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tough carbohydrates found in cell wall of plants

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CELLULOSE

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5-carbon sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous base

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NUCLEOTIDE

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produced in the liver by metabolism of cholesterol

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BILE ACID

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most abundant lipid in animals

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GLYCEROLIPIDS

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molecule found in carbohydrates that causes them to be reducers

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CARBONYL GROUPS

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fused ring compound found in nucleic acids

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PURINE

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Formed when water is added to certain dry phospholipids, with long hydrocarbon chains, it swells and dispersed in more water

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LIPOSOMES

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monosaccharides that form lactose

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GLUCOSE+ GALACTOSE

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steroids with one or more hydroxyl groups

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STEROLS

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formed when an aldehyde group of an aldose is oxidized to a carboxylic acid

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ALDONIC ACID

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reaction class that creates macromolecules

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CONDENSATION

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one of the permanent products of your answer in the previous number

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WATER

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Produced when a hexose ring opens in water

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D-GLUCOSE

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14
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give the number notation for cis-9-hexadecenoic acid

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16:1^9

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15
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Most common ketose

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D-FRUCTOSE

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16
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linear protein conformation

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FIBROUS

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Macromolecules that transport substances through membranes

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PROTEINS

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18
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Concentration level that separates macro- and micronutrients

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10^-4M

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19
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formed when proteins and nucleic acids combine

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NUCLEOPROTEIN

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20
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Ammonium salts widely used as nitrogen source

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NH4CL, (NH4)2SO4, NH4NO3

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large lumps of proteins found outside the membrane

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EXTRINSIC

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22
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heterocyclic compound found in nucleic acids

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PYRIMIDINE

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23
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ways of incorporating oxygen into microbial growth media

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AEROBIC

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causes movement of material in membranes

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DIFFUSION

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another term for triacylglycerols
TRIGLYCERIDES
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Present in ferrodoxin and cytochrome
IRON
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reaction that decomposes proteins and carbohydrates
HYDROLYSIS
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Required for growth on NO3 and N2 as the sole source of N
MOLYBDENUM
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Micelles in multiple layers
HOLLOW SPHERE
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second most abundant polysaccharide
CHITIN
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arrangement is space of the polypeptide
QUARTERNARY STRUCTURE
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simplest aldose
GLYCERALDEHYDE
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molecular formula for carbohydrates
(CH20)n
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compact protein conformation
GLOBULAR
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formed when the aldehyde group of a aldose is reduced
ALDITOLS
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group of bacteria that can utilize H as energy source
METHANOGENS
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unfolding of protein to reveal amino acid sequence
DENATURATION
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Terminal electron acceptor in aerobic metabolism of carbon cmpds
OXYGEN
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particularly stable arrangement of amino acid residues.
SECONDARY STRUCTURE
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formed when 2 or more lipid monolayers combine
PHOSPOLIPID BILAYER
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lipid containing phosphorous
PHOSPHOGLYCERIDES
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Process of forming/linking monosaccharides
GLYCOSIDATION
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example of detergent that denatures proteins
UREA OR GUANIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE OR SODIUM DODECY SULFATE
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Parent compound of ketoses
DIHYDROXYACETONE
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lipids with no double bonds
SATURATED FATTY ACIDS
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Form soluble compounds with precipitating ions
CHELATING AGENTS
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Used for formate metabolism of some organisms
SELENIUM
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Source of sulfur for cells in growth media aside from S-containing amino acids
SULFATE SALTS
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Part of cell that specifically requires Mg ion
RIBOSOMES
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Deficiency of this nutrient stimulates penicillin and citric acid production
COPPER
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Usual function of vitamins in growth media
COFACTOR
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Present in Vit. B12
COBALT
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Cofactor for amylases and some proteases
CALCIUM
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Stimulate growth and synthesis of some metabolites
GROWTH FACTOR
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Typical carbon source in complex growth media
GLYCEROL
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DNA and RNA bases (enumerate by group and alphabetically)
1. DNA bases: Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Thymine 2. RNA bases: Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, Uracil
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Functions of Lipids
1. Long term energy storage 2. Protection against heat loss (insulation) 3. Protection against physical shock 4. Protection against water loss 5. Chemical messengers (hormones) 6. Major component of membrane (phospholipids)
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Types of Plasma lipoproteins
1. Chylomicrons 2. Very Low Density Lipoproteins (VLDL) 3. Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL) 4. High Density Lipoproteins (HDL)
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Major Chelating agents
1. Citric Acid 2. EDTA 3. Polyphosphates 4. Histidine 5. Tyrosine 6. Cysteine
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Hormones used as growth factors
1. Insulin 2. Auxin 3. Cytokinins
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There are two major class of nucleic acids: the double-stranded__________ and the single stranded_______
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)
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The first one is capable of _______________________to produce copies itself.
Self Replicate
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This also makes up_____that code for ___________.
Genes, Proteins.
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The main carrier of our_________information which could be____from one generation to another.
Genetic, Passed
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The second one functions in actual_________ of proteins coded for by _____. It is made up of the DNA______ molecule.
Synthesis, DNA, Template
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When a nucleotide forms, it always begins with the ______ carbon and ends with the ______ carbon.
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For the DNA, the bond between the bases _______ and _______is stronger because it has triple bonds and the bond between ________and ________is weaker.
Cytosine, Guanine , Adenine, Thymine
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For the pairing of the bases __always bonds with ______always bonds with C. This is why the________structure of the DNA is very stable.
A, T and G Double Helix

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