Biological molecules Flashcards

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1
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What is a monosaccharide?

A

Simple sugars made up of a single ring of carbon atoms

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2
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What is a disaccharide?

A

simple sugars made up of two rings of carbon atoms

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3
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What is a polysaccharide?

A

complex sugars made up of hundreds of monosaccharides

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4
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What is the carbohydrate transported in mammalian blood, and is the sugar broken down in respiration?

A

Glucose

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5
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What is fructose found in?

A

fruit and nectar, attracting insects to flowers

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6
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What is sucrose used for?

A

it’s the form of carbohydrate transported in plants and used in cooking

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7
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what is sucrose made of?

A

a glucose molecule and a fructose molecule linked together

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8
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what is maltose made of?

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two glucose molecules linked together

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9
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how is maltose formed?

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its formed from starch when seeds germinate

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10
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what is the symbol equation of glucose?

A

C6 H12 O6

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11
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are polysaccharides soluble in water?

A

no, theyre insoluble

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12
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what breaks down protein?

A

protease

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13
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what is protein broken down into?

A

amino acids

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14
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what breaks down starch?

A

amylase

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15
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what is starch broken down into?

A

glucose

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16
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what breaks down lipids?

A

lipase

17
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what are lipids broken down into?

A

fatty acids and glycerol