LECOM EXAM 1 STUDY SETS - DR
CORSO BIOCHEM P1/EZGEN 5 PBP
EXAM
What are the 4 major biomolecules - Correct Answers -Carbohydrates, Lipids, Amino
Acids, Nucleotides
Another name for carbohydrates - Correct Answers -Saccharides
Another name for saccharides - Correct Answers -Sugar
What is a carbohydrate composed of - Correct Answers -Carbon, Hydrogen, oxygen
What is the H-O ratio in carbohydrates - Correct Answers -2:1
Define empirical formula - Correct Answers -Gives the proportions of elements present
in a compound, but not the actual number or arrangement of atoms
What is the empirical formula for carbohydrates - Correct Answers -Cm(H2O)n
Carbohydrates are technically ____________ of carbon - Correct Answers -hydrates
Carbohydrates contain multiple _____________ groups - Correct Answers --OH
Carbohydrates are readily convertible between what forms? - Correct Answers -Open
and closed
Draw an open carbohydrate - Correct Answers -COH
I
H-C- OH
I
H-C- OH
I
H-C- OH
I
H-C- OH
I
CH2OH
Draw a closed carbohydrate - Correct Answers -
, What is a lipid - Correct Answers -Long chain of carbohydrates
Are lipids polar or non-polar - Correct Answers -non-polar
Define polar in water - Correct Answers -water soluable
Define non-polar in water - Correct Answers -water insoluable
Lipids can contain both polar and non-polar components making them
__________________- - Correct Answers -Amphipathic
Hydrophilic - Correct Answers -water loving
Hydrophobic - Correct Answers -water hating
_______ are lipids that have 4 fused rings in their structures - Correct Answers -
Steriods
Cholesterol and TG are two examples of __________ - Correct Answers -lipids
Amino Acids have at least 2 _______ groups - Correct Answers -ionizable
What are the 2 ionizable groups of an Amino Acid - Correct Answers -Amino and a
carboxyl group
Draw an amino acid - Correct Answers -H
|
H -N
Draw a carboxyl group - Correct Answers -O
||
C - OH
Draw the general structure of an amino acid - Correct Answers -H H O
| | ||
H - N - C - C - OH
|
R
A nucleotide is a ___________ Sugar - Correct Answers -5 Carbon sugar
What does the base ring of a nucleotide contain - Correct Answers -Nitrogen containing
base ring and PO3 groups
What are the 3 components of a nucleotide? - Correct Answers -Five carbon sugar
CORSO BIOCHEM P1/EZGEN 5 PBP
EXAM
What are the 4 major biomolecules - Correct Answers -Carbohydrates, Lipids, Amino
Acids, Nucleotides
Another name for carbohydrates - Correct Answers -Saccharides
Another name for saccharides - Correct Answers -Sugar
What is a carbohydrate composed of - Correct Answers -Carbon, Hydrogen, oxygen
What is the H-O ratio in carbohydrates - Correct Answers -2:1
Define empirical formula - Correct Answers -Gives the proportions of elements present
in a compound, but not the actual number or arrangement of atoms
What is the empirical formula for carbohydrates - Correct Answers -Cm(H2O)n
Carbohydrates are technically ____________ of carbon - Correct Answers -hydrates
Carbohydrates contain multiple _____________ groups - Correct Answers --OH
Carbohydrates are readily convertible between what forms? - Correct Answers -Open
and closed
Draw an open carbohydrate - Correct Answers -COH
I
H-C- OH
I
H-C- OH
I
H-C- OH
I
H-C- OH
I
CH2OH
Draw a closed carbohydrate - Correct Answers -
, What is a lipid - Correct Answers -Long chain of carbohydrates
Are lipids polar or non-polar - Correct Answers -non-polar
Define polar in water - Correct Answers -water soluable
Define non-polar in water - Correct Answers -water insoluable
Lipids can contain both polar and non-polar components making them
__________________- - Correct Answers -Amphipathic
Hydrophilic - Correct Answers -water loving
Hydrophobic - Correct Answers -water hating
_______ are lipids that have 4 fused rings in their structures - Correct Answers -
Steriods
Cholesterol and TG are two examples of __________ - Correct Answers -lipids
Amino Acids have at least 2 _______ groups - Correct Answers -ionizable
What are the 2 ionizable groups of an Amino Acid - Correct Answers -Amino and a
carboxyl group
Draw an amino acid - Correct Answers -H
|
H -N
Draw a carboxyl group - Correct Answers -O
||
C - OH
Draw the general structure of an amino acid - Correct Answers -H H O
| | ||
H - N - C - C - OH
|
R
A nucleotide is a ___________ Sugar - Correct Answers -5 Carbon sugar
What does the base ring of a nucleotide contain - Correct Answers -Nitrogen containing
base ring and PO3 groups
What are the 3 components of a nucleotide? - Correct Answers -Five carbon sugar
