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Carbohydrates end in
ose
Ratio of H:O
2:1
Monomer of a carbohydrate
monosaccharide
Two Carbohydrates
Disaccharide
Multiple carbohydrates
polysaccharide
What is another name for glucose?
Simple sugar
Why is glucose important to plants and animals?
Plants store energy in glucose and molecule organisms use in energy.
What is the shape of a glucose molecule?
hexagon
Molecule Formula for Glucose
C6H12O6
What foods contain fructose?
Fruits
What is the shape of a fructose molecules?
Pentagon
What is the molecular formula for fructose?
C6H12O6
What two molecules make up a maltose molecule?
Glucose
Two monosaccharides are bonded in a process known as
dehydration synthesis
Maltose Formula
C12H22O11
Which two monomers are in sucrose?
Glucose and Fructose
Why does sucrose cause tooth decay?
Bacteria converts sucrose into acids that eat away at your teeth.
Which two molecules make up lactose?
Galactose and Glucose
Hydrolosis
When water is added to molecules
How do plants use starch?
As a way to store extra glucose
Fats, phospholipids, and steroids are all…
Lipids
What is a monomer of lipds?
fatty acids
What is the name of the group that makes a fatty acid an acid?
triglyceride
What state of matter is a saturated fat at room temperature?
solidW
What state of matter is an unsaturated fat at room temperature?
Liquid
Why are saturated fats bad for humans?
It clogs arteries.
How is unsaturated fat converted into saturated fat?
Hydrogenation
How do animals use wax?
To waterproof and protect
How do plants use wax?
waterproof
Monomer of protein
Amino Acid
What type of bond holds amino acids together?
Peptide
What is a dipeptide?
2 amino acids bonded?
What is the term for more than two peptides bonded?
polypeptide
What are the three parts of an amino acid?
Amine, Carboxyl, Side
Amine Group Elements
CHON
Carboxyl Group Atoms
COOH
What process allows for a peptide bond to form?
Dehydration synthesis
Nucleic Acid
To encode the information that cells need.
Monomer of nucleic acid
Nucleotide
Elements of Nucleic Acid
CHONP
What is the shape of DNA
Double HelixWha
What is the shape of RNA?
Single Helix
What are the three parts of nucleotide?
Pentose sugar, phosphate, nitrogenous base
CH20
Formula for Carbohydrate
CHO
Formula for Lipid
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