My Science Cards Bio Chem.

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Processby which sugar molecules can be bonded tohether

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dehydration synthesis

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Simple sugars

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monosaccharides

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compunds with more than two simple sugars joined together

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polysaccharides

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compound that plays a part in the hardening and narrowing of arteries

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cholesterol

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Large molecules made of repeating units

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polymers

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compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

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carbohydrates

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process by which disaccharides and polysaccharides can be broken apart

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hydrolysis

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two simple sugars joined together

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disaccharide

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kind of fat made up of fatty acids with single carbon-to-carbon bonds

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saturated

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part of a fatty acid molecule that consists of 1 carbon atom joined to an OH group by a single bond and to an oxygen atom by a double bond

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carboxyl group

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Kind of molecule made up of a chain of carbons to which hydrogens are bonded and having a carboxyl group at one end

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fatty acid

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substances commonly called fats,oils, and waxs

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lipids

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form of stored suger found in plants

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starch

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living organisms are composed of a special catergory of molecules called ____

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organic compounds

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molecules must have both ___ and ___ atoms in them to be carbohydrates.

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oxygen and hydrogen

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organic compounds usually contain ___ as well as oxygen and Hydrogen

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carbon

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sugars and starches are ___.

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carbohydrates

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Carbohydrates always have a crabon to hydrogen ratio of __

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2:1

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Carbohydrates are composed of monomers called ___.

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monosaccharides

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Two monosaccharides can be attached through a process called ___

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dehydration synthesis

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Dehydration synthesis of 2 monomers results in a ___

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disaccharide

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Dehydration synthesis of more than 2 monomers results in a ___

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polysaccharide

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Carbohydrates can be broken into the monomers again through ___

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hydrolysis

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___ have a hydrogen to oxygen ratio greater than 2:1 and include fats, oils, and waxes.

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Lipids

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Carbon to Carbon bonds in Lipids that are all single bonds are called ___

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saturated

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double bonded carbons in a lipid are ___

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unsaturated

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Building blocks of lipids are ___ and ___

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fatty acids and glycerol

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the group of in organic molecules that contain nitrogen are called ____

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Proteins

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proteins have ___ as their monomers

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amino acids

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The bond containing two amino acids is called a __

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peptide bond

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Some proteins function as ___ which catalyze chemical reactions within cells

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enzymes

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the group of organic molecules tha twere first discovered in the nucleus of the cell are called ___

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nucleic acids

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the two kinds of nucleic acids are ___ and ___

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DNA and RNA

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___ is described as a double helix. it contains a five carbo sugar called deoxyribose

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DNA