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What is a monomer? |
Individual units which join to other monomers to form a polymer. |
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What is a polymer? |
Long chains of repeating units made up of many monomers. |
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What is a condensation reaction? |
Two molecules joined together to form a bond with the elimination of water. |
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What is a hydrolysis reaction? |
Breaking of a bond between two molecules with the addition of water. |
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What is an amino acid? |
The monomer in polypeptide. |
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What is a peptide bond? |
Bond between an amino group and carboxyl group of another amino acid. |
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What is dipeptide? |
Two amino acids joined by a peptide bond. |
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What is dipeptide? |
Two amino acids joined by a peptide bond. |
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What is a hydrogen bond? |
A weak attraction found in secondary and tertiary structure of proteins. |
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What is a monosaccharide? |
Monomers from which large carbohydrates are made |
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What is a disaccharide? |
Condensation reaction between 2 monosaccharides. |
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What is a polysaccharide? |
Formed from the condensation of many monosaccharide units. |
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What is a glycosidic bond? |
Bond formed from the condensation of two monosaccharides. |
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What is an isomer? |
Same molecular formula,different structure |
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Give examples of monomers |
Monosaccharides,amino acids,nucleotide |
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Name some monosaccharides |
Glucose,galactose,fructose |
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Two molecules formed from alpha glucose |
Glycogen and starch |
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One molecule formed from beta glucose |
Cellulose |
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Two groups of lipids |
Phospholipids & triglycerides |
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Two groups of lipids |
Phospholipids & triglycerides |
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How are triglycerides formed? |
Triglycerides are former from one molecule of glycerol and three molecules of fatty acids. |
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How do you form an ester bond? |
Condensation reaction between glycerol and fatty acids. |
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What are proteins? |
Proteins are polymers made from monomer amino acids. |
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How do you form a peptide bond? |
Condensation reaction between two amino acids |
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How are dipeptides formed? |
They are formed from the condensation of two amino acids |
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How are dipeptides formed? |
They are formed from the condensation of two amino acids |
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How are polypeptides formed? |
Polypeptides are formed from many amino acids. |
