do enzymes increase the rate of reaction?

<p>By decreasing the activation energy, providing active sites for reactants to join in proper orientation, providing a specific environment for reaction to occur, putting stress on bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a substrate?

<p>A reactant that an enzyme acts upon. Enzymes are substrate specific</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the active site?

<p>Area in an enzyme where the reactants come together in the right orientation and bind together</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an enzyme-substrate complex?

<p>When an enzyme binds its substrate</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factors affect enzyme activity?

<p>pH, Temperature, [ ] of enzyme, [ ] of substrate, salinity</p> Signup and view all the answers

What effect does more enzymes have on the rate of reaction?

<p>Greater rate of reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

What effect does more substrate have on the rate of reaction?

<p>Greater rate of reaction until all the active sites are full then it stays constant</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is catalase?

<p>Enzyme that breaks down hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of catalase in the body?

<p>Breaks down hydrogen peroxide (which kills cells) in our body into harmless substances</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are enzyme functions regulated?

<p>Inhibition, allosteric regulation, feedback inhibition</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is inhibition?

<p>Prevents some enzymes from being used and slows down reaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of inhibitors?

<p>Competitive inhibitor, non-competitive inhibitors</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a competitive inhibitor?

<p>Structurally similar to the substrate and goes into the active site preventing substrates from entering</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a non-competitive inhibitor?

<p>Not structurally similar. Bonds to the regulatory site on enzyme which changes the shape of active site preventing substrate from entering</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do substrates bind to the active site?

<p>Functional groups in the same spot on the substrate and enzyme bond, holding the substrate in place</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is allosteric regulation?

<p>When an effector bonds to an allosteric enzyme and causes it to be inactive</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an allosteric enzyme?

<p>An enzyme that can change shape to either allow or not allow a substrate in depending on if the effector is present</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two types of effectors?

<p>Activators, and inhibitors</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is feedback inhibition?

<p>An enzyme reacts with a substrate creating a new substrate which reacts with a different enzyme etc. until the end product is the inhibitor for the first enzyme</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are oligomers?

<p>Enzyme that consists of polypeptides</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does the rate of reaction increase with energy?

<p>Substrate has more energy and moves more allowing it to have a greater chance of meeting the enzyme</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the cell membrane?

<p>Transports materials in and out of cell. Prevents unwanted matter from escaping, keeps needed matter in.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the fluid mosaic model?

<p>A description of the structure of the cell membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the cell membrane made of?

<p>Phospholipid bilayers</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the chemical components in the membrane?

<p>Cholesterol, Protein, Carbohydrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of cholesterol in the membrane?

<p>Keeps it solid in hot temperatures, and keeps it fluid in cold temperatures</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the types of protein in the membrane?

<p>Peripheral protein and integral protein</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of peripheral proteins?

<p>Anchor the cytoskeleton</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of integral proteins?

<p>Allow large molecules through the membrane and are receptors</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the types of carbohydrates in the membrane?

<p>Glycoproteins and Glycolipids</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are glycoproteins and their function?

<p>Carbohydrate chain attached to an integral protein. Used in cell recognition</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are glycolipids and their function?

<p>Carbohydrate chain attached to phospholipids. Used as receptors and to stabilize the membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is passive transport?

<p>Moving of materials in and out of the cell without using energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the types of passive transport?

<p>Diffusion, facilitated diffusion, osmosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is diffusion?

<p>The movement of particles from a high concentration gradient to a low concentration gradient</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a concentration gradient?

<p>What percent of a substance is in a solvent</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factors affect the rate of diffusion?

<p>Concentration gradient, Distance, Area, Temperature</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does a higher concentration gradient lead to faster diffusion?

<p>There is a larger difference in concentration so it diffuses quicker</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does a higher temperature lead to faster diffusion?

<p>More energy so particles move faster and diffuse faster</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is facilitated diffusion?

<p>Use of integral proteins to diffuse certain molecules through and not others</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of facilitated diffusion?

<p>Used to transport large molecules that can't diffuse through the cell membrane, allows certain molecules to move through at a faster rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is osmosis?

<p>Movement of water from high [ ] to low [ ] of water and movement of water from low [ ] to high [ ] of solute</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of osmosis?

<p>If solute can't be diffused then water diffuses instead to balance out the concentration gradient</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are isotonic conditions?

<p>[water] outside = [water] inside, [solute] outside = [solute] inside. Amount of water moving in and out. Dynamic equilibrium.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are hypotonic conditions?

<p>[water] outside &gt; [water] inside, [solute] outside &lt; [solute] inside. Water flows into the cell to reach equilibrium. Cell expands, animal cells burst</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are hypertonic conditions?

<p>[water] outside &lt; [water] inside, [solute] outside &gt; [solute] inside. Water flows out of the cell to reach equilibrium. Animal cells shrivel (crenation), plants (plasmolysis)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is active transport?

<p>Movement of substances through an integral protein that requires energy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of active transport?

<p>Moving things that are needed in high concentration into the cell against the concentration gradient.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the methods of active transport?

<p>Protein pumps, bulk transport, endocytosis, and exocytosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the energy source for active transport?

<p>Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) breaks down into adenosine diphosphate and that releases energy for active transport</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are protein pumps?

<p>An integral protein that 'pumps' certain molecules in and out of the cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the sodium potassium pump?

<p>A protein pump that transports in 2 potassiums for every 3 sodiums</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is bulk transport?

<p>Moving huge molecules (polymer) in and out by forming a vesicle around the molecule with the cell membrane. Cell membrane pinches off around the molecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the types of endocytosis?

<p>Phagocytosis, pinocytosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is phagocytosis?

<p>The cell engulfs the molecule and forms a vesicle around it</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is pinocytosis?

<p>The cell takes in liquid or dissolved substances and forms a vesicle around that</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is mediated endocytosis?

<p>Cell reads receptors on molecules to identify them and decide to take them or not. Receptors move all molecules to one location and phago or pinocytosis them</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Macromolecules Overview

  • Carbohydrates: Serve as fuel and building material.
  • Lipids: Function in energy storage, insulation, and cushioning vital organs.
  • Proteins: Perform numerous roles such as storage, support, transport, communication, movement, defense, and serving as enzymes.
  • Nucleic Acids: DNA holds instructions for proteins synthesis; RNA acts as the messenger in this process.

Macromolecule Structures

  • Carbohydrates: Composed of multiple ring structures linked by alpha (1,4 and 1,6) and beta (1,6) glycosidic linkages.
  • Lipids: Consist of one glycerol molecule bonded to three fatty acids via ester linkages.
  • Proteins:
    • Primary Structure: A chain of amino acids bonded by peptide bonds.
    • Secondary Structure: Forms alpha helices or beta-pleated sheets stabilized by hydrogen bonds.
    • Tertiary Structure: Three-dimensional folding of a protein chain, involving disulfide bonds.
    • Quaternary Structure: Multiple polypeptide chains clustered together without covalent bonds.

Monomers of Macromolecules

  • Nucleic Acids: Composed of nucleotides.
  • Carbohydrates: Made up of monosaccharides like glucose, fructose, and galactose.
  • Lipids: Built from glycerol linked to three fatty acids.
  • Proteins: Formed from amino acids.

Carbohydrate Forms

  • Disaccharides: Two monosaccharides linked together, examples include sucrose, maltose, and lactose.
  • Polysaccharides: Three or more monosaccharides bonded, such as amylose, amylopectin, cellulose, and glycogen.

Lipid Types

  • Fats: Serve as long-term energy storage and protect organs, stored in adipose cells.
  • Phospholipids: Comprise a phosphate group linked to glycerol, with two fatty acids; they possess a hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tails.
  • Steroids: Characterized by a structure of four fused rings.

Proteins and Their Functions

  • Collagen: Composed of three helical polypeptides, it strengthens connective tissues like skin and tendons.
  • Enzymes: Act as catalysts, speeding up reactions by lowering activation energy.

Reaction Dynamics

  • Activation Energy: Energy required to break reactant bonds, often in the form of heat.
  • Exergonic Reactions: Release energy, starting with higher reactant energy.
  • Endergonic Reactions: Require energy input, starting with lower reactant energy.

Enzyme Mechanism

  • Enzymes: Increase reaction rates by lowering activation energy and providing active sites for substrate binding.
  • Active Site: Region on an enzyme where substrates bind.
  • Enzyme-Substrate Complex: When an enzyme and substrate bind together.
  • Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity: Include pH, temperature, concentration of enzyme and substrate, and salinity.

Regulation of Enzyme Activity

  • Inhibition: Slows down reactions by preventing enzyme function.
  • Types of Inhibition:
    • Competitive Inhibitors: Compete with substrates for active site binding.
    • Non-competitive Inhibitors: Bind to regulatory sites, altering the active site.
  • Allosteric Regulation: Involves effector molecules binding to an enzyme, changing its active form.

Membrane Structure and Function

  • Fluid Mosaic Model: Describes the dynamic structure of the cell membrane, composed of phospholipid bilayers.
  • Components: Include cholesterol, proteins (peripheral and integral), and carbohydrates (glycoproteins and glycolipids).
  • Cholesterol: Stabilizes membrane fluidity across temperature variations.
  • Transport Mechanisms:
    • Passive Transport: Moves materials without energy (e.g., diffusion, facilitated diffusion, osmosis).
    • Active Transport: Requires energy to move substances against concentration gradients.

Types of Transport

  • Facilitated Diffusion: Uses integral proteins to assist large molecules across the membrane.
  • Osmosis: Water movement across membranes to balance solute concentrations.
  • Endocytosis Types:
    • Phagocytosis: Engulfing large molecules.
    • Pinocytosis: Engulfing liquids or dissolved solutes.

Active Transport Methods

  • Protein Pumps: Integral proteins that actively transport specific molecules.
  • Sodium-Potassium Pump: Moves 2 potassium ions in for every 3 sodium ions out, essential for cellular function.
  • Bulk Transport: Forms vesicles to move large molecules into/out of the cell.

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