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13 Cards in this Set
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What serves as the building blocks of polymer or macromolecules?
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monomers
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What consists of a glycerol linked to three fatty acid chains?
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triglyceride
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What is the process in which macromolecules are broken down by the addition of water?
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hydrolysis
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What protein serves as a biological catalyst, changing the rate of a chemical reaction without itself being changed?
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enzyme
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What is the chemical process in which a polymer forms as monomers are linked by the removal of water molecules?
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dehydration synthesis
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What functional group consists of a hydrogen atom bonded with an oxygen atom?
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hydroxyl group
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A large molecule consisting of many identical or similar units joined together in a chain is called a _____,
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polymer (macromolecule)
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A type of lipid whose carbon skeleton is in the dorm of four fused rings is called a ________.
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steroid
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What has a polar head and a nonpolar hydrophobic tail?
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phospholipids
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Which functional group consists of a nitrogen atom bonded to two hydrogen atoms?
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amino group
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Fat whose hydrocarbon chain contains the maximum number of hydrogen and has no double bonds are called________.
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saturated fats
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What is a polysaccharide that provides structural support in plant cell walls?
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cellulose
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Fat whose hydrocarbon chain lacks the maximum number of hydrogen atoms and therefore, has one or more double bonds are called __________.
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unsaturated fats.
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