Macromolecules Flashcards by Kadence Pieper | Brainscape

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What are the 4 macromolecules?

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Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids

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What does it mean that all macromolecules are organic

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They all contain carbon

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What is the reaction that connects monomers?

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Hydrolysis reaction

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What are the 3 main types of carbohydrates

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Monosaccharides, disacchrides, polysaccharides

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Monosaccharides contain

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1 sugar ex glycose

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Disacchrides contain

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2 sugars ex sucrose

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Polysaccharides contains

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Many sugars ex stared

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What elements are in lipids?

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Carob hydrogen, oxygen

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What are the main types of lipids?

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Phospholipids steroids triglycerides

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Function of fats

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Energy storage, forms cell membranes

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Fat can be saturated meaning

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They are solid at room temp ex butter

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Fats can be unsaturated meaning

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They are liquid at room temp ex oil

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Elements in protein are

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Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen

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Monomer of protein

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Amino acids

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Function of protein

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Muscle control, cell trnaspot, enzymes

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Where can you find phosolipids?

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Cell membrane

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Nucleic acids elements are

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Carbon hydrogen oxygen nitrogen phosphorous

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Monomers of nucleic acids

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Nucleotides

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Function of nucleic acids

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Store and transmit instructions to make protein

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Examples of nucleic acids

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DNA RNA

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What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide

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Nitrous base, sugar, phosphate

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Difference between RNA and DNA

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RNA contains sugar ribose
DNA contains a different sugar