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Vocab: Monomer
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A small molecule (one).
They make up polymers. |
Mono = ?
Break down the word |
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Vocab: Polymer
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A large molecule (many).
They are made up of 2 or more monomers. |
Poly = ?
Break down the word |
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Vocab: Carbohydrate
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Compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms.
The normal ratio is 1 : 2 : 1 |
Carb = ?
O = ? Hydrate = ? Break down the word |
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Vocab: Monosaccharide
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Single sugar molecules.
Examples: Glucose- made in plants. Galactose- A component of milk and fructose. |
Mono = ?
Saccharide = ? Break down the word |
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Vocab: Polysaccharide
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Macromolecules formed by monosaccahrides
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Think back to Monosaccharide, if you got it already.
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Vocab: Lipid
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Made up from hydrogen and water molecules. Examples: Fats
Waxes Oils Steroids |
Lipid- Get your lips plumped up
plumped = added (extra) weight Extra weight = ? Think it through. |
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Vocab: Nucleic acid
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Macromolecules that contain hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus. Assembled from monomers known as nucleotides.
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Think............
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Vocab: Nucleotide
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Made up of 3 things: a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.
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Like I've said before, break down the word.
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Vocab: Ribonucleic acid (RNA)
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A single strand of nucleic acid
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BREAK DOWN THE WORD!
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Vocab: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
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A double helix of nucleic acid
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Break down the word.
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Vocab: Proteins
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Macromolecules made up of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
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C.H.O.N.
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Vocab: Amino acids
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Monomers that make up proteins
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Has to do with proteins.
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Vocab: Chemical Reaction
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A process that changes one set of chemicals into another
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What is a chemical? What is a reaction? Now do you get it?
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Vocab: Reactants
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The elements that enter a chemical reaction
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Bread + Turkey
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Vocab: Products
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The elements that are produced by a chemical reaction
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Turkey Sandwich
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Vocab: Activation Energy
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The energy that is needed for a reaction.
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Do I have to tell you to breakdown the meaning?
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Vocab: Catalyst
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A substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction.
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This has nothing to do with cats or lists for that matter.
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Vocab: Enzyme
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Proteins that act as biological catalysts
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This has nothing to do with "n"s or..."zymes..."
Huh... |
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Vocab: Substrates
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The reactants of enzyme-catalyzed reactions.
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I can't think of a hint.
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Flash Cards for Pages 44-53 in Prentine Hall Biology
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By Beatrix
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Sorry for no important notes. I forgot. Or got lazy. *wink*
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