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Why is it important that water is a solvent?
What is the structure of a water molecule?
What is specific heat capacity?
Why does water have a high specific heat capacity?
Why does water have a high latent heat of evaporation?
Why is water great at cooling things down?
What is cohesion?
Why are water molecules so cohesive????
Give an example of cohesion being useful.
Why is water a good solvent?
Why is water less dense when its frozen?
Why is water a good habitat?
What is the monomer that makes up a carbohydrate polymer called?
Is glucose a pentose or a hexose monosaccharide?
What is a disaccharide?
What is a polysaccharide?
Give an example of a polysaccharide that isn't a storehouse of energy.
Describe the similarities between alpha and beta glucose.
What the difference between alpha and beta glucose?
Explain how a disaccharide is formed.
What is the opposite of a condensation reaction?
If a condensation or hydrolysis reaction is to occur within the body, what molecule is involved?
Glucose + Glucose = ?
Glucose + Fructose = ?
Glucose + Galactose = ?
What common form is glucose stored as?
What is our short term store of energy called?
Where is a lot of our glycogen kept?
What is our long term store of energy called?
Can lipids dissolve in water?
Name 9 functions of lipids
What are the three forms that a lipid can exist as?
What is the structure of a fat?
What is a fatty acid?
What bond is formed between the glycerol and the fatty acids?
Whats a Phospholipid?
Which part of a phospholipid is hydrophilic, and which part is hydrophobic?
What is cholesterol made up of?
Starch is a mixture of which two polysaccharides?
Amylose - Describe it.
Amylopectin - Describe it.
Is starch soluble or insoluble?
Is Glycogens structure similar to amylose or amylopectin?
Cellulose - Describe it.
What are the two kinds of fatty acids?
Whats the difference between a saturated fatty acid and an unsaturated fatty acid?
What are the 5 parts of an amino acid?
Why can an amino acid be classified as an acid?
How can you group amino acids??
If an amino acid is non-polar, will it dissolve?
What type of bond is formed between amino acids?
Which elements do all amino acids contain?
What is the primary structure of a protein?
What is the secondary structure of a protein?
Secondary Structure
What are hydrogen bonds vulnerable to?
Secondary Structure
What does misfolding of beta sheets lead to?
What is the tertiary structure of protein?
What is the Quaternary structure of a protein??
What is a globular protein?
Name 3 globular proteins
Haemoglobin - describe it.
Amylase - Describe it.
Insulin - Describe it.
What is a fibrous protein?
Give three fibrous proteins.
Where is collagen found?
Keratin - where is it found?
Elastin - where is it found?
