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Macromolecules Flashcards

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What are carbohydrates composed off

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Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen

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4 building blocks of life

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Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic acids

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Example of a monosaccharide carbohydrate

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Glucose

Fructose

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3
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Example of a disaccharide carbohydrate

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Sucrose

Table sugar

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Example of a polysaccharide carbohydrate

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Starch
Glycogen
Cellulose

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5
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What are monosaccharides and example

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The simplest of sugars- glucose

Builds to make a macromolecule

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6
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Sugars that are immediately absorbed through the bloodstream and taken to your cells to be used as energy at the cellular level

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Monosaccharides

Disaccharides

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What is a polysaccharide

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3 or more monosaccharides (glucose) bonded together

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8
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Polysaccharides do what with cellular energy?

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Provide and store because there are MANY

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9
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What is the purpose of starch?

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Stores chemical energy

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What is the main/ immediate/ short term source of energy for living things?

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A monosaccharide or a disaccharide carbohydrate

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11
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Nonpolar molecules

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Lipids

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12
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Lipids are composed of

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Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen

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What does Nonpolar mean?

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Not soluble in water because water is polar

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14
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What are examples of lipids?

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Fats waxes and oils

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15
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What are the 2 major groups of lipids?

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Saturated and unsaturated

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16
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What are saturated fats?

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A carbon atom bonded with 2 hydrogen atoms.

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17
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Examples of saturated fats

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Butter
Animal fat
Cooking shortening

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18
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What are unsaturated fats?

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Not completely saturated with hydrogen atoms

19
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Examples of unsaturated fats

20
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Function of lipids

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Long term storage of energy

21
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What provides cushion and support of internal organs?

22
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Proteins contain

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Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
And nitrogen

23
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what are enzymes

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Promote chemical reactions

24
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Function of protein

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Used for structure and support-bone and muscle tissue

25
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Examples of proteins

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Meats and fish

26
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What are the building blocks of proteins

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Amino acids

27
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Examples of proteins

A

Meat and fish

28
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Nucleic acid are composed of

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Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
29
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What are the building blocks of nucleic acids

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Nucleotides

30
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What are the two types of nucleic acida

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DNA and RNA

31
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What do nucleic acid’s store

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The genetic code

32
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Fats are made up of what 2 chemical ingredients

A

Glycerol

Fatty acids

33
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What is a triglyceride

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When you get three fatty acid groups together and Connect them to a glycerol you get a triglyceride

34
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Where do you find triglycerides

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Butter
Peanut butter
Oil
White parts of me

35
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What do phospholipids make up

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Cell membrane walls

36
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Fatty acids have which two groups

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A carboxyl group and an amino group

37
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What is an organic molecule

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A molecule that contains carbon

38
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What is an inorganic molecule

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Molecule that does not contain carbon

39
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What are examples of organic molecules

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Carbohydrates proteins lipids and nucleic acid

40
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What are examples of inorganic molecules

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Carbon
 water 
sodium 
iron 
calcium 
zinc 
magnesium
41
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Is the definition of diffusion

A

Net movement of molecules from high concentration to low concentration

42
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What is a hypotonic solution

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A solution that has a lower salute concentration compared to another solution

43
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What is a hypertonic solution

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A solution that has a higher salute concentration compared to another solution

44
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What is an isotonic solution

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Two solutions that have equal equal amount of water that goes in and out

45
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What does semi permeable mean

A

Certain molecules can go through while others cannot

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