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chapter 3
molecules of life
Large molecules made up of smaller building blocks or subunits
macromolecules
any of a class of natural or synthetic substances composed of very large molecules, called macromolecules, which are multiples of simpler chemical units called monomers
polymere
macromolecules examples :
protein , nuleic acid , carbohydrate
lipids
macromolecules important why ?
essential to the buliding and functioning of living organism
most ___________are made from single subunits, or building blocks, called monomers. The monomers combine with each other using covalent bonds to form larger molecules known as ___________
macromolecules , polymers
Synthesis of Biological Macromolecules which is _____________________
and Monomers are joined through ______________ therefore it would be a loss of water molecules
Made up of monomers joined by covalent bonds ,
Dehydration Synthesis
Polymers are broken down into monomers by a process called _____________
hydrolysis
a type of chemical reaction in which two molecules are combined to form a single molecule, usually with the loss of a small molecule such as water
condensation reaction
con dns ation
con dens ation
example of dehydration synthesis :
hydrolysis example
dissolving a salt of a weak acid or base in water
hydrolysis signs :
water added
split with water
carbohydrate :
- primary fuel for cell
- -form alot of structure of cell
- contain carbon , hydrogen , oxygen ration is 1:2:1
- formula : (CH2O)n
- n= number of carbon
made up of monomer called monosaccharides( simple sugar)
examples :
glucose
fructose
galactose
carbohydrate
glucose
-blood sugar
-provide fuel for cellular activity
glucose stored as ________ or ___________ for later use by animal
fat or glycogen
Why isn’t all our energy stored as glycogen?
it is quite bulky with heavy water content,
(polysaccharides)
vesus
disaccharide
complex carbohydrates
contain many simple sugar or large sugar molecules linked together such as : glycogen , starch , cellulose
whereas
contain 2 simple sugar bonded togather
such as sucrose and lactose