The Chemistry of Life
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What are the primary elements that most living things are made up of?

  • Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen (correct)
  • Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen, Sodium
  • Oxygen, Carbon, Helium, Nitrogen
  • Oxygen, Silicon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

    • What is the almost infinite set of carbon structures that can be formed due to the ability of a carbon atom to covalently bind with up to four other atoms?

  • Simple sugars
  • Macromolecules (correct)
  • Ionic compounds
  • Hydrogen bonds

    • What are the building blocks of macromolecules called?

  • Polymers
  • Atoms
  • Compounds
  • Monomers (correct)

    • What type of bonds form between atoms in three common ways?

    <p>Ionic bonds, Covalent bonds, Hydrogen bonds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name for the chemical unit formed from two or more atoms?

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

    What is the term for a molecule that contains different kinds of atoms?

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

    What is the process by which monomers form larger molecules through condensation reactions?

    <p>Condensation (Dehydration) reactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the primary elements found in humans in addition to oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen?

    <p>Calcium, Phosphorus, Sulfur, Sodium, Chlorine, Magnesium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What increases the solubility and reactivity of organic molecules in water?

    <p>Attaching functional groups to the carbon structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are organic compounds primarily composed of?

    <p>Carbon atoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for molecules that contain carbon and are essential to biological systems?

    <p>Organic compounds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is formed when monomers join together to form larger molecules?

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

    Which type of organic compound is composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms in a ratio of 1:2:1?

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

    What is the energy storage form of polysaccharides found in muscle and liver tissues?

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

    In aqueous solutions, in what form do monosaccharides primarily exist?

    <p>Ring structures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of lipid is not soluble in water?

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

    What type of fatty acids tend to be liquid at room temperature?

    <p>Unsaturated fats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key component and 'backbone' of fats?

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

    Which type of fatty acids have at least one double bond between adjacent carbons in their chains?

    <p>Polyunsaturated fats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the integral part of cell membranes allowing for flexibility and growth?

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

    What type of fats consist largely of triglycerides?

    <p>Saturated fats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of fats tend to exist as solids at room temperature?

    <p>Saturated fats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What unique structure allows phospholipids to form bilayers when placed in water?

    <p>Non-polar fatty acid tails facing outward</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of lipid is important to the reproductive systems and includes estrogen and testosterone?

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

    What is the primary function of proteins?

    <p>Serve as transport and messenger molecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the composition of an amino acid?

    <p>A central carbon atom with a hydrogen atom, an amino group, a carboxyl group, and a radical group</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the activity of an amino acid?

    <p>The radical group (R group)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of bond forms between amino acids?

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

    What is the resulting compound when two amino acids are joined by a peptide bond?

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

    What is the primary structure of polypeptides?

    <p>Linear sequences of amino acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What must polypeptides do to function as proteins?

    <p>Develop into a unique three-dimensional shape (conformation)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the quaternary structure of proteins?

    <p>Aggregation of two or more polypeptide chains that associate to form a single protein</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what environment do quaternary protein structures form?

    <p>Aqueous environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a protein with quaternary structure?

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

    What type of proteins are usually water-soluble and round in shape?

    <p>Globular proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the final shape of a protein?

    <p>The folding and interacting of adjacent amino acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the loss of a protein's native structure, rendering it biologically inactive?

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

    What serves as a messenger molecule both inside and outside the nucleus?

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

    What are the bases of RNA?

    <p>Adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the nitrogenous bases in DNA forming hydrogen bonds in a complementary fashion?

    <p>Complimentary Base Pairing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What enzyme synthesizes a short RNA segment called a primer complementary to a ssDNA template?

    <p>DNA Primase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first level of DNA packaging in eukaryotes around proteins called?

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

    What is the most common storage system that powers all cellular activity?

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

    What type of energy storage uses a high-energy system that is reversible and instantly available?

    <p>Short-term energy storage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process by which monomers form larger molecules through condensation reactions?

    <p>Dehydration synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What enzyme can link together two DNA strands that have double-strand breaks?

    <p>DNA-Ligase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the final shape of a protein?

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

    Which of the following is a factor causing protein denaturation?

    <p>Salt concentration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of enzymes?

    <p>Facilitate specific chemical reactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the composition of nucleic acids?

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

    What is the structure of DNA?

    <p>Double helix</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of DNA replication?

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

    Which enzyme is involved in unwinding the DNA double helix during replication?

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

    What is the first level of DNA packaging in eukaryotes?

    <p>Nucleosome formation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What provides energy for cellular activity?

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

    What is the primary structure of nucleic acids?

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

    What is the name for the proteins involved in the first level of DNA packaging in eukaryotes?

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

    What is the function of ATP in cellular processes?

    <p>Powers various cellular processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Protein Structure and Function, Nucleic Acids, DNA and RNA Structure, and DNA Replication

    • Protein shape and function are determined by the folding and interacting of adjacent amino acids within a polypeptide
    • The final shape of a protein is either globular or fibrous, with each type having distinct properties
    • Environmental factors such as pH, salt concentration, and temperature can cause protein denaturation, leading to loss of function
    • Enzymes serve as catalysts for biochemical reactions, facilitating specific chemical reactions without being altered themselves
    • Nucleic acids, including DNA and RNA, store and process an organism's hereditary information
    • Nucleic acids are composed of units called nucleotides, each consisting of a base, sugar, and phosphate group
    • DNA is a double helix with complementary base pairing (A with T, and C with G) following Chargaff's rule
    • DNA replication is semiconservative, with each daughter double helix consisting of an original DNA strand and a new complementary DNA strand
    • DNA replication proceeds bidirectionally, with leading and lagging strands synthesized continuously and discontinuously, respectively
    • Enzymes involved in DNA replication include helicase, topoisomerase, DNA primase, DNA polymerase, DNA ligase, and single-strand binding (SSB) protein
    • The first level of DNA packaging in eukaryotes involves proteins called histones, with each core histone and its associated DNA forming a nucleosome
    • Energy for cellular activity is provided by high-energy compounds such as ATP, which powers various cellular processes from protein formation to muscle contraction

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