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1
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Giant molecule formed by the joining of smaller molecules

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Macromolecule

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2
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Long molecule consisting of similar blocks linked by covalent bonds

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Polymer

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Building blocks of polymers

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Monomer

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4
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Macromolecule that acts as a catalyst

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Enzyme

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The way that monomers connect to each other by removing water

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Dehydration reaction

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Breaking bonds between 2 molecules by adding water

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Hydrolysis

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Simplest carbohydrate made up of 1 ring sugar

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Monosaccharide

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Consists of 2 monosaccharides

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Disaccharide

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Carbonyl is added into the carbon skeleton

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Ketose

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Carbonyl is added to the end of the carbon skeleton

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Aldehyde

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11
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What are some examples of polysaccharides?

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Chitin, cellulose, starch

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What is an example of disaccharides?

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Lactose, sucrose

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13
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What is an example of a monosaccharide?

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Glucose

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14
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Made up of fructose and glucose

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Sucrose

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15
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How are carbs bonded?

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Glycosidic bonds

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16
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What are the 3 types of lipids?

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Steroids, fat, phospholipid

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17
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Consists of 3 fatty acids and a glycerol

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Fat

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18
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All carbon in the hydrocarbon are single bonds

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Saturated

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19
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Has one or more double bond between the cabins in the hydrocarbon tail

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Unsaturated

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20
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What is the function of lipids?

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Energy storage, cushioning vital organs, moderating temperatures, cell membrane transportation

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21
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Consists of 2 fatty acids and a glycerol

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Phospholipid

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22
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Consists of a carbon skeleton with 4 fused rings

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Steroid

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23
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What is an example of a steroid?

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Cholesterol

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24
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What type of bond are in lipids?

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Ester

25
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Contains carboxyl

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Lipid

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Contains C,H, and O

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carbohydrates

27
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What are the 5 functions of proteins?

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Enzymatic, structure, storage, contractile and motor, transport

28
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Selective acceleration of chemical reactions

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Enzymatic

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Supports the cell

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Structure

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Stores material

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Storage

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Moves materials from 1 place to another

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Transport

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Movement

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Contractile and movement

33
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What are the monomers of proteins?

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amino acids

34
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What bonds are in proteins?

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peptide bonds

35
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Physical chain sequence of amino acids

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Primary

36
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Coil shape or flat sheet of amino acids

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Secondary

37
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3-D shape, r group interactions

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Tertiary

38
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Multiple polypeptides

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Quaternary

39
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What determines denaturization?

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pH, temperature, concentration, solvents

40
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Contains an amino group and carboxyl group

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Amino acid

41
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Covalent bond between the carboxyl group and another carboxyl group by dehydration reaction

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Peptide bond

42
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Proteins that help in the folding of proteins

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Chaperonins

43
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What are the 2 types of nucleic acids?

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DNA, RNA

44
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What is the flow of genetic information?

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DNA, RNA, protein

45
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polymer consisting of many nucleotide monomers

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Polynucleotide

46
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Building block of a nucleic acid

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Nucleotide

47
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What are nucleic acids made up of?

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phosphate, nitrogenous base, 6 ring carbon sugar

48
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What are the 3 pyrimidines?

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C,T,U

49
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What are the 2 purines?

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A, G

50
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Process in which the protein loses its shape due to the disruption of weak chemical bonds and interactions

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Denature

51
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Misfolded hemoglobin subunit causes red blood cells to collapse

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sickle cell disease

52
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How does a misfiled hemoglobin beta subunit cause red blood cells to collapse?

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Sickle cell beta proteins will aggregate and form hydrophobic chains causes oxygen capacity to be greatly reduced

53
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Molecules that are built from molecules that don’t have function in immediate life processes

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Secondary metabolite

54
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What is an example of urushiol?

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urushiol, solanine

55
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What is the biological role of venom?

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Break things down to make easier digestion

56
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What type of bonds are in lipids?

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Ester

57
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what type of bonds are in carbohydrates?

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glycosidic

58
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What types of bonds are in proteins?

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peptide

59
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what types of bonds are in nucleic acids?

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Ester

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