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formed when 2 monosaccharides combine in a condensation reaction
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disaccharide
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complex molecule composed of 3 or more monosaccarhides
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polysaccharide
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organic compounds composed of mainly C, H, O, N
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proteins
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composed of 4 fused carbon rings w/ various functional groups attatched to them
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steroids
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large and complex organic molecules that store and transfer important info
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nucleic acid
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organic compounds are made primarily of ____
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carbon atoms
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influence characteristics of molecules
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functional groups
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smaller, simpler molecules
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monomers
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consists of repeated, linked units
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polymer
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large polymers
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marcomolecules
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store large amounts of engery
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adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
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organic compound of C, H, O
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carbohydrate
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contains C, H, O
glucose, fructose, galactose |
monosaccahrides
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have 2 fatty acids attached to a molecule of glycerol
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phospholipids
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structural lipid consisting of a long fatty acid chain joined to a long alcohol chain
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waxes
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unbranched carbon chains that make up most of lipids
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fatty acids
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composed of 3 molecules of fatty acid joined to one molecule of alchol glycerol
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triglycerides
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RNA or proten molecules that act as biological catalysts
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enyzyme
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reactant being catalyzed
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subsrate
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large, nonpolar organic molecules
do not dissolve in water |
lipids
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Twenty different kinds
main difference is in R group proteins formed from linkage of monomers |
amino acids
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formed when 2 amino acids bond
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dipeptide
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covalent bond formed by condensation reaction
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peptide
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long chains formed by amino acids
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polypeptide
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compounds made primarily of carbon atoms
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organic compound
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the way monomers link together to form polymers
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condensation reaction
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stores energy in its bonds
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ATP
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building blocks of protein
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amino acids
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cluster of atoms that influences the characteristics of a molecule
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functional group
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place where a substrate fits into an enzyme
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active sight
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process used to break down a polymer
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hydrolysis
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building blocks of DNA
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nucleotides
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substance on which an enzyme acts during a chemical reaction
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substrate
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an organic compound with a ratio of 1 carbon to 2 hydrogen to 1 oxygen
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carbohydrate
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glucose is a ____ that is a major source of engery in cells
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monosaccharide
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an organic compound that is not soluble in water
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lipid
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long chain of amino acids
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protein
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subunits of DNA and RNA
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nucleotides
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DNA is ____ that contains genetic information
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nucleic acid
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organic compounds contain
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carbon and other elements
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the number of covalent bonds a carbon atom can form w/ another atom is
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four
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the breakdown of a polymer involves
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hydrolysis
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atp releases energy when
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a phosphate group is removed from it
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arrange following from smallest to largest:
polymer, monomer, carbon atom, macromolecule |
carbon atom
monomer polymer macromolecule |
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explain how water molecule is produced when glucose & fructose undergo condensation reaction
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they combine & form sucrose
they become linked glucose releases hydrogen fructose releases hydroxide ions combine to make h2o |
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what are the products of the hydrolysis of ATP?
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ADP
phosphate energy |
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glycogen, starch, and cellulose are
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polysaccharides
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the different shapes and functions of different proteins are determined by
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the R groups of the amino acids they contain
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most enzymes
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are sensitive to changes in temperature of pH
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the large numbers of carbon hydrogen bonds in lipids
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store more energy than the carbon oxygen bonds in other organic compounds
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the most important function of nucleic acid is
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storing information related to heredity and protein synthesis
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what are the storge forms of carbohydrates?
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glycogen
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what are the quick energy form of carbohydrates?
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glucose
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how many diff. kinds of monomers are there in starch?
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one
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how many diff. kinds of monomers are there in proteins
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20
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have high melting points and
are hard at room temperature |
triglycerides
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soft or liquid at room temperature
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unsaturated triglycerides
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cell membrane is made of two layers of
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phospholipids
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cholesteral is an example of a
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steroid
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contains information that determines the characteristic of an organism and directs cell activites
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DNA
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stores and transfers information from DNA that is essential for the manufacturing of proteins
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RNA
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nucleic acid components are....
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-phosphate group
-a five carbon sugar -ring shaped nitrogenous base |
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a bond formed when 2 atoms share one pair of electrons
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single bond
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atoms share two pairs of electrons
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double bond
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sharing of 3 pairs of electrons
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triple bond
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organic compound with hydroxl group attached
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alcohol
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carbs, lipids, proteins, nucleic acid
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macromolecules
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a monomer of a carbohydrate
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monomer
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