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Monomer of carbohydrates

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Monosaccharide

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Two monosaccharides combined

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Disaccharide

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Examples of monosacharides

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Glucose, fructose, galactose

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Example of disaccharide

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Lactose, maltose, sucrose

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Polysaccharides

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Monosaccharides linked to form chains

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Polysaccharides examples

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Starch, glycogen, cellulose

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What are carbohydrates for?

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Crucial for energy, structure, and communication in living organisms

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Monomers of protein

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Amino acids

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How many amino acids are there?

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20 different.

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Peptides

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When amino acids form smaller chains

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Polypeptides

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Larger amino acid chains

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Protein

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When polypeptides start to fold in a specific way a create a protein

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Enzymes

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Proteins that speed up chemical reactions.

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Keratin, collagen

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Give strenght to tissues like hair, nails

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Hemoglobin

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Protein that carries oxygen in blood.

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Antibodies

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Proteins that help fight infections

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Hormomes like Insulin

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Helps control processes in body

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Proteins from DNA

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Made through a process called protein sythesis

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Lipids contain

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Fats, oils, cholesterol and some vitamins

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Lipids are nonpolar

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Not dissolvable in water

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What’re some lipids used for

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Broken down and used as energy in cells.

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Energy from lipids

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Long-term energy source for living organisms.

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Other lipids usage

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Part of cells structure, great insulation

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Lipids monomers

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Fatty acids

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Triglycerol

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Fatty acids joined to one side of glycerol molecule

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Other lipids create phospholipids

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Fatty acid chains are attached to phosphate and glycerol head.

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