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what type of macromolecule is this?

  • contain sugar starch and cellulose


carbohydrates

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what type of macromolecule is this?

  • has CHO structure


carbohydrates

lipids

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what type of macromolecule is this?

  • contains fats waxes fat soluable vitamins monoglyceride diglycerides phospholipids


lipids

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what type of macromolecule is this?

  • one or more long chains of amino acids


proteins

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what type of macromolecule is this?

  • contain structure “CHON”


proteins

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what type of macromolecule is this?

  • large biomolecule in all cells and viruses


nucleic acid

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what type of macromolecule is this?

  • contain sugar phosphate and nitrogenous base


nucleic acid

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what type of macromolecule is this?

  • contain structure “CHONP”


nucleic acid

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molecule that can react with other polymers to form a large polymer chain

monomer

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large polymers are called…

macromolecueles

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covalent bonds that link monomers are called…

polymer

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formed by endergonic removal of water molecule

covalent bond

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formed by dehydration reaction

covalent bond

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dehydration reactions require …

input of energy

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covalent bonds are formed via…

dehydrated reactions

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covalent bonds can be broken via…

hydrolysis

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what is it called when two water molecules breka down covalent bond to form two products

hydrolysis

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hydrolysis releases…

energy

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what is the monomer of carbs

monosaccharide

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glucose is classified as a…

monosaccharide

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glucose plays a critical role in …

cellular resp

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what produces ATP…

glucose

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two monosaccrides put together is called a…

disaccharide

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many monosacchrides put together is called a …

polysacchride

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what type of carb is glycogen …

polysaccharide

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what is used to store energy

glyocgen polysaccharide

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when energy is needed, glycogen is…

hydrolized into glucose

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what do plants use as long term storage of carbs

starch

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if it ends in “-ose” its a

carb

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carb that is found on cell membrane and functions in cell recognition

oligosaccharides

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what shape type of carbohydrates form structures

linear carbohydrates

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what shape type of carbohydrates function as energy storage

branched carbohydrate

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what shape are cellulose and chitin …

linear carb

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what shape are glycogen and amylopectin

branched carb

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what type of carb forms plant cell wall

cellulose

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what type of carb forms fungi cell walls

chitin

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what carb preforms cellular respiration to make ATP

glucose

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what are the three types of lipids

triglyceride

phospholipid

steroid

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do lipids have monomers?

no

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what are lipids made out of

1 glycerol and 3 fatty acid chains

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sugar compound that serves as a backbone for triglycerides and phospholipids

glycerol

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molecule formed long hydrocarbon chain with carboxylic acid group on one end

fatty acid

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what is the structure of a fatty acid

hydrocarbon chain with carboxylic acid group on one end

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lipids are hydrophobic or hydrophilic

hydrophobic

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lipids are polar or non polar

non polar

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lipids cell membrane is composed of..

phospholipids arranged in phospholipid bilayer

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what type of lipids function as long term energy storage

triglycerides

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what macromolecule provides insulation

lipids

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what are the two types of insulation that lipids provide

  • electrical insulation

  • temperature insulation


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what type of insulation is this an example of?

  • myelin sheath surrounding axon


electrical insulation

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what type of insulation is this an example of?

  • enhances speed of electrical transmission


electrical insulation

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what type of insulation is this an example of?

  • thick layer of blubber in marine animals


temperature regulation

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hormones are managed by which macromolecule

lipid s

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what kind of lipid does this describe:

  • found in oil butter or meat


fats

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what kind of lipid does this describe:

  • long fatty acid chains connected to alcohol


waxes

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what kind of lipid does this describe:

  • two fatty acid chains attached to a phospholipid molecule


phosphlipid

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what kind of lipid does this describe:

  • four ring structure


steroids

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what kind of lipid does this describe:

  • includes cholesterol sex hormones hormones of adrenal cortex

  • and function as chemical messengers


steroids

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what is the monomer of protein

amino acids

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amino acids are held together to form proteins via…

peptide bonds

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what type of bonds are peptide bonds

covalent bonds

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what macromolecule is this associated with

  • muscle tissue


protein

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what macromolecule is this associated with

  • hair follicle


protein

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what macromolecule is this associated with

  • collagen


protein

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what macromolecule is this associated with

  • enzymes


protein

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what macromolecule is this associated with

  • antibodies


protein

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what macromolecule is this associated with

  • most genes encode for….


protien

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what is the monomer for nucleic acids

nucelotides

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what macromolecule is this associated with

  • DNA and RNA


nucleic acids

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what macromolecule is this associated with

  • contain genetic instructions necessary for introducing cellular activity


nucleic acids

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(anabolic reaction or catabolic reactions)

  • build longer more complex molecules


anabolic

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(anabolic reaction or catabolic reactions)

  • requires energy


anabolic

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(anabolic reaction or catabolic reactions)

  • larger molecules are broken down into smaller simpler molecules


catabolic

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(anabolic reaction or catabolic reactions)

  • releases energy


catabolic reactions

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carbs need to undergo what process to provide cells with energy

oxidation

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what type of bonds form lipids

C-H

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what differentiates phospholipids and lipids

phospholipids have phosphate group instead of fatty acids

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fat and oil are what category of lipid

glycerides

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what forms a glyceride

fatty acid and glycerol

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what happens during a condensation reaction

loss of water when two molecules join

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amino acids are formed by what kind of bonds

amide

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what group determines properties of a protein

R group

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amide bonds are formed by what process

partial hydrolysis

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what is the relationship between enzymes and substrates

certain enzymes only fit with certain substrates

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reactants can also be called

substrates

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in a hydrolysis reaction water is broken down into what two molecules

H+ and OH-

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nucleic acids can be broken down into…

oligonucleotides

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oligonucleotides are broke down into…

nucleotides

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nucleotides are joint by what kind of bonds

phosphodiester bonds

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what process synthesizes nucleotides for DNA and amino acids for proteins

nitrogen fixation

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RNA that catalysis transfer of DNA genetic info to protein coded info

nucleic acid

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what is the structure of a nucleotide

five carbon sugar + nitrogenous base + 1 or more phosphate