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1
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Is starch a carbohydrate, protein, or lipid

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Carbohydrate

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2
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Is glycogen a carbohydrate, protein, or lipid

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Carbohydrate

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3
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Are enzymes carbohydrates, proteins, or lipids

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Protein

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4
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Are saturated fats carbohydrates, proteins, or lipids

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Lipids

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5
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Name the monomer of lipids

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Glycerol and fatty acids

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6
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Name the polymer of Carbohydrates

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Polysaccharides

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7
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Name the monomer of proteins

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Amino acids

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8
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Name the polymer of proteins

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Polypeptides

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9
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Name the monomer of nucleic acids

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Nucleotide

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10
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Name the polymer of nucleic acids

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DNA or RNA

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11
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Monomer of lipids

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Glycerol and fatty acids

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12
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Polymer of lipids

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Triglycerides

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13
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What provides long term energy for plants

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Starch

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14
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What provides short term energy storage for animals

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Glycogen

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15
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What forms the cell wall of plant cells

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Cellulose

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16
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Is saturated fat found in animals, plants, or both

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Animals

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17
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Is protein found in animals, plants, or both

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Both

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18
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Are amino acids found in animals, plants, or both

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Both

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19
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Are monosaccharides found in animals, plants, or both

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Both

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20
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Is cellulose found in animals, plants, or both

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Plants

21
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Is glucose found in animals, plants, or both

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Both

22
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Are enzymes found in animals, plants, or both

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Both

23
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Are polysaccharides found in animals, plants, or both

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Both

24
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Is glycogen found in animals, plants, or both

A

Animals

25
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Is starch found in animals, plants, or both

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Plants

26
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Are phospholipids found in animals, plants, or both

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Both

27
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Which macromolecule makes up phospholipids

A

Lipids

28
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What are the four macromolecules

A

Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, and Nucleic acids

29
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Which macromolecule does not provide energy

A

Nucleic acids

30
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Name the order your body consumes macromolecules

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Carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins

31
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What are polymers made of

A

Many small, basic, subunits of monomers

32
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What is Hydrolysis

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Polymers are broken down into monomers by gaining a water molecule

33
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What is Dehydration synthesis

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monomers come together to form a polymer, in turn losing a water molecule

34
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Define macromolecule

A

Large, organic molecules that make up all living things

35
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What atom do all macromolecules contain

A

Carbon

36
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Define monomer

A

Small, basic subunits

37
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Define Polymer

A

Larger, more complex structures made of monomers

38
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Main function of carbohydrates

A

Short term energy storage

39
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What contains carbohydrates

A

Sugars and starches

40
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What elements are carbohydrates made of

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Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

41
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How can carbohydrates be consumed

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As monosaccharides and polysaccharides

42
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Main function of lipids

A

Long term energy storage

43
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What contains lipids

A

Fats, oils, phospholipids, and steroids

44
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What elements are lipids made of

A

Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

45
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What are phospholipids

A

Two hydrophobic fatty acid tails and a hydrophilic phosphate head

46
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What is the phospholipid bilayer

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Two layers of phospholipids make the plasma membrane of cells, which have selective permeability

47
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What are Saturated fats

A

Fats that only have single bonds in the hydrocarbon tail and is solid at room temperature

48
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What are unsaturated fats

A

Fats that have double bonds that prevent packing tightly together and is liquid at room temperature

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