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40 Cards in this Set
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Polysaccharides consist of...
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Sugars, Staches, and Cellulose.
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What are Sugars and Starches used for?
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Energy storage. They are carbs.
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What is Cellulose used for?
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Structural support in plants.
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What is Chitin?
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A polysaccharide that is used for structural support in fish and insects.
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The Monomers in Polysaccharides are called...?
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Monosaccharides.
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What is a Simple Sugar?
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Glucose or Fructose.
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What is Sucrose?
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A disaccharide. It is a Condensation Product of Glucose and Fructose.
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What is lactose?
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A disaccharide.
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What are Polypeptides?
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Proteins.
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What kind of Polymers are Polypeptides?
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Condensation Polymers.
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How many different Monomers can participate in a Polypeptide?
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Up to 20.
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What are the Monomers of Polypeptides called?
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Amino Acids.
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Peptide Bonds:
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They link Monomers together in a Polypeptide. Also called an Amide Bond.
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What are Polynucleotides?
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Nucleic Acids.
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What are the two different type of Polynucleotides?
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DNA and RNA.
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What are the Monomers of Polynucleotides called?
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Mononucleotides.
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What intermolecular force is primarily responsible for the different types of Polyethylene?
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Dispersion forces that strongly attract the long, unbranched chains of high density Polyethylene.
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What forms Polyester?
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A Carboxylic Acid and an Alcohol.
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What forms Nylon?
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An Amine and a Carboxylic Acid.
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Amino Acids form what kind of Polymers?
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Condensation Polymers.
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Alkenes form what kind of Polymers?
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Addition Polymers.
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Simple Sugars form what kind of Polymers?
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Condensation Polymers.
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Mononucleotides form what kind of Polymers?
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Condensation Polymers.
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Macromolecules form what kind of Polymers?
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Condensation Polymers.
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Alkenes and Alkynes form what kind of Polymers?
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Addition Polymers.
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Condensation Polymers must have...
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Two Functional Groups.
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Amino Acids each have...
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A Carboxyl Group and an Amine Group.
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Primary Structure of Polypeptides (Proteins):
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The most basic level. It refers to the order in which the Amino Acids appear in the Polypeptide Chain.
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Secondary Structure of Polypeptides (Proteins):
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Refers to the section of the chain that, as a result of H bonding between nearby Peptide Groupings, adopt shapes called Alpha Helices and Beta-Pleated Sheets. They coil into sheets.
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Tertiary Structure of Polypeptides (Proteins):
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The three-dimensional folding of the whole Polypeptide chain.
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Soluble proteins have...
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Polar-Ionic Exteriors and Nonpolar Interiors.
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Quaternary Structure of Polypeptides (Proteins):
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Occurs in proteins made up of several Polypeptide Chains and refers to the way the chains assemble into the overall Protein.
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Which is the only Protein Structure to form Covalent Bonds?
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The Primary Structure.
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What do the Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary Structures rely on?
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Intermolecular Forces.
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Polyethylene consists of...
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Two Carbons and Four Hydrogens.
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Soluble proteins have...
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Polar-Ionic Exteriors and Nonpolar Interiors.
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Quaternary Structure of Polypeptides (Proteins):
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Occurs in proteins made up of several Polypeptide Chains and refers to the way the chains assemble into the overall Protein.
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Which is the only Protein Structure to form Covalent Bonds?
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The Primary Structure.
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What do the Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary Structures rely on?
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Intermolecular Forces.
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Polyethylene consists of...
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Two Carbons and Four Hydrogens.
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