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Ap Bio Flash Cards Chapters 3.1 to 3.2
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Biology
10th Grade
09/02/2008

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Organic Molecules
Definition
chemical compounds that contain  carbon
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hydrocarbons
Definition
organic molecules consisting of carbon and hydrogen
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Functional Groups
Definition
specific groups of atoms
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Macromolecules
Definition
large complex assemblies
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Dehydration Synthesis

Definition
removal of H and -OH group during the synthesis pf a new molecule of water
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Hydrolysis

Definition
Breaks a specific covalent bond
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Enzyme Catalysis
Definition
Chemical reactions by chemical bonds
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Defense
Definition
Immune systems identify microbes and cancer cells
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Transport
Definition
Globular proteins transport specific small molecules and ions
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Support
Definition
Protein's play structural roles
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Motion
Definition
Muscles contract through the sliding motion of two kinds of protein filament
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Contractible Proteins
Definition
Play key roles in cell's cytoskeletons, in moving materials with cells
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Regulation

Definition
Small proteins called hormons serve as intercellular messangers in animals.
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Intercellular Messangers
Definition
Messangers within cells
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Amino Acid
Definition
A molecule containing an amino group, carboxyl group and hydrogen atom
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Peptide Bond

Definition
A covalent bond that links two amino acids
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Protein
Definition
 Composed of one or more chains
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Polypeptides
Definition
Molecule consisting of many joined amino acids; not usually as complex as a protein
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Domain
Definition
Structually independent functional unti
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Chaperonins
Definition
Special proteins that help new proteins fold correctly
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Denaturation
Definition
Protein that has changed its shape or unfolded because its environment has altered
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