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Monomer-

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small molecule that can bind to other similar molecules to create a polymer

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Polymer-

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large molecule made up of monomers joined together

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Carbohydrate

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type of molecule made up of C H O it gives the body energy. examples are sucrose, glucose, fructose, maltose, cellulose

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Lipid-

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type of molecule that stores energy and is made up of fatty acid. examples are fats,oils, and waxes.

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Fatty acid-

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chain of carbon bonded to hydrogen with a carboxyl group at the end, the building blocks of fats and oils.

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Protein-

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large molecule made up of amino acids thats essential for tissue in the body. contains C H O N. examples are enzymes, hormones, and keratin.

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Amino acid

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small molecule that is the building block of proteins

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Nucleic acid

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large molecule that stores and transmits genetic information (like dna rna)

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what is the process called that makes it so monomers get bigger and become polymers?

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dehydration phynethesis

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what’s the process called that makes it polymers can break down into monomers?

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hydrolysis

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what are monomers that are carbohydrates called?

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monosaccharides

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what is a disaccharide?

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monomers in carbohydrates that have combined to form disacharides

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what is a monomer in a N. A called

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nucleotides

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what makes you a nucleotide?

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phosphate group, sugar (deoxyribose, ribose) nitrogenous base (AT,GC)

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what is an organic compound

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a chemical compound that has to contain carbon and be living or once living.

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what is a polar covalent bond

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a type of chemical bond formed when two atoms share electrons unequally.

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what is an acid?

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a substance that can donate protons or accept electron pairs in a chemical reaction. so a substance that has many hydrogen charges.

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what are the monomers in protiens called

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amino acids

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Wich group contains peptide bonds?

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protiens

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what is a peptide bond

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bond that links two amino acids together in a protein. This bond forms through a dehydration synthesis reaction

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what can cause an enzyme to stop working?

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denaturated enzymes are caused by temp change in ph and substrate concentration

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what is an example of a carbohydrate that is used in structural ways

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cellulose

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what is the polysaccharide that is used in animals

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glycogen

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what is the polysaccharide what is used in plants

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amylose (starch)

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what do lipids do in the cell membrane

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form the fundamental bilayer structure of the cell membrane. they are hydrophobic and create a semi-permeable barrier.

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when an molecule looses an ion it becomes positive true or false

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true

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when a molecule gains an ion it becomes negative true or false

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true

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what is an unsaturated fat

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a fatty acid that contains a double carbon bond

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what is a saturated fat

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a fatty acid that doesn’t contain any carbon bonds

30
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what ends in ase

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enzymes (protiens)

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what ends in ose

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carbohydrates

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what is sugar

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sucrose

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on the pH scale what is 1-7

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acidic

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on the pH what is 7-14

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basic

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what collum is a glyceride

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lipid

36
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what has charges polar or non polar?

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polar

37
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what is an enzyme

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biological catalyst

38
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what do enzymes need to live

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a pH

39
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what is examples of organic compunds

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glucose
benzene
ethanol

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what is a trigylceride

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type of lipid composed of three fatty acid molecules attached to a glycerol backbone.

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