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hold atoms in the same molecule together type of bond

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intramolecular bonds

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electrostatic forces occurring between positively charged and negatively charged electrons of another atom that hold these atoms together in a molecule

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chemical bonds

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ionic, covalent, hydrophobic, hydrogen bonds are blank bonds

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intramolecular

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chemical bond that form between two different molecules

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intermolecular bonds

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hydrogen, hydrophobic, electrostatic forces, van der waals forces can all be blank bonds

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intermolecular bonds

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bond formed between cation and anion

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ionic bonds

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6
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strong bond between chemical elements where electrons are shared to fill valence shell

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covalent bond

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7
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blank covalent bonds allow rotation

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single

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the force of attraction of a nucleus on the electrons moving around it

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electronegativity

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electrons are shared equally and there is no polarity; occurs between atoms of similar or identical electronegativity

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non polar

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electrons are shared unequally between two atoms so there is a negative and positive pole

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polar

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in cells, molecules are in water which is a blank solvent

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polar

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12
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polarity promotes the blank of large molecules through hydrogen bonding

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stability

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polarity of water makes it blank

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cohesive

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14
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ionic compound is blank

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hydrophilic

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polar molecules are generally blank

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hydrophilic

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nonpolar molecules are blank

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hydrophobic

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molecule that is composed of part hydrophilic and part hydrophobic regions; one part soluble one part not

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amphipathic

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18
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solute and solvent make this up

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solution

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19
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small molecules that are the building blocks of larger ones

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monomers

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large molecules

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macromolecules

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21
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larger molecules composed of covalently bonded similar or identical monomers

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polymers

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weak bond that forms due to electrostatic interactions between hydrogen atoms with a positive polarity and more electron attracting atom with a negative polarity

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hydrogen bond

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23
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weak bonds that occur when nonpolar molecules or nonpolar regions of molecules associate tightly in a polar solven; non polar molecues disrupt hydrogen bonding among water molecules so they are squeezed or pushed together by water molecules to minimum their volume

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hydrophobic interactions

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hydrophobic interactions play important roles in blank and blank and blank

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enzymes binding substrates, protein conformation, stabilization of RNA

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25
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weak attractive forces that occur between atoms when they become very close

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van der waals forces

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26
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van der waals forces occur due to blank polarites in atoms and molecules

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temporary

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27
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van der waals forces play an important role in blank

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enzyme binding substrate

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28
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carbon is a major component of blank macromelucules

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all

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29
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functional group that can act as an acid and make molecule more polar

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carboxyl group

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30
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functional group that makes molecule an alcohol, makes molecule more polar

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hydroxyl group

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31
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makes molecule and organic base and makes molecule more polar functional group

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amino group

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32
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triglycerides are an example of a blank

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ester

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33
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fatty acids, lipids, and proteins have this functional group

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carboxyl

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34
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lipids and carbohydrates have this functional group

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alcohol

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35
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nucleic acids have this functional group

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phosphate etherc

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36
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certain types of lipids have this functional group

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ether

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37
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most abundant element

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oxygen

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38
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protein and RNA make up the most of a blank cell besides blank

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prokaryotic, water

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39
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water is about blank percent of cells

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90-92

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40
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molecule that can form hydrogen bonds and other bonds

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polar

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41
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water has a high blank

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specific heat

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42
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water is a good solvent for blank and blank molecules

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polar, ionic

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43
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two key features of water

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polarity, cohesiveness

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44
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water molecules have high affinity for one another and form blank arrangements

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ordered

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45
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salts blank in water into their respective ions

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dissociate

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46
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proton donors; increase concentration of H+ ions

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acids

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47
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proton acceptors; decrease the conc of H+ ions in a solution

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bases

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48
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compounds that resist changes in pH by sometimes behaving like an acid, and sometimes like a base

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buffer

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49
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polymers of amino acids, found throughout cell, and have important structural and enyzmatic roles

50
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non polar macromolecules that are hydrophobic

51
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polymers of sugar units macromolecule

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carbohydrates

52
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organic compounds that contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen at a ratio of 1:2:1; polar, and hydrophilic

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monosaccharides/disaccharides

53
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sugars that are structural of backbones of nucleic acids

54
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glucose is a blank carbon molecule called blank

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six, hexoses

55
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glucose comes from blank

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cell walls

56
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fructose comes from blank and is a blank sugar

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fruit, hexose

57
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sugar monomeric constituents of cell wall polymers and energy reserves

58
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carbohydrates containing many monomeric units connected by glycosidic bonds

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polysaccharides

59
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covalent bonds linking sugars together in a polysaccharide

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glycosidic bonds

60
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carbs containing two monosaccharides

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disaccharides

61
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two types of glycosidic bonds

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alpha, beta

62
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orientation of glycosidic bond that cross rings structure

63
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polysaccharide composed of glucose monomers joined to each other by alpha glycosidic bonds (tend to be hydrophobic) and stores energy

64
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composed of glucose monomers joined by beta glycosidic bonds

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structural polysaccharide

65
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function of structural polysaccharide is for structural blank of blank

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strength, cell walls

66
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glycogen and starch have blank glycosidic bonds

67
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cellulose has blank glycosidic bonds

68
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polysaccharides + proteins

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glycoproteins

69
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polysaccharides + lipids

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glycolipids

70
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simple fats, oils, sterols, phospholipids

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lipids are are blank and blank

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non polar, hydrophobic

72
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fatty acids are major constituents of blank lipids

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biological

73
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lipids are composed of C, H, O but not in blank ratio

74
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simple lipids are also called blank

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triglycerides

75
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three fatty acids bonded to the C3 alcohol glycerol; for energy storage

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simple lipids

76
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no double bonds between Cs in blank fatty acids

77
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double bonds between fatty acids in blank

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unsaturated

78
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a phospholipid is an example of a blank lipid

79
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sterols are always in blank cell membranes

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eukaryotes

80
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only a few blank have sterols in cell membranes

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prokaryotes

81
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hopanoids are in most blank but none in blank

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prokaryotes, eukaryotes

82
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sterols and hopanoids monitor blank of cell membrane

83
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polymer of nucleotides

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nucleic acid

84
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polymer of deoxyribonucleotides

85
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polymer of ribonucleotides and plays a role in protein synthesis in cells

86
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nucleotides are composed of these three things

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  1. pentose sugar (RNA or DNA)
  2. Nitrogen base
  3. phosphate
87
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nitrogen base bonded to its pentose sugar

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nucleoside

88
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nitrogen base attached to pentose sugar by N glycosidic linkage and bonded to phosphate

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nucleotide

89
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nucleic acids are key forms of blank energy (blank)

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chemical, ATP

90
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Two types of nitrogen bases

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pyramidine bases, purine bases

91
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adenine and guanine and has two rings bases

92
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bases with one ring, cytosine, thymine, and uracil

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pyramidine

93
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phosphate linkage that connects two sugars by an ester bond, every nucleotide joined to another on the same chain by this bond

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phosphodiester bond

94
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DNA bases across from each other are held together by blank bonds

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AT forms blank

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CG forms blank

97
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double stranded in cells

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single stranded usually

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most have C, H, O, and N and have amino group and carboxyl group

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amino acid

100
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amino acid monomers are held together by blank bonds (blank bonds)

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covalent, peptide

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side chains can be blank, blank, or blank in amino acids

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ionic, polar, nonpolar, acidic, basic

102
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peptide bond is formed by losing blank

103
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related but non identical molecules

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dexter is latin for blank

105
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enzymes capable of interconverting specific enantiomers

106
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structural term meaning a series of amino acids joined to each other by peptide bonds

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polypeptide

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functional unit consisting of one or more polypeptides having one or more functions

108
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a polypeptide could be a blank or a subunit of a larger blank

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whole protein, protein

109
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optical isomers

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enantiomers

110
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carbs with several monosaccharides

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oligosaccharides

111
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carbs with very large amount of monosaccharides

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polysaccharides

112
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linear array of amino acids in a polypeptide

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primary structure

113
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folds in polypeptide that form a more stable structure; held together by hydrogen bonding between amino group Hydrogen and carbonyl Oxygen

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secondary structure

114
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two amino acids bonded by peptide linkage

115
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many amino acids bonded by peptide linkage and proteins are comprised of one or more of these

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polypeptide

116
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three amino acids bonded by peptide linkage

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tripeptide

117
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additional folding of polypeptide to result in greater stability and unique 3d shape

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tertiary structure

118
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covalent bonds between -SH groups from two different amino acids

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disulfide bonds

119
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how tertiary structure is held together

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hydrogen bonds, electrostatic forces, hydrophobic interactions, disulfide bonds

120
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occurs in proteins composed of two or more polypeptides

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quaternary structure

121
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each polypeptide in the protein, held together by either/both covalent bonds is called

122
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unfolding of polypeptide chains because of loss of biological function, extreme pH, chemicals, or temperature extremes

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denaturization

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denaturization can be blank or blank

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reversible, irreversible

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