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What is dehydration synthesis

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Attaching monomers together in a chain to make a polymer. and removing water from each connection.

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what is hydrolysis

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Serprating a chain of monomers to break down a polymer and add water to remove the connection

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Explain the role of activation energy in reaction.

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The amount of energy that must be added to start a chemical reaction

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4
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How does enzyme affect activation energy

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enzyme lower the activation, allowing the reaction to go faster and easier.

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5
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what is dipeptide

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two amino acids connected

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6
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what is polypeptide

A

many amino acids connected

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7
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which monomer is shaped like a hexagon

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Glucose

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What is monosaccharide

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one simple sugar like glucose

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What is disaccharide

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two monosaccharide connected

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10
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what is a polyacrylamide

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many monosaccharide connected

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11
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what are five ways to transport protein to your body.

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source of energy
pigments
hormones
body structure
transport in blood

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12
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what is monomers in protein

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amino acids

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13
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what is the organelle that puts amino acids together and make protein

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ribosome

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14
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what are 2 examples of protein molecules

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hemoglobin
insulin

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15
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what are the four main types of organic compounds.

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carbohydrates
lipids
proteins
nucleic acids

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what would happen if there is no enzymes in humans

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chemical reaction in body will stop and cells would die.

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17
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how do you speed up chemical reaction without out enzyme

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Add heat

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18
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Is marcomolcule large and small

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Large

19
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what does poly mean

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many or multiple

20
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what is polymer mean

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a large molecule made up with many monomers attached together

21
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what does mono mean

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one or single

22
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what is a monomer

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a small molecule that is a building block of a polymer

23
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what is condensation / dehydration

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monomers are attached together to make a polymer by removing water.

24
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what is the monomer of nucleic acids

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nucleotide

25
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what is the monomer for carbohydrates

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monosaccharide

26
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what are two monomer of lipids

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fatty acid and glycerol

27
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what is a monomer of proteins

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amino acids

28
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what will be when a polymer attach together

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water will be removed

29
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what is enzyme

A

a protein with a specific shape

30
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what is the job of enzyme

A

speed up chemical reaction

31
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are enzymes used by chemical over and over again

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yes

32
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what is active site

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the part of the enzymes that conncets to the substrate

33
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what is substrate

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what the enzyme is working for

34
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why does enzyme only work or substrate

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the active site has specific shapes that only fit a specific shape

35
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what is the job of the enzyme in our digestive system

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break down food , polymers into monomers

36
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examples of lipids

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wax, fats, oil and steroids

37
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how does cells use nucleic acids

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genetic code

38
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two exampels of nucliec acids

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dna and rna

39
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what kind of marcomoulce doesnt mix or dissolve with water

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lipids

40
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how do cell use carbohydrates

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quick energy

41
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example of carbohydrate

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pasta sugar and paper

42
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what are two ways cell use lipids

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energy storage and cell membrane

43
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what are two ways monomers in lipids

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fatty acid and glycerol

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