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chapter 3

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molecules of life

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Large molecules made up of smaller building blocks or subunits

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macromolecules

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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

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polymere

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macromolecules examples :

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protein , nuleic acid , carbohydrate
lipids

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macromolecules important why ?

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essential to the buliding and functioning of living organism

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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 ___________

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macromolecules , polymers

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Synthesis of Biological Macromolecules which is _____________________
and Monomers are joined through ______________ therefore it would be a loss of water molecules

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Made up of monomers joined by covalent bonds ,
Dehydration Synthesis

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Polymers are broken down into monomers by a process called _____________

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hydrolysis

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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

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condensation reaction

con dns ation

con dens ation

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example of dehydration synthesis :

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hydrolysis example

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dissolving a salt of a weak acid or base in water

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hydrolysis signs :

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water added
split with water

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carbohydrate :

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  • 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
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made up of monomer called monosaccharides( simple sugar)
examples :
glucose
fructose
galactose

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carbohydrate

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glucose

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-blood sugar
-provide fuel for cellular activity

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glucose stored as ________ or ___________ for later use by animal

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fat or glycogen

17
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Why isn’t all our energy stored as glycogen?

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it is quite bulky with heavy water content,

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(polysaccharides)
vesus
disaccharide

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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