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19 Cards in this Set
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Organic Chemistry
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The study of organic compounds containing carbon.
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Macromolecules
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Very large molecules.
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Polymers
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Strings of smaller molecules joined together.
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Polymerization
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The joining of Monomers by chemical bonding to form polymers.
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Plant starch
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Excess sugar stored in plants.
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Hydrolysis
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The breaking of a bond by adding water.
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Lipids
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Composed of a glycerol molecule and three fatty acids. Used as spare energy.
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Saturated lipids
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Lipids that all have single bonds, and are generally solid at room temperature.
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Unsaturated lipids
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Lipids that have at least one double or triple bond, and is generally liquid at room temperature.
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Nucleotide
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The unit of nucleic acids.
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Carbohydrates
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Composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio.
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Monosaccharaides
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Single sugar molecules.
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Polysaccharides
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Chains of sugar molecules.
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Glycogen
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Animal starch.
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Dehydration Synthesis
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The process in which monomers of sugar combine in chains.
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Nucleic Acid
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Composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus. It's function is to store and transmits heredity or genetic information.
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Adenosine triphosphate
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One particular nucleotide all by itself has a very important role in all cells. ATP is the cellular form of energy.
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Proteins
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Composed mainly of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. It's function's are to control rate of reactions and regulate cell processes, form bones and muscles, transport substance into and out of cells. and help fight diseases.
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Amino acids
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The monomer of proteins.
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