biology Flashcards

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lipids

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are made mostly from carbon and hydrogen atoms includes fats oils and waxes

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nucleotides

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are monomers that consist of three components a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous bass

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3
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nucleic acids

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are polymers assembled from nucleotides

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4
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proteins

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are macro molecules containing nitrogen as well as carbon hydrogen and oxygen

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5
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amino acids

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compounds with an amino group on one end and a carboxyl group

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Monosaccharide

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any of the class of sugars (e.g., glucose) that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simpler sugar.

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disaccharide

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any of a class of sugars whose molecules contain two monosaccharide residues. mmon examples are sucrose, lactose, and maltose.

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polysaccharide

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a carbohydrate (e.g. starch, cellulose, or glycogen) whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together

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9
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fatty acid

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Molecules that are long chains of lipid-carboxylic acid found in fats and oils and in cell membranes as a component of phospholipids and glycolipids

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10
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glycerol

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Glycerol is a colorless, odorless liquid with a sweet taste. … Glycerol is seen in biological systems as an intermediate in carbohydrate

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