3.2 Molecules Flashcards

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1
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What is the monomer of a carbohydrate?

A

monosaccaride

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2
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What is the monomer of a fat/lipid?

A

fatty acid

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3
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What is the monomer of a protein?

A

amino acid

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4
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What is the polymer of a carbohydrate?

A

disaccharide and polysaccharide

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What is the polymer of a fat/lipid?

A

triglyceride, phospholipid, waxes, and steroids

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6
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What is the polymer of a protein?

A

polypeptide

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7
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What are the macromolecules?

A

fats/lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins

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8
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What is the function of a far/lipid?

A

they help control what goes in/out of your cell

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What is the function of a carbohydrate?

A

they give your body energy

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10
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What is the function of a protein?

A

they replicate and transcribe DNA, they also make other proteins

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11
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What are the monomers?

A

fatty acids, nucleotides, amino acids, and sugars

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12
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What elements are found in fatty acids?

A

carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

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13
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What elements are found in nucleotides?

A

oxygen, phosphate, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon

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14
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What elements are found in amino acids?

A

nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen

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15
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What elements are found in sugars?

A

carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

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16
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What functional groups are found in fatty acids?

A

carbonyl

17
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What functional groups are found in nucleotides?

A

phosphate and hydroxyl

18
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What functional groups are found in amino acids?

A

carboxyl

19
Q

What functional groups are found in sugars?

A

hydroxyl

20
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What is the structure of fatty acids?

A

branched

21
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What is the structure of nucleotides?

A

ring and branched

22
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What is the structure of amino acids?

A

branched

23
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What is the structure of sugars?

A

ring