1 - Biochemistry

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Front (Question)

What are atoms composed of?

Back (Answer)

Neutrons, Protons, Electrons

Front (Question)

A group of 2+ atoms joined by chemical bonds

Back (Answer)

Molecule

Front (Question)

What are the types of chemical bonds?

Back (Answer)

• Ionic bonds • Covalent (Nonpolar/Polar) bonds • Hydrogen bonds

Front (Question)

What are the conditions for hydrogen bonds to form?

Back (Answer)

• H covalently bonded to F, O, or N • H attracted to another F, O, or N

Front (Question)

What interactions are weak, temporary attractions due to uneven electron distributions?

Back (Answer)

Van der Waals Interactions

Front (Question)

What are the key properties of water?

Back (Answer)

• Cohesion • Adhesion • Solvent • High Heat Capacity • Density

Front (Question)

What term describes Adhesion + Cohesion that allows liquid to move against gravity (e.g., water transport in plants)?

Back (Answer)

Capillary Action

Front (Question)

What are the types of micromolecules?

Back (Answer)

• Minerals • Vitamins

Front (Question)

What is the mnemonic for fat-soluble vitamins?

Back (Answer)

“Fat Vitamins are DEKA”

#10

Front (Question)

What process builds macromolecules?

Back (Answer)

Dehydration Synthesis

#11

Front (Question)

What processes breaks macromolecules?

Back (Answer)

Hydrolysis

#12

Front (Question)

What are they types of macromolecules?

Back (Answer)

• Carbohydrates • Lipids • Proteins • Nucleotides

#13

Front (Question)

What are the components of carbohydrates (e.g., Monomer/Polymer/Linkage)?

Back (Answer)

Monomer: Monosaccharide Polymer: Polysaccharide Linkage Type: Glycosidic bonds

#14

Front (Question)

What are the components of Lipids (e.g., Monomer/Polymer/Linkage)?

Back (Answer)

Monomer: Hydrocarbons Polymer: Hydrocarbon Chains Linkage Type: Covalent carbon-carbon bonds

#15

Front (Question)

What are the components of Proteins (e.g., Monomer/Polymer/Linkage)?

Back (Answer)

Monomer: Amino Acid Polymer: Peptide Linkage Type: Peptide Bonds

#16

Front (Question)

What are the components of nucleic acids (e.g., Monomer/Polymer/Linkage)?

Back (Answer)

Monomer: Nucleotide Polymer: Nucleic Acids (DNA, RNA) Linkage Type: Phosphodiester Bond

#17

Front (Question)

What are the disaccharides and their components? What is the mnemonic for these disaccharides?

Back (Answer)

• Sucrose = Glucose + Fructose • Lactose = Glucose + Galactose • Maltose = Glucose + Glucose “Some Lions Mighty”

#18

Front (Question)

What are 4 examples of polysaccharides?

Back (Answer)

• Starch • Glycogen • Cellulose • Chitin

#19

Front (Question)

What is the function of starch?

Back (Answer)

Energy in PLANTS

#20

Front (Question)

What is the function of glycogen?

Back (Answer)

Energy in ANIMALS

#21

Front (Question)

What is the function of cellulose?

Back (Answer)

Structure in PLANTS

#22

Front (Question)

What is the function of chitin?

Back (Answer)

Structure in fungi/arthropods

#23

Front (Question)

What are the 4 main types of lipids?

Back (Answer)

• Triglycerides • Phospholipids • Steroids • Porphyrins

#24

Front (Question)

What is the structure of phospholipids?

Back (Answer)

Two fatty acids + phosphate group attached to glycerol backbone