The Structure And Function Of Macromolecules

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What are macromolecules?

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smaller organic molecules that are joined together to form carbs, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids

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polymers

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chain-like molecules formed from the linkage of many small and identical molecules called monomers

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condensation (dehydration) reaction

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one monomer provides a hydroxyl group (-OH) and the other contributes a hydrogen (-H) to release a water molecule

the input of energy and help from enzymes results in a covalent bond between the monomers from which the byproduct is water

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hydrolysis

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the breaking of bonds between monomers through the addition of water molecules

*adding water to break molecules apart

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the monomers and functions of carbohydrates

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monomers are monosaccharides

functions: energy, raw materials, energy storage, structural compounds

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the monomers and functions of proteins

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monomers are amino acids

functions: enzymes, transport, movement, receptors, defense (imune system), structure

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the monomers and functions of nucleic acids

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monomers are nucleotides

functions: heredity, code for amino acid sequence

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the monomers and functions of lipids

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monomers: glycerol and fatty acids to facts; phospholipids; steroids (do not form polymers)

functions: energy storage, membranes hormones

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monosaccharide

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sugar; the monomer of a carbohydrate

CH2O

EX: glucose

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Monosaccharides serve as ___ _______ _______ ___ _____ ________ _________and are synthesized into _________ and _______. They yield ______ in cellular respiration.

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raw materials for the synthesis of other organic molecules

ddisacharides and plysaccharides

energy

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You can recognize a monosaccharide by its multiple a)_______ groups and is one b)________ group, whose location determines whether the sugar is an c)__________ or a d)_________. In aqueous solutions, most monosaccharides form e)________.

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a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

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disaccaride

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two monosaccharides linked together by a covalent bond formed by a dehydration reaction

ex: table sugar, sucrose