Carbohydrates and Lipids Flashcards

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1
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Examples of monosaccharide hexoses

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Glucose, fructose, and galactose

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Monosaccharide hexose, responsible for cellular respiration and ATP production within cells

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Glucose

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3
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Monosaccharide hexose and simple sugar in fruits

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Fructose

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4
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Monosaccharide hexose and simple sugar in milks

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Galactose

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5
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Examples of monosaccharide pentoses

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Ribose and deoxyribose

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6
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Monosaccharide pentose sugar that makes up RNA

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Ribose

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7
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Monosaccharide pentose sugar that makes up DNA

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Deoxyribose

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8
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Bond formed in a nucleotide between a sugar and a phosphate

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Ester bonds

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9
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A molecule used by the cell for energy and is bonded to sugars through ester bonds

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Phosphates

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10
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Bonds formed between monosaccharide molecules to create larger and more complex molecules

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Glyosidic bonds

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A molecule composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen, and is the building block of all carbohydrates

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Monomers

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12
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Two monosaccharides bonded together through dehydration/condensation (anabolic reactions) in a glyosidic bond

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Disaccharides

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13
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Examples of disaccharides

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Maltose, lactose, and sucrose

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14
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Disaccharide sugar found in malt and broken down by the enzyme maltase

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Maltose

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15
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Disaccharide sugar found in milk and broken down by the enzyme lactase

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Lactose

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16
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Disaccharide sugar found in plants and broken down by the enzyme sucrase; table sugar is modified off of this molecule

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Sucrose

17
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Multiple monosaccharides bonded together through dehydration/condensation (anabolic reactions) in a glyosidic bond, forming a large chain

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Polysaccharides

18
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Examples of polysaccharides

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Starch (amylose, amylopectin), cellulose, glycogen

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Polysaccharide, energy found in plant roots

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Starch

20
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An unbranched polysaccharide starch, formed by a 1-4 glyosidic bond chain

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Amylose

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A branched polysaccharide starch, formed by a 1-4 glyosidic bond chain with 1-6 glyosidic bond off branching chains

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Amylopectin

22
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An unbranched polysaccharide, formed by a 1-4 hydrogen bond chain. It’s used in plant wall structure

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Cellulose

23
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A highly branched polysaccharide starch, formed by a 1-4 glyosidic bond chain with 1-6 glyosidic bond off branching chains. It’s found in the liver and muscle cells and is used for energy storage

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Glycogen

24
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Lipids that make up fats and oils made up of three fatty acids linked to a 3 glycerol alcohol molecules by ester bond

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Triglycerides

25
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A lipid composed of a 3 part hydrophilic head attached to 2 fatty acids, one being saturated and the other unsaturated

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Phospholipids

26
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Hydrophobic carbon and hydrogen chains found in lipids

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Fatty acids

27
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A lipid composed of a bent backbone of 3 hexoses and one pentose

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Steroids

28
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A lipid composed of a single fatty acid linked to an alcohol molecule

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Waxes

29
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Fats that don’t have a double bond, and are often seen as bad for you

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Saturated fats

30
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Fats that do have a double bond, and are often seen as good for you. Can come as either polyunsaturated fats that have multiple bonds or monounsaturated fats that have only one

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Unsaturated fats