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11 Cards in this Set
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Monomers
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One of many small molecules that combine to form a Polymer
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Polymers
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Large molecules made up of Monomers
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Monosaccharides
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A single monomer sugar
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disaccharides
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A pair of monosaccharides
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Polysaccharides
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A large number of monosaccharides combined
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Lipase
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Breaks down lipids into glycerol and fatty acids
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Protease
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Breaks down proteins into amino acids
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Primary Structure of a Protein
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The sequence of amino acids that makes up the poly peptides of a protein
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Secondary Structure of a Protein
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The way in which the chain of amino acids of the polypeptides of a protein is folded
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Tertiary Structure of a Protein
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The folding of a whole polypeptide chain in a precise way, as determined by the amino acids of which it is composed
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Quarternary Structure of a Protein
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A number of polypeptide chains linked together and sometimes associated with a non protein group to form a protein
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