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AP Biology Vocabulary

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polar covalent bonds

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the electrons spend more time closer to oxygen than hydrogen

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polar molecule

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overall charge is unevenly distributed

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cohesion

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substance held together by hydrogen bonds

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adhesion

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clinging of one substance to another

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surface tension

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measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid

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kinetic energy

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energy of motion

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heat

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a form of energy

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temperature

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a measure of heat intensity that represents the average kinetic energy of the molecules, regardless of volume

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calorie (cal)

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the amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of 1 g of water by 1oC

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joule (J)

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one joule equals 0.239 cal; one cal equals 4.184 J

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specific heat

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the amount of heat that must be absorbed or lost for 1 g of water to change its temperature by 10C

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evaporative cooling

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the hottest molecules, those with the greatest kinetic energy, are the most likely to leave as gas

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solution

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a liquid that is a completely homogenous mixture of two or more substances

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solvent

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the dissolving agent of a solution

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solute

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the substance that is dissolved

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colloid

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a stable suspension of fine particles in a liquid

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molecular mass

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the sum of the masses of all the atoms in a molecule

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hydrocarbons

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organic molecules consisting of only carbon and hydrogen

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isomers

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compounds that have the same number of atoms of the same elements but different structures and hence different properties

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structural isomers

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differ in the covalent arrangements of their atoms

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cis-trans isomers

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carbons have covalent bonds to the same atoms, but these atoms differ in their spatial arrangements due to the inflexibility of double bonds

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enantiomers

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isomers that are mirror images of each other and that differ in shape due to the presence of an asymmetric carbon, one that is attached to four different atoms/groups of atoms

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hydroxyl

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-OH

alcohols

polar; can form hydrogen bonds with water molecules, helping dissolve organic compounds

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carbonyl

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>CO

Ketones: carbonyl group is within carbon skeleton

Aldehydes: carbonyl group is at the end of carbon skeleton

found in sugars; may be structural isomers

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carboxyl

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-COOH

acts as an acid - can donate H+ because the covalent bond between oxygen and hydrogen is so polar

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amino

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-NH2

Acts as a base

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sulfhydryl

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-SH

can form covalent bond and stabilize protein structure

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phosphate

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-OPO3 2-

have potential to react with water=energy

contributes negative charge

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methyl

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-CH3

addition to DNA affects expression of genes

affect shape and function in sex hormones

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polymer

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a long molecule consisting of many similar or identical building blocks linked by covalent bonds

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monomers

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repeating units that serve as the building blocks of a polymer

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dehydration reaction

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two molecules are covalently bonded to each other with the loss of a water molecule

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hydrolysis

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reverse dehydration reaction

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carbohydrates

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include sugars and polymers of sugars

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monosaccharide

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have molecular formulas that are some multiple of the unit CH2O

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disaccharide

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two monosaccharides joined by a glycosidic linkage

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glycosidic linkage

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covalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a dehydration reaction

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polysaccharides

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macromolecules, polymers with a few hundred to a few thousand monosaccharides joined by glycosidic linkages

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starch

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a polymer of glucose monomers

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glycogen

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a polymer of glucose

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cellulose

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structural polysaccharide; used in cell walls in plants

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chitin

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structural polysaccharide; carbohydrate used by arthropods to build their exoskeletons

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lipids

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mix poorly with water

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fat

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constructed from glycerol and fatty acids

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fatty acid

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has a long carbon skeleton (16-18 carbon atoms); carbon at one end is part of a carboxyl group (hence the acid) - rest is hydrocarbon chain

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triacylglycerol

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three fatty acids linked to one glycerol molecule

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saturated fatty acid

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no double bonds between carbon atoms in chain so as many hydrogen atoms as possible bond to the carbon skeleton

most animal fats

solid at room temperature

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unsaturated fatty acid

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1+ double bonds with one fewer hydrogen atom on each double-bonded carbon

plants and fish fats

liquid at room temperature

cis double bond prevents molecules from packing close together

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phospholipid

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make up cell membranes

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steroids

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lipids characterized by a carbon skeleton consisting of four fused rings

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cholesterol

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common component of animal cell membranes; precursor from which other steroids are synthesized

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polypeptides

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polymers of amino acids

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protein

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biologically functional molecule that consists of one or more polypeptides, each folded and coiled into a specific three-dimensional shape

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enzymatic protein

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selective acceleration of chemical reactions

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defensive protein

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protection against disease

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storage protein

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storage of amino acids

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transport protein

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transport of substances

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hormonal protein

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coordination of an organism's activities

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receptor protein

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response of cell to chemical stimuli

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contractile and motor protein

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movement

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structural protein

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support

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amino acid

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organic molecule possessing both an amino group and a carboxyl group

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nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic amino acids (of protein)

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glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, methionine, phenylalanine, trytophan, proline

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polar side chains; hydrophilic (of proteins)

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serine, threonine, cysteine, tyrosine, asparagine, glutamine

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electrically charged side chains; hydrophilic (of proteins)

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aspartic acid, glutamic acid (negative)

lysine, arginine, histidine (basic/positive)

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peptide bond

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when two amino acids are positioned so that the carboxyl group of one is adjacent to the amino group of the other, they become joined by a dehydration reaction, resulting in a covalent bond

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primary structure of protein

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a linked series of amino acids with a unique sequence

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secondary structure of protein

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result of hydrogen bonds between the repeating constituents of the polypeptide backbone

alpha helix

beta pleated sheet

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tertiary structure of protein

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the overall shape of a polypeptide resulting from interactions between the side chains of the various amino acids

hydrophobic reaction contributes to tertiary structure

disulfide bridges further reinforce the shape of a protein

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quaternary structure

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overall protein structure that results from the aggregation of polypeptide subunits

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denaturation

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misshapen protein - biologically inactive

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chaperonins

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protein molecules that assist in the proper folding of other proteins

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nucleic acids

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polymers made of monomers called nucleotides

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nucleotides

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composed of nitrogenous base, five-carbon sugar (pentose), one or more phosphate groups

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pyrimidine

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six-membered sing of carbon and nitrogen atoms

cytosine (C, found in DNA and RNA, pairs with G), thymine (T, found only in DNA, pairs with A), uracil (U, found only in RNA)

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purine

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six-member ring fused to five member ring

adenine (A, found in DNA and RNA, pairs with T), guanine (G, found in DNA and RNA, pairs with C)

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deoxyribose

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sugar found in DNA

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ribose

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sugar found in RNA