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1
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How many valence electrons does carbon have?

A

4

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2
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What is a disaccharide

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2 sugars

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3
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Three examples of carbs

A

Soft drinks pasta potatoes

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4
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Four examples of lipids

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Fats waxes steroids oils

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5
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What are three jobs of lipids

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Insulate the body protect organs store energy

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6
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What is the difference between a saturated and unsaturated fat

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Saturated fat is single unsaturated fat is double

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7
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Which is from a animal and which is from a plant

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Saturated:animals unsaturated:plants

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8
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Which is better for you

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Unsaturated

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9
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What is the building block of carbohydrates

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Monosaccharides

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10
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What do sugars end in

A

Ose

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11
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What is the function of carbohydrates in the body

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Gives us energy

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12
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When a polysaccharide is broken down what is it broken down into

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Monosaccharides

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13
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Explain the difference between a monomer and a polymer

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Monomer means one

Polymer means many

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14
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Give two examples of nucleic acids

A

DNA RNA

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15
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Give two examples of proteins

A

Meat eggs

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16
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What is the building block of proteins

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Cells

17
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How many amino acids are there

A

20

18
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What are the functions of proteins in a cell

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Build, get energy, act as hormones

19
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What are the directions to make nucleic acids

A

Proteins

20
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What is the building block of a nucleic acids

A

Nucleotide

21
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What type of bond holds amino acids in a protein together

A

Reptide bonds

22
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What is the function of an enzyme

A

Speed up digestion

23
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What are the three parts of a nucleotide

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Sugar, nitrogen base, and phosphate

24
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How do you make a protein

A

Dehydration synthesis

25
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What are the four nitrogen bases for DNA

A

Adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine

26
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Follow the order from smallest to largest

A

DNA, gene, chromosome, and nucleus

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