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What category do steroids and fatty acids fall into

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Lipid

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What type of fat Is butter

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Saturated Fat

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What is a simple sugar using basic units of carbohydrates

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A monosaccharide

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When dehydration synthesis occurs what gets released

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Water

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True or False

Lipids are only slightly soluable in water

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true

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Which amino acid typically starts the mRNA strand

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Methonine

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What prevents a substrate from reaching its active site

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an inhibitor

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what sugar is RNA

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ribose

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Carbohydrates can also be considered a __?__

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steroid

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When you split a molecule using water that is called __?__

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Hydrolysis

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Enzymes are apart of the __?___ group of organic molecules

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Protein

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What is a brussel sprout

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Cellulose

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Molecule used for long term storage

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Lpid

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The Head of the phospholipid is

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Hydrophilic

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15
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metabolism uses __?__ to cut

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water

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16
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When you pass a genetic trait

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heredity

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What did Watson and Crick do?

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They made the 1st 3d model of DNA

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Beef Jerky is an example of a

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Protein

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when you have 3 base pairs what do you call them

ex. ACU GUC AGG

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Codon

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Biology is the study of

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Life

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21
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Nucleotide = Phosphate + sugar + ____?____

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base

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22
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glucose + fructose = __?__

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Sucrose

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23
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DNA Polymerase does what

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bulids / replicates the DNA strand

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Which cell organelle builds protein

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Ribosomes

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Poly means
Many
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Carbohydrate, Lipid, Protein, and Nucleic Acids are __?__
Organic molecules
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# true or false Translation is when RNA is used to make protein
True
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3 elements present in all organic molecules
Cabon Hydrogen Oxygen | CHO
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# _ ___?___ when DNA produces an RNA molecule
transcription
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# symbol N
Nitrogen
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# true or false A chemical change transforms the identity of a substance
true
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Covalent bonds occur when atoms __?__ electrons
share
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# what kind of bond?? H2O uses a special bond with other H2O molecules
Hydrogen Bond
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# True or False DNA looks like 2 pieces of string twisted around each other
true
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A phospholipid Carbolyx end
the tails
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2 important people we've studied
Watson and Crick
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all living things are made of
Organic Compounds
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putting together of substances by living things
biosynthesis
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Bio means
Life
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Synthesis means
Together
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one sugar - glucose
monosaccharide
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o2 sugars - sucrose
disaccharides
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Sugar formula
C6, H12, O6
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when you put together 2 or mor emolecules and there is a release of water
dehydration synthesis
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to cut with water
Hydrolysis
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hydro meaning
water
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sis
cut
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complex sugars that provide long term energy because of their long chains
polysaccharide
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bulk or roughage
cellulose
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fatty acids are a type of
lipid
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have hydrophilic and phobic ends
fatty acids
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most abundant type of lipid in the body
triglycerides
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2 fatty acids with a glycerol
phospholipid
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estradiol
female sex hormone
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testone
male sex hormone
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functions as a chemical messenger
steroid
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estradiol and testote are
lipid hormones
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# l long chain of amino acids
protein
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monomers are __?__ for a substance
buliding blocks
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long term energy
lipid
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short term energy
carb
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C in CHONP
carbon
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H in CHONP
Hydrogen
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O in CHONP
oxygen
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N in CHONP
NItrogen
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P in CHONP
Phospherous
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CHO
carb and lipid
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CHON
protein
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CHONP
nucleic acid
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1 DNA molecule becomes 2
replication
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DNA means
deoxyruleonucleic acid
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RNA means
ribonucleic acid
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In DNA Adenine pairs with
Thymine
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In RNA adenine pairs with
uracil
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In both DNA and RNA Cytosine pairs with
Guanine
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process that DNA forms RNA
transcription
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the phase of metabolism that breaks down molecules and releases energy
catabolic
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the phase of metabolism that builds molecules and stores energy
Anabolic
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when figuring out what the name of (AGG) is what strand do you use | mRNA, DNA, RNA, tRNa
mRNA
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is cellulose digestible
no
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Why is cellulose not indigestible
because we humans lack the Enzymes needed to digest it
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what are triglycerides made of?
3 fatty acids with a glycerol
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Which type of fat is liquid and has a double bond
Unsaturated
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Which type of fat is solid and has a single bond
Saturated Fat
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what category is a steroid found in
lipid
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WHat is a steroids function
chemical messenger
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# Starch, Cellulose, Protein, Unsat. Fat, Sat. Fat Which of these foods are made out of Almonds, noodles, wheat, soy beans, and popcorn
Starch
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# Starch, Cellulose, Protein, Unsat. Fat, Sat. Fat Which section do these foods belong to Spinach and celery
Cellulose
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# Starch, Cellulose, Protein, Unsat. Fat, Sat. Fat Which food group do these foods belong to beef jerky, bacon, cheese, egg white, and lobster.
Protein
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# Starch, Cellulose, Protein, Unsat. Fat, Sat. Fat WHich food group do this belong to Sesame oil
Unsaturated fat
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# Starch, Cellulose, Protein, Unsat. Fat, Sat. Fat Which food group does cheese, butter, and lard belong to
Saturated fat
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the ability to break down molecules to optain energy
Metabolism
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Why is water so important in a metabolic reaction
they use water to carry nutrients to the cell and carry wast away from the cell.
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In a phospholipid what is the heads actual name
Glycerol
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In a phospholipid what are the 2 lines below the circle called
fatty acids
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In a phospholipid what is the diamond above the circle/head called
Phosphate
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In a cell where is the phospholipid bilayer located
the cell membrane
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# Plant, animal, both Cellulose
Plant

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