Macromolecules Flashcards

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What are carbohydrates composed off

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Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen

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4 building blocks of life

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Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic acids

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Example of a monosaccharide carbohydrate

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Glucose

Fructose

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Example of a disaccharide carbohydrate

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Sucrose

Table sugar

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Example of a polysaccharide carbohydrate

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Starch
Glycogen
Cellulose

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What are monosaccharides and example

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The simplest of sugars- glucose

Builds to make a macromolecule

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Sugars that are immediately absorbed through the bloodstream and taken to your cells to be used as energy at the cellular level

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Monosaccharides

Disaccharides

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What is a polysaccharide

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3 or more monosaccharides (glucose) bonded together

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Polysaccharides do what with cellular energy?

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Provide and store because there are MANY

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What is the purpose of starch?

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Stores chemical energy

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What is the main/ immediate/ short term source of energy for living things?

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A monosaccharide or a disaccharide carbohydrate

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Nonpolar molecules

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Lipids

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Lipids are composed of

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Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen

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What does Nonpolar mean?

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Not soluble in water because water is polar

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What are examples of lipids?

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Fats waxes and oils

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What are the 2 major groups of lipids?

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Saturated and unsaturated

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What are saturated fats?

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A carbon atom bonded with 2 hydrogen atoms.

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Examples of saturated fats

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Butter
Animal fat
Cooking shortening

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What are unsaturated fats?

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Not completely saturated with hydrogen atoms

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Examples of unsaturated fats

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Function of lipids

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Long term storage of energy

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What provides cushion and support of internal organs?

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Proteins contain

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Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
And nitrogen

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what are enzymes

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Promote chemical reactions

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Function of protein
Used for structure and support-bone and muscle tissue
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Examples of proteins
Meats and fish
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What are the building blocks of proteins
Amino acids
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Examples of proteins
Meat and fish
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Nucleic acid are composed of
``` Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen Phosphorus ```
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What are the building blocks of nucleic acids
Nucleotides
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What are the two types of nucleic acida
DNA and RNA
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What do nucleic acid's store
The genetic code
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Fats are made up of what 2 chemical ingredients
Glycerol | Fatty acids
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What is a triglyceride
When you get three fatty acid groups together and Connect them to a glycerol you get a triglyceride
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Where do you find triglycerides
Butter Peanut butter Oil White parts of me
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What do phospholipids make up
Cell membrane walls
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Fatty acids have which two groups
A carboxyl group and an amino group
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What is an organic molecule
A molecule that contains carbon
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What is an inorganic molecule
Molecule that does not contain carbon
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What are examples of organic molecules
Carbohydrates proteins lipids and nucleic acid
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What are examples of inorganic molecules
``` Carbon water sodium iron calcium zinc magnesium ```
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Is the definition of diffusion
Net movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration
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What is a hypotonic solution
A solution that has a lower salute concentration compared to another solution
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What is a hypertonic solution
A solution that has a higher salute concentration compared to another solution
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What is an isotonic solution
Two solutions that have equal equal amount of water that goes in and out
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What does semi permeable mean
Certain molecules can go through while others cannot