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40 Cards in this Set
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Which class of carbs consists of one sugar unit
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monosaccharides
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This is the simplest carb
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monosaccharides
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What class is glucose and fructose in
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monosaccharides
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Which class of carbs has a short chain of sugar subunits
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oligosaccharides
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What class of carbs are maltose, lactose, and sucrose in
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oligosaccharides
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What class is a long chain of sugar subunits
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polysaccharides
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what class is starch, cellulose, glycogen, and chitin in
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polysaccharides
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What are carbohydrates primarily used for?
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Transportable fuel, stored fuel, cell structure, and precursers for more complex molecules.
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what consists primarily of carbon and hydrogen
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lipids
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what is largely insoluble in water
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lipids
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what class of lipids have a long hydrocarbon chain terminating with an acid
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fatty acids
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what type of fat has only one single bonding (c-c) (solids)
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saturated
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what type of fat have at least one double bond (c=c) ( liquids)
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unsaturated
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what type of fatty acids are neutral fats such as butter, lard, and vegetable oils.
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triglycerides
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these are the most abundant lipids inside your body
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triglycerides
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what class of lipids have a glycerol backbone, two nonpolar fatty acid tails, and a polar head.
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phospholipids
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what class of lipids is a main component of cell membranes
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phospholipids
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what has a long chain of fatty acids that are tightly packed and linked to long chain alcohols or carbon rings
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waxes
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what do waxes do
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protect, lubricate, and lend pliability to skin and hair
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what type of lipids have no fatty acids
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sterols
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what differs in the number, position, and type of functional groups but has a rigid backbone of four carbon rings
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sterols
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where is the most common type of sterol found
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cholesterol in animal tissues
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what resists dissolving in water and can intermingle with non polar substances
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lipids
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what is a main component of cell membranes
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phospholipids
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what has a glycerol head and three fatty acid tails
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triglycerides
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what serves as membrane components and precursors of steroid hormones and other compounds.
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sterols
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what is firm pliable components of water repellent substances
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waxes
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what is the primary structure of a protein
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sequence of amino acids bonded coventely as a polypeptide chain
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what happens to a polypeptide chain in the secondary structure
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becomes twisted and folded into helical coils, sheetlike arrays, and loops
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what happens in a poly chains tertiary structure
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organized as structurally stable, compact, functional domains
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what consists of two or more poly chains
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quaternary structure
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what serves as co enzymes , subunits of nucleic acids, energy carriers, and chemical messengers
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nucleotides
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what consists of two nucleotide strands joined by hydrogen bonds an twisted as a double helix
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nucleic acid dna
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what is a single stranded nucleic acid
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RNA
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what has extremely complex ring structures
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sterols
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what is an example of a sterol
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cholesterol
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what are lipids primarily used for
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long term energy storage
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Extremely complex, diverse, and important group of molecules assembled via dehydration synthesis .( condensation reaction)
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proteins
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20 different amino acids determined by 20 different R groups.
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protein structure
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what are proteins primarily used for
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movement, structure, transport agents, anti disease, enzymes for metabolic reactions
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