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Macromolecules Flashcards

0
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Unsaturated fats are…at room temperature

A

Liquid

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1
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Unhealthy fats are saturated with…

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Hydrogen

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2
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Water-fearing

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Hydrophobic

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3
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Five carbon sugar

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Pentose

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4
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Monomeric unit of nucleus acids

A

Nucleotides

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5
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Nitrogen base found only in RNA

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Uracil

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6
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Water loving

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Hydrophilic

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7
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Nitrogen base found only in DNA

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Thymine

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8
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Proteins, carbs, lipids, and nucleic acids

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Macromolecules

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9
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Type of inhibition that competes with the substrate for the active site of an enzyme

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Competitive

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10
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Fruit sugar

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Fructose

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11
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Ending for enzymes

A

-ASE

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12
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Disaccharide in milk

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Lactose

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13
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“Many” parts

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Polymer

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14
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Sugar in RNA

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Ribose

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15
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Fats contain…fatty acids

A

Three

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16
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Table sugar

A

Sucrose

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17
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Ending for sugars

A

-OSE

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18
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Unsaturated fatty acids are converted to saturated fatty acids by this process

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Hydrogenation

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19
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Phospholipids contain…fatty acids

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Two

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20
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Enzymes, cell receptors, antibodies

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Proteins

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21
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Blood sugar

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Glucose

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22
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Saccharides

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Carbs

23
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Form of stored energy in plants

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Starch

24
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Disruption of conformation

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Denature

25
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Fats are composed of…and three fatty acids

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Glycerol

26
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Nitrogen base that pairs with cytosine in DNA or RNA

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Guanine

27
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… site; region of an enzyme in which substrate fits

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Active

28
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Double stranded nucleic acid found in nucleus of eukaryotic

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DNA

29
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Monomeric unit of proteins

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Amino Acids

30
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Monosaccharide in milk

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Galactose

31
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Nucleotides consist of a nitrogen base, a pentode, and a…group

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Phosphate

32
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Substance that elicits an immune response and is specifically recognized by and antibody

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Antigen

33
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Type of inhibition that attaches somewhere other that the active site of an enzyme

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Noncompetitive

34
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Waxed, fats, phospholipids, and steroids

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Lipids

35
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Type of lipid that is the main component of cell membranes

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Phospholipid

36
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Saturated fats are…. at room temperature

A

Solid

37
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DNA and RNA

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Nucleic Acid

38
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Polysaccharide in the exoskeletons of of insects

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Chitin

39
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Glycogen is found in the …. and muscles

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Liver

40
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Waterproofing lipids

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Waxes

41
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Shape

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Conformation

42
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Protein catalyst

A

Enzyme

43
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Nitrogen base that pairs with thymine in DNA

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Adenine

44
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Form of stored energy in plants

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Starch

45
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Enzyme that breaks down cellulose

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Cellulase

46
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Dietary fiber

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Cellulose

47
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Nitrogen base that pairs with guanine only

A

Cytosine

48
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Type of fat with double bonds

A

Unsaturated

49
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Sugar in DNA

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Dioxyribose

50
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Bases that make up the genetic code

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Nitrogen

51
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A reactant in an enzymatic reaction

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Substrate

52
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Steroid precursor to testosterone and estrogen

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Cholesterol

53
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Building blocks of polymers; “one part”

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Monomer

54
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Protein produced in immune response to foreign substance entering the body

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Antibody

55
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Type of fat that is unhealthy

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Saturated

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