Chapter 2 Flashcards by Katie Nunley | Brainscape

Flashcards in Chapter 2 Deck (18)

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2 examples of a disaccharide

Table sugar and lactose

2

1 example of polysaccharide

Glycogen

3

1 example of a monosaccharide

Glucose

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3 types of lipids

Triglycerides, phospholipids, and cholesterol

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Triglycerides

Glycerol unit joined to three fatty acids

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Phospholipids

Phosphorus containing head (attracts water) and 2 fatty acid tails (repel water)

7

Cholesterol

Steroid lipid
Combines with phospholipids in the cell membrane to help stabilize its bolster structure

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What basic units are proteins composed of?

Amino acids

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What kind of bonds are amino acids held together with?

Peptide bonds

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Structural proteins

Shaped in ways that allow proteins to form essential structures in the body

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Collage

Protein with fiber shape that holds most of the bodies tissues together

12

Enzymes

Chemical catalysts

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Basic building blocks of nucleic acid

Nucleotides

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DNA nucleotide units

adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine

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RNA nucleotide bases

Cytosine, guanine, adenine, uracil

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Structure that explains how nucleotides are arranged in DNA

Double helix

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Modified nucleotide that plays an important role in energy transfer

ATP

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Major types of carbohydrates

Carbohydrate
Lipid
Protein
Nucleus acid