What are the 7 things life requires?
1. Order
2. Reproduction
3. DNA
4. Energy utilization
5. React to stimulous/environment
6. Can regulate internal environment
7. Evolutionary Adaptation
What are the 10 levels of organization?
1. Atoms
2. Molecules
3. Cells
4. Tissues
5. Organ
6. Organism
7. Populations
8. Communities
9. Ecosystem
10. Biosphere
3 major groups of living organisms
1. Bacteria
2. Archea
3. Eukarya
What is bacteria?
Prokaryotic, meaning single cell with no nucleus
What the newest living thing?
Archea
What the most occurring element?
Hydrogen
What is found most in animals and plants but is only 1% of the universe?
Oxygen
Why is Carbon so awesome?
Because it shares easily
What are the essential Macronutrients?
3 highest amount and in order of plant food
N, P, K, S, Ca, Mg
What element is needed by all plants?
Fe
3 diatomic elements:
H-H
O=O
N(triple bond)N
98% of plants contain these 6 elements:
1. Hydrogen
2. Carbon
3. Nitrogen
4. Oxygen
5. Phosphorus
6. Sulfer
Hydroxyl Functional Group arrangement and Class name
R-OH
Alcohol
Carbonyl Functional Group arrangement and Class name
R-C=O
Aldehydes
Carboxyl Functional Group arrangement and Class name
R-C=O
OH
Carboxylic Acids
Ketones Functional Group arrangement
R-C-R
=O
Amino Functional Group arrangement and Class name
R-N
Amines
Phosphate Functional Group arrangement and Class name
O
R-O-P-O
O
Organic Phosphates
Sulfhydryl Functional Group arrangement and Class name
R-SH
Thiols
What are the 7 functional groups?
1. Alcohols
2. Aldehydes
3. Amines
4. Carboxylic Acids
5. Ketones
6. Phosphates
7. Thiols
Example of a Ketone:
Acetone
Example of an Carboxylic Acid
Acetic Acid
Example of an Amine
Methylamine
Example of a Phosphate
3-Phosphoglyceric acid
Example of a Thiols
Mercaptoethanol
Example of a Hydroxyl
Ethanol
Example of a Carbonyl
Acetaldehyde
4 Major Groups of Organic molecules
Carbs
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
The most important rxn and why
CO2 + H2O ->C6H12O6 + O2
(this is glucose!)
What are monomers used for?
To make polymers
What are all polymers?
Macromers
The rxn of monomers joining together to make polymers
Dehydration/condensation
The rxn of when polymers are broken
Hydrolysis
The ratio of a Carbohydrate
C:H:O 1:2:1
What are sugars, starches, and cellouse?
Carbohydrates
Glucose
Fructose
Ribose
Monosaccharides
How many carbons does it take to make Glucose, Fructose, and Ribose?
6 Carbons
Glucose's Structure:
=O
C-C-C-C-C-C-OH
What monomer forms a pentagon shape when placed in H2O?
Fructose
Differences between Alpha and beta glucose
beta has a hydroxyl group that is above the ring and is cellouse
alpha has an -OH group that points downward and is starch
Sucrose and Maltose
Disaccharides
What is Sucrose made of?
Fructose and Glucose
What is maltose made of?
a-glucose + a-glucose
What is maltose used for?
Shakes and Beer
How is sucrose and maltose made?
By dehydration
What are the gas makers of the carbs?
Oligosaccharides
Raffinose
stachyose
oligosaccharides
What is the shortest oligosaccharide?
3 Carbons
What is raffinose made of?
Galact + Glucose + Fructose
Starch
Glycogen
Cellulose
Common Polysaccharides
What is glycogen used for?
muscles
How are starch, glycogen and cellulose different structurally?
If starch is added to H2O it forms a helox ball
Glycogen has branches
and cellulose's structure has every other glucose is upside down
What is cellulose made of?
b-glucose
What does cellulose make when weaved together?
Fibrils
What uses fibrils and why?
plants because of thier cell wall
also why humans cannot digest it and produce gas~broccoli
Why does a potateo have more calories then lettuce?
Because lettuce has more cellulose making it harder for humans to break down hence getting less calories from it
Chemical make up of cellulose and starch
C6H12O6
What are lipids 3 functions for plants?
Water-proofing
membranes
stored energy
What are lipids made of?
Carb/Hydro/Oxygen
Why doesn't lipids like H2O?
Less O's in the make up
Is lipids a polymer?
no, but it is a macromer
4 Types of lipids
Nuetral
Phospholipids
Sterol
Waxes
Whats a neutral lipid?
glycerol + 3 fatty acids
Saturated vs. Unsaturated
Saturated:
filled w/hydrogen
solid @ room temp
stackable
High Density
Unsaturated:
double bonds
liquid @ room temp
Low Density
2 types of Unsaturated Fatty Acids
Mono unsaturated (only 1 double bond)
Poly unsaturated (more than 1 double bond)
What are phospholipids used for?
membranes
What makes up a phospholipid?
glycerol + 2 fatty acids
What are Sterols used for?
Stabilizers
Animals Hormone
Name of plant sterol
Sitosterol
Name of fungi sterol
Ergosterol
Name of human and animal sterol
Cholesterol
What are the 3 types of sterol?
Sitosterol
Ergosterol
Cholesterol
What is it called when seeds are collected from desireable appearing individuals in a population, and the next generation is sown from the stock of mixed seed
Mass Selection
What are Trichomes and what is thier purpose?
Outgrowth from the epidermis of plants, as a hair. Used to repel insects, reflect sun and retain H2O
What is petiole?
The stalk attaching the leaf blade to the stem
Micronutrients
B, Cu, Fe, Cl, Mn, Mo, Zn
Most abundant organic polymer molecule
Cellulose-bc of wood
Difference between populations and communites:
Populations are specific species and communities is all the species coexisting together
Monomer of nucleic acid
Nucleotides