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Biomolecules Flashcards

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Carbohydrate monomer

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Monosaccharide

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Carbohydrate polymer

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Polysaccharide

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Protein monomer

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Amino acids

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Protein polymer

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Polypeptide

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Lipids monomer

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Fatty acid and glycerol

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Lipid polymer

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Lipid
Wax
Triglyceride

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Nucleic acid monomer

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Nucleotide

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Nucleic acids polymer

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Nucleic acid

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Lipid function

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Long term energy
Cell membrane
Insulation
Hormones
Steroids
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Lipid made of

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CHO

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11
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Examples of lipids

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Fats
Oils
Waxes

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Lipids other

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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Insoluble in water
Phospholipids make up cell membranes
E shape

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Proteins made of

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CHON

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Proteins made in

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Animals

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Protein examples

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Enzymes
Hemoglobin
Collagen

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Proteins function

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Enzymes
Cell structure and support
Antibodies
Muscle cells

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Proteins other

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Lactase
Ribosome
Amylase
Squiggly shapes

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Nucleic acids function

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Genetic information

Making proteins

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Nucleic acids made of

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CHONP

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Nucleic acids made in

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Nucleus

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Nucleic acids examples

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DNA

RNA

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Nucleic acids other

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Consists of five carbon sugar phosphate group and nitrogen base
NITROGEN BASES:adenine guanine thymine and cytosine

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Carbohydrates function

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Short term energy

Cell walls

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Carbohydrates made of

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1:2:1

CHO

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Carbohydrates made in

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Plants

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Carbohydrates examples

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Starch

Cellulose

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Carbohydrates glycogen

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Highly branches chain used by animals to store energy in muscles and the liver

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Carbohydrates startch

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Plant storage from of energy broken down to glucose units

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Carbohydrates chitin

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A polysaccharide used as a structural material in arthropod exoskeleton and fungal cell walls

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Carbohydrates cellulose

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Fiber like material tough and insoluble used in plant cell walls

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Carbohydrates other

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Used for cell structure
Glucose
Sucrose(-ose)
Wheat
Starch
Glycogen
Ring shape
Covalent bonds
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Organic molecule traits

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Carbon based
Few elements join together to form molecules
Built from single type of building block(monomer)
Form determines function

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DNA sugar

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Deoxyribose

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RNA Sugar

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Ribose

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Wax

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Consist of long fatty acid chain joined to long alcohol chain

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Triglyceride

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Saturated and unsaturated

Form protective layer in animals and plants

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Phospholipid

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Two fatty acid molecules joined by a molecule of glycerol

Two layers enclose cells

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Main source of energy for living things

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Carbohydrates

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Carry out chemical reactions(enzymes)

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Proteins

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Important part of biological membranes

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Lipids

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Contain CHNOP

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Nucleic acids

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Transport substances in and out of cells

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Lipids

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Composed of amino acids

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Proteins

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Sugar and starches

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Carbohydrates

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Store and transmit hereditary info

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Nucleic acids

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