Biology 120 Notes (Part 5) Continuing the Discussion of Macromolecules

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Glycogen

________ is a highly branched storage polysaccharide in animals.

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Chitin

________ is a structural polymer found in cell walls of fungi and exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans.

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Glycosidic bonds

________ (linkages) join monosaccharides together through dehydration reactions.

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Starch

________ is a storage polysaccharide in plants.

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Proteins

________ are a polypeptide or multiple peptides that have a unique structure and function.

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glucose monomers

It is composed of ________ in a helix.

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Cellulose

________ is a structured polysaccharide in plants.

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Peptidoglycan

________ is a structural polysaccharide.

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Collagen

________ and keratin are part of the structure of proteins.

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Polysaccharides

________ are a long chain of monosaccharides joined by glycosidic linkages.

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Globular proteins

________ exhibit tertiary structure.

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Maltose

________ (grain sugar), lactose (milk sugar), and sucrose (table sugar) are common monosaccharides found in everyday use.

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Polypeptides

________ are a chain of amino acids joined together with peptide bonds.

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Protein structuring

________ is hierarchal.

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Amino acids

________ are protein monomers.

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cell walls

It makes up most of the plant ________.

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Ionic bonds

________ and covalent bonds occur between "R groups ..

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Peptidoglycan

________ is a structural polymer found in cell walls.

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Cellulose

________ is a structural polymer.

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Amino acids

________ are linked when a bond forms between a carboxyl group of one ________ and an amino group of another.

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Proteins

________ defend against antibodies.

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Proteins have four basic structures which are

primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary

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secondary structure

A ___________ occurs when polypeptides coil or fold in a certain way and is formed by hydrogen bonds.

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primary structure

A ____________ has a sequence of amino acids.

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tertiary structure

Folding results in a final 3-D shape of a polypeptide, which makes up a ____________.

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quaternary structure

The bonding of two or more distinct polypeptide subunits makes up a _____________.

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