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Macromolecule Test Flashcards

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1:2:1 ratio of C:H:O

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Carbohydrates

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Adenine

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A type of nitrogen containing base in both DNA and RNA.

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Amino Acid

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Carbon compound joined by peptide bonds; building block of proteins.

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Carbohydrate

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Organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom.

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Cellulose

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An insoluble substance which is the main constituent of plant cell walls and of vegetable fibers such as cotton. It is a polysaccharide consisting of chains of glucose monomers.

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Chitin

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Tough, flexible polysaccharide in the exoskeletons of insects and crustaceans and in fungal cell walls.

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Cytosine

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A type of nitrogen containing base in both DNA and RNA.

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Dehydration Synthesis

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A chemical reaction in which a water molecule is removed to complete the reaction.

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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DNA: contains the instructions needed for an organism to develop, survive and reproduce. Make up of DNA is random but the nucleotide pairs have to stay together and can’t mix.

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Deoxyribose

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A sugar contained in DNA with one less oxygen atom than Ribose.

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Dipeptide

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An amino acid chain linked by peptide bonds but with just two peptide bonds.

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Disaccharide

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A carbohydrate with two monosaccharides chemically bonded together.

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Double Stranded

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Twisted-ladder shape of DNA, formed by two nucleotide strands twisted around each other.

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Enzyme

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A protein that speeds up a biological reaction.

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Fatty Acid

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The building blocks of the fat in our bodies and in the food we eat.

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Fructose

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A type of carbohydrate that makes fruit sweet.

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Galactose

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A monosaccharide with the same chemical equation as glucose but differs in the position of one hydroxyl group.

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Glucose

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A monosaccharide.

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Glycerol

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A carbohydrate that is used to link lipids.

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Glycogen

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The stored form of glucose that’s made up of many connected glucose molecules.

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Guanine

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A type of nitrogen containing base in both DNA and RNA.

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Lactose

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A type of carbohydrate that is found in dairy products.

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Lipid

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A hydrophobic biological molecule composed of mostly carbon and hydrogen.

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Maltose

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A disaccharide formed by chemically bonding two glucose molecules.

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Monosaccharide

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The basic unit aka monomer of a carbohydrate.

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Nitrogen Containing Base

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Found in the nucleotide which is the basic unit of DNA and RNA.

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Nucleic Acid

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A complex macromolecule that stores and communicates genetic information.

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Nucleotide

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A subunit of nucleic acid formed from a simple sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.

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Oil

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A type of Lipid.

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Peptide

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An amino acid linked by a peptide bond.

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Peptide Bond

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Links together amino acids, an amide-type of the covalent chemical bond.

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Phosphate Group

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Found in a nucleic acid and contains phosphorus.

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Polypeptide

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An amino acid chain linked by peptide bonds but with many peptide bonds.

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Polysaccharide

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A complex carbohydrate aka polymer of the carbohydrate macromolecule.

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Primary Structure

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The sequence of amino acids linked together to form a polypeptide chain.

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Protein

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Organic compound made of amino acids joined by peptide bond; primary building block of organisms.

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Quaternary Structure

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The association of several protein chains or subunits into a closely packed arrangement

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Ribonucleic Acid

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RNA: Guides protein synthesis.

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Ribose

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A pentose sugar found in ribonucleic acid with 5 Carbon atoms, 10 Hydrogen Atoms, and 5 Oxygen Atoms

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Saturated

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A saturated fat is a type of fat in which the fatty acid chains have all single bonds. In the diagram, it will branch off into like a 45 degree angle.

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Secondary Structure

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Regular, local structure of the protein backbone, stabilized by intramolecular and sometimes intermolecular hydrogen bonding of amide groups.

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Single Stranded

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RNA= single helixed

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Starch

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A complex carbohydrate aka polymer or polysaccharide found in foods such as potatoes.

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Sucrose

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Made up of glucose and fructose aka Sugar.

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Tertiary Structure

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The overall 3D arrangement of its polypeptide chain in space.

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Thymine

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A type of nitrogen containing base found only in DNA and not RNA.

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Tripeptide

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An amino acid chain linked by peptide bonds but with just three peptide bonds.

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Unsaturated

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An unsaturated fat is a fat or fatty acid in which there is at least one double bond within the fatty acid chain.

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Uracil

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A type of nitrogen containing base found only RNA and not DNA

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Wax

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A type of Lipid.

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