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Macromolecules Flashcards

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Polymer

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Monomers that bond to one another, a molecule that consists of repeated, linked units

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Monomer

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Carbon compounds built up from smaller, simpler molecules

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Macromolecules

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Large polymer (structure)

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How do u know if a term is a sugar?

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It has the suffix -ose

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Organic compound

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Compounds that contain both hydrogen & carbon atoms

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Inorganic compounds

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Compounds that DO NOT contain both hydrogen and carbon atoms

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4 organic compounds

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Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, & nucleic acids

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What are lipids?

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Large nonpolar organic molecules 
Wax
Fats
Oils
Steroids
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What are carbohydrates?

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Organic compounds composed of hydrogen carbon & oxygen

Monosaccharide, disaccharide , & polysaccharide

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What are proteins?

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Organic compounds composed of hydrogen oxygen nitrogen and carbon
Amino acids
Enzyme

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What are nucleic acids?

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Very large & complex organic molecules that store information from cells
DNA
RNA

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Monosaccharide

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Simple sugar, monomer of a carbohydrate

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Disaccharide

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Double sugar, 2 monosaccharides

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Polysaccharide

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Complex, made of many monosaccharides in carbohydrates

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Amino acid

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Proteins formed by the linkage of monomers ex. Hair, skin, muscle, hormones

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Enzyme

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RNA or any protein molecule that acts as biological catalysts, essential for a functioning cell

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Wax

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Type of structural lipid consisting of a long fatty acids chain joined a long alcohol chain, waterproof, protective layer

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Steroids

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Composed of 4 fused carbon rings, animal hormones, make testosterone, cholesterol

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DNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid, contains information that determines characteristics in an organism

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RNA

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Ribonucleic acid stores information from DNA that is essential for manufacturing proteins

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