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16 Cards in this Set
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What are the building blocks for protein, fats, and carbohydrates? |
protein: amino acids fats: fatty acids carbohydrates: monosaccharides |
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What elements are found in carbohydrates? |
Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
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what elements are found in proteins? |
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, COOH, NH2 |
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What elements are found in lipids? |
carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen |
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How many types of amino acids are there? |
20 |
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How do two monosaccharides join together to form a disaccharides? and this is an example of what? |
they join releasing a water molecule, this is an example of condensation |
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What is the difference between organic and inorganic |
organic contains carbon and inorganic does not |
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How does an atom become stable? |
gain/lose electrons or share electrons to have full outer level, there will be an equal amount of electrons and nuetrons |
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What are the three types of carbohydrates? |
monosacchrides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides |
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What type of test would you use to test protein? |
nitric acid |
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What type of test would you use to test polysaccharide? |
iodine |
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What two foods contain a lot of protein? |
eggs and steak |
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What are the three functional groups? give a function or characteristic |
NH2- amine COOH- carboxyl OH- hydroxyl |
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When ATP is broken down into ADP and p, what is released? |
energy |
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What is used to break ATP apart? |
water |
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What are at least three functions of lipids? |
1. stored energy 2. insulation 3. protects organs 4. absorbs vitamins and minerals 5. makes up cell membrane |
