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1
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Acid

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H+ below 7

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Base

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OH above 7

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3
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A polymer made up of many amino acids hounded together

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Polypeptide

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4
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A fatty acid which has no double bonds between carbon atoms is called?

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Saturated

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Soap is one type of _ which are substances which help break large fat droplets into small fat droplets to help them mix with water

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Enulsifier

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6
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A nucleic acid which is single stranded?

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RNA

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This process breaks bonds between subunits in organic polymers.

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Hydrolysis

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8
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The carbohydrate that makes up the cell walls of plants

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Cellulose

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9
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Another name for fat?

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Lipid

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10
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The storage form of carbohydrate in plants

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Starch

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11
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Acidity is crested by an excess of ______ ions in solution.

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Hydrogen

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12
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Heavy___ can alter the three dimensional shape of a protein

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Metuls

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13
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A nucleotide is made up of a ____ a pentode and a nitrogenous base.

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Phosphate

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14
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A ph above 7.0 is considered _____

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Basic

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15
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This element, common in living organisms, can form up to four bonds with other substances.

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Phosphate

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16
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Forms when two glucose molecules are joined together.

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Maltose

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17
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__________ are lipids which contain four rings in their chemical structure.

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Steroids

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18
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A nucleic acid with a double helix shape

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DNA

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19
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______ bonds are strong

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Covalent

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20
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A six carbon sugar

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Pentose

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21
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The subunit which makes up nucleic acids.

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Nucleotide

22
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A five carbon sugar

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Pentose

23
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This level of protein structure can either be an alpha helix or beta pleated sheet

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Secondary

24
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A ph 7.0 is considered

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Acidic

25
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A carbohydrate made up of many subunits

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Polysaccharide

26
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A fatty acid which contains at least one double bind between carbon atoms is called

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Unsaturated

27
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This level of protein structure is the sequence of the amino acids that made up the protein

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Primary

28
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How many different kinds of amino acids exist?

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Twenty

29
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Carbohydrates help provide us with ______

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Energy

30
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A special mind of nucletide which is used to transmit energy within living organisms

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ATP

31
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Compounds which are primarily made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are called _____ compounds

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Organic

32
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A ph of 7.0 is considered

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Neutral

33
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A proteins three dimensional shape is extremely important in order for it to _____ properly.

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Function

34
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_______ are a type of lipid that make up a significant portion of the call membrane.

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Phospholipias

35
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Water is a good solvent because it’s molecules are ____ having a slight positive and negative charge.

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Polar

36
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A disaccharide formed when a glucose and fructose molecule join together.

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Sucrose

37
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A carbohydrate made up of only one subunit.

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Monosaccuride

38
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This process creates bonds between subunits in organic polymers.

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Dehydration synthesis

39
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Excessive______ can cause a protein to lose its three dimensional shape

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Heat

40
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The term for a protein losing its three-dimensional shape

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Denaturation

41
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The subunit that makes up polypeptides (proteins)

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Amino acid

42
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A 2:1 ratio of hydrogen to oxygen is characteristic of _____ molecule

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Carbohydrate

43
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Neutral fat that contains glycerol and only one fatty acid chain would be called a _____ glyceride

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Mono

44
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A substance which helps hold the pH of a solution relatively constant is called a

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Buffer

45
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The type of carbohydrate used in your cells

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Glucose

46
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A measure of the acid or alkalinity of a substance

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PH

47
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Hydrogen bonds are _____ bonds

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Weak

48
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This level approaching structure occurs when two or more proteins joined with each other to form a larger protein structure

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Quaternary

49
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A molecule made up of two amino acids joined together

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Dipeptide

50
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This level protein check your occurs when the protein begins to fold Upon itself, creating a 3D shape

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Tertiary

51
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The storage form of carbohydrate in animals

A

Glycogen

52
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This is the sequence of three atoms which is characteristic of an amino acid

A

NCC

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