Ultimate AP Biology Vocabulary Review exam terms and solutions. polar - n Ans Molecule with partial charges. Mixes with water. Qs nonpolar - n Ans No partial charges. Do not mix with water. Qs electronegativity - n Ans Attr

Ultimate AP Biology Vocabulary
Review exam terms and
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polar - n
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Molecule with partial charges. Mixes with water.

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nonpolar - n
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No partial charges. Do not mix with water.

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electronegativity - n
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Attraction of an atom for electrons in a covalent bond.

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cohesion - n
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Water molecules sticking to each other.

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adhesion - n
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Water molecules sticking to other surfaces.

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solute - n
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Something dissolved in a solution.

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solvent - n
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Dissolving agent of a solution.

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isomers - n
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Same atoms but different arrangement.

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structural isomers - n
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Differ in arrangement of atoms.

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geometric isomer - n
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Differ in arrangement around a double bond.

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enantiomers - n
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Structures that are like a mirror-image.

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alpha glucose - n
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Monomer for starch and glycogen.

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beta glucose - n
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Monomer for cellulose and chitin.

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cellulose - n
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Carbohydrate component of plant cell walls.

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starch - n
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Storage polysaccharide of plants.

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glycogen - n
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Extremely branched polymer of glucose.

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chitin - n
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Polysaccharide found in arthropod exoskeletons and fungal cell walls.

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-ose - n
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Suffix of a sugar.

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tryiacylglycerol - n
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Glycerol and three fatty acids.

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steroids - n
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Made of four rings of carbon.

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cholesterol - n
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Steroid common in cell membranes, also in many hormones.

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peptide bond - n
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Bonds that connect amino acids.

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Fredrick Sanger - n
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Determined amino acid sequence of proteins.

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disulphide bridges - n
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Reinforce tertiary structure.

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primary structure - n
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Chain of amino acids.

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secondary structure - n
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Either an alpha helix or beta pleated sheet.

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, tertiary structure - n
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Results from interactions between side chains.

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quaternary structure - n
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Results from two or more polypeptide subunits.

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-in - n
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Suffix of a protein.

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purines - n
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Bases with a double-ring structure.

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pyrimidines - n
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Bases with a single-ring structure.

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phosphodiester bonds - n
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Bonds between phosphate group and pentose sugar in nucleic acids.

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synthesis - n
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To put together.

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digestion - n
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To break apart.

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dehydration synthesis - n
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Condensation reaction where molecules are connected by loss of a water molecule.

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hydrolysis - n