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Define Cellulose

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Long chain of tough interconnecting sugars. Structural material in cell walls & plant bodies.

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Name 4 major Macromolecules

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  1. Carbohydrates
  2. Lipids - Fats/Oils/Hormones
  3. Proteins
  4. Nucleic Acids (RNA/DNA)
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What is Chitin?

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Long chain structures, Sugar. Insects to build exoskeletons. Not water soluble.

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What is Anion?

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Negative charge

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What are Isotopes?

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Altered forms of elements
same # of protons
different # of neutrons

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What are Ions?

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Charged elements.
Neutral in charge.
They use negative and positive changes to balance each other out

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What is Glycogen?

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Long chains of Glucose molecules.

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What disrupts the balance of elements?

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When you change the (+) or (-) electrons you can disrupt the balance.

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What do enzymes do?

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Mediate chemical reactions

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What are inhibitors?

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A substance that slows down or prevents a particular chemical reaction.

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What is starch?

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Long chains of Mono & Disaccharides
somewhat water soluble
long term carb storage

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What is a Carbon?

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Molecule of life (All life we know of is made of carbon molecules)

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What are Enantiomers?

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Carbon compounds w/ the same building blocks but different functions.

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What are buffers?

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Buffers stabilize the pH of a solution to maintain overall pH

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What are transport proteins?

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Passageway between opposite sides of membrains

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What is Lactose?

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Enzyme found in milk & dairy products

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What is Lactase?

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Enzyme that allows us to breakdown lactose

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What is Cation?

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Positive Charge

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What is Anion?

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Negative charge

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What are receptor protien?

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Typically on the surface of the cell & they allow the cell to send & receive signals.

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Name 3 types of Proteins..

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  1. Transport proteins
  2. Receptor proteins
  3. Defense proteins
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What are defense proteins for?

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Primarily antibodies defense enzymes

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What are Amino Acids?

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Building blocks of proteins. Monomer proteins.

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Define Amylase

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Enzyme in our saliva that breaks down starch

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Is glycogen found in plants or animals?

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Animals

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What is Pseudo science?

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False claims.

Not verifiable.

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