Essential Question D Quiz Flashcards
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Marcomolecules
A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules
Polymerization
large compounds are built by joining smaller ones together
4 organic compounds
carbohydrate,lipids,protiens,necleic acid
what are carbohydrates made out of
carbon,hydrogen,oxygen
what are carbohydrates used for
energy and structure
what are starches
complex carbohydrates
Monosaccarides
single sugar molecules
what are monosaccrides made out of
glucose,frutose,galactose
Marcomolecules formed from monosaccrides are called
polysaccrides
animals store excess sugar as
glycogen
when is glycogen used
when there is not enough glucoes in the bloodstream
How do plants store excess sugar
plant starch
what is cellulose
polysaccrides consisting of glucose monomers that reinforce plant-cell walls
what are lipids made out of
carbon and hydrogen
common lipids
fats,oils,waxes
lipids are used for what
energy,natural steroids,cell membrane, and water proofing
how are lipids made
when three fatty acid molecules bond to one glycerol molecule
What is saturated
each carbon atom is joined to another carbon atom by a single bomd.
unsaturated
there is at leats one carbon double bond
poly unsaturated
two or more carbon double bond
what are necleic acids
polymers made of monomers called mucleotides
what are nucleic acids made out of
carbon,hydrogen,oxygen,nitrogen,phosphorus
nucleotides are made up of
5 carbon sugar,phosphate group,nitrogenous base
what do necleic acids do
store and transmit genetic and hereditaru infromation
