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Macromolecules And Mononers Flashcards

1
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Polysaccharides are a type of

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Carbohydrate

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Examples of Polysaccharides

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Cellulose, starch, glycogen, and chitin

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Examples of monosaccharides

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Glucose galactose

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Examples of disaccharides

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Sucrose

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5
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Polysaccharides uses

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Energy, structure, and support

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6
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Monomers that make up Polysaccharides

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Monosaccharides (glucose mostly )

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7
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Are lipids non polar or polar

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Non polar

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8
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What is saturated

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All single bonds, straight chains, solid

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What is unsaturated

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Double or triple bonds. Bent liquids

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10
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What is better saturated or unsaturated

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Unsaturated

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11
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Examples of lipids

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Fats, waxes, and oils

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12
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Lipid uses

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Membrane structure
Energy storage
Steroids

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13
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Monomers that make up lipids

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Triglycerides: fatty acids and glycerol

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Phospholipid, what are the tail and head, non polar or polar

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Tail is non polar and a fatty acid, head is polar phosphate

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15
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Uses for phospholipids

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Membrane structure

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16
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Monomers that make up phospholipids

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Phosphate, f.a. (Fatty acid), and p.a.

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17
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Nucleic acid are

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DNA and RNA

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18
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DNA info

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Deoxyribose sugar with ATCG

stores genetic info/determines genetic traits

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19
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RNA info

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Ribose sugar with AUCG carries genetic info

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20
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Examples of nucleic acid

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DNA and RNA

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21
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Uses for nucleic acid

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Stores and carries genetic info

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22
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Monomers that make up necleic acid

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Nucleotide

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23
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What is denaturing

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Changing the shape of the protein by heating/ changing ph

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24
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Examples of proteins

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Enzymes
Transport proteins
Pigments
Hemoglobin

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25
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Uses for proteins

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Catalyze reactions
Transport substances
Structure and support

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26
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Monomers that make up proteins

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Amino acid

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27
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Monosaccharide elements

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Cho

1:2:1

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28
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Monosaccharide bonds and functional groups

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Covalent bonds
Have OH
And glucose

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29
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Glucose formula

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C6H12O6

30
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Hydrophilic and hydrophobic

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Phobic is water fearing and non polar

Philic is water loving and polar

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Monosaccharide characteristic and use

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Hydrophilic and used as an easy quick energy source

32
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Macromolecules that monosaccharides can make

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Carbohydrates, polysaccharides, (glycogen, starch, chitin, cellulose)

33
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Glycerol is made of what elements

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Cho

34
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Glycerol bonds and functional groups

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An alcohol with oh-hydroxyl, group

35
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Characteristics of a glycerol

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An alcohol, hydrophilic, combined with three fatty acids to form a triglyceride,

36
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Macromolecules glycerol can make

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Lipid

37
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Fatty acid elements

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Cho

38
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Fatty acid functional group

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Hydroxyl group and -cooh

39
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Fatty acid uses

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Used to create triglycerides w glycerol with three fatty acids and also create phospholipids with two fatty acids and phosphate

40
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Is fatty acid polar or non polar

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Non polar

41
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Macromolecules fatty acids can make

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Lipids

42
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Nucleotide elements

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Chonp

43
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Nucleotide bonds and functional group

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Sugar, phosphate, and nitrogen base

Covalent bond

44
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Nucleotide uses

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Stable backbone molecule of DNA and RNA

45
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Macromolecules nucleotides can make

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Nucleic acid

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Amino acid elements and functional group

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Chon

Amino and carboxylic

47
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drawing of amino acid

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H—–r—–o
—n–c—c
H—–h—-oh

48
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Amino acids how many

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20 different

49
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Amino acids make up how any proteins

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10,000

50
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What type of bond do amino acids have

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Peptide

51
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Amino acids can make what macromolecules

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Proteins

52
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Phosphates elements and bonds

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PO4

Polyionic ion

53
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Phosphate uses

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Used with two fatty acids to form phospholipid

Used with sugar and base to form nucleotide

54
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What macromolecules can phosphate make

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Nucleic acid

55
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Glycogen

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Storage molecules in animals

56
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Cellusose

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Makes up cell walls of plants

57
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Starch

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Storage molecule in plants

58
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Chitin

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Exoskeletons

59
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Lipids are found in

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Fat wax and oil

60
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LDL

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Low density lipoprotein

Bad guy

61
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HDL

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High density lipoprotein

Good guy

62
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Anabolic steroid

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Muscle building

63
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Androgenic steroid

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Sex hormones

64
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Plant hormones

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Gibberellin, auxin, eytokinins

65
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Peptide bond

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Hold amino acids together and happens because of dehydration synthesis

66
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Dipeptide

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Two amino acids

67
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Polypeptide

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3 or more amino acids

68
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Dehydration synthesis

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When you remove a water molecule and connect two smaller ones

69
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Hydrolysis

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Break down molecules by adding water

70
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Macromolecules

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Polysaccharides 
Lipid
Phospholipids
Nucleon acid
Protein

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