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Macromelocules Quiz Flashcards

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Macromelocules

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Means “giant molecules”- made from repeating units of smaller molecules

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Organic molecules

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all molecules are organic molecules. Organic molecules: chemicals that contain carbon

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How organic molecules are formed

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They are small individual sub-units (monomers) join together to form large molecules (polymers)

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Carbohydrates

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compounds that are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms

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What do carbohydrates do

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they provide a source of energy for living things and provide structural support

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Types of carbohydrates

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  1. monosaccharides (simple sugars) (monomer for carbohydrates) (one sugar)
  2. disaccharides (2 sugars)
  3. polysaccharides (many sugars)
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Examples of carbs

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  • glucose (mono)
  • fructose (mono)
  • galactose (mono)
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Lipids (fats)

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  • compounds made mostly of carbon and hydrogen atoms

- store energy for cells and are important components of cell membranes

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examples of lipids

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fats, oils, waxes and steroids

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Saturated fats

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butter, fat in meat, (solid at room temperature)

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Unsaturated fats

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olive oil, cooking oil (liquids at room temperature)

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Proteins

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compounds that contain nitrogen along with carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

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What are proteins made up of?

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-amino acids (monomers

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What do proteins do?

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-control the rate of chemical reactions

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Enzymes

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proteins that change the rate of a chemical reaction

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Nucleic Acids

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compounds that contain hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus

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What are nucleic acids made of?

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made up of nucleotides (monomers of nucleic acids)

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What do nucleic acids do?

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store and transmit genetic information

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Main nucleic acids

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DNA and RNA

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DNA

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  • master copy of an organism’s genetic code
  • contains instructions used to form an organism’s enzymes and structural proteins (determines how you look and how your body works
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RNA

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uses the information stored in DNA to make the proteins

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Examples of Monosaccharides

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Glucose and Fructose

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examples of disaccharides

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sucrose and lactose

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examples of plysaccharides

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glycogen and cellulose

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examples of lipids

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waxes, oils, fats, steroids

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examples of saturated fatsq

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butter, fat in meat, coconut oil

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examples of unsaturated fats

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olive oil, cooking oil, walnuts

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examples of enzymes

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lactase, catalase, amylase

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examples of structural proteins

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colligen, keratin, elastin

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