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Dehydration synthesis leads to formation of
Water and polymers
During the breakdown of polymers Which of the following reactions take place? Hydrolysis, dehydration, condensation, covalent bond.
Hydrolysis
What type of reaction occurs to make ethyl ethanoate
Condensation
An example of a monosaccharide is _______.
Fructose and glucose and galactose
Cellulose and starch are examples of ______.
Polysaccharides
Plant cell walls contain which of the following in abundance?
Starch cellulose glycogen lactose
Cellulose
Lactose is a disaccharide formed by the formation of a _______ bond between glucose and _______.
Glycosidic and galactose
Which of the following is not an extra cellular matrix role of carbohydrates? Protecting insects internal organs from external trauma, prevents plant cells from lying after the plant is watered, maintaining the shape of a fungal spore, provide energy for a muscle movement
Provide energy for a muscle movement
Saturated fats have all of the following characteristics except, they are solid at room temperature, they have single bonds Within the carbon chain, they are usually obtained from animal sources, they tend to dissolve in water easily
They tend to dissolve in water easily
Phospholipids are important components of ________.
The plasma membrane of cells
Cholesterol is an integral part of plasma membranes. Based on its structure where is it found in the membrane?
Within the tail bilayer 
The monomers that make up proteins are called ________.
Amino acids
The a helix and the bee pleated sheep are part of which proteins structure?
Secondary
Mad cow disease is an infectious disease where one miss full protein causes all other copies Of the protein to begin miss folding. This is an example of a disease impacting ______ structure.
Tertiary
A nucleotide of DNA may contain _________ .
Deoxyribose, thymine, and a phosphate group
The building blocks of nucleic acids are ________.
Nucleotides
How does the double helix structure of DNA support its role in encoding the genome
Complementary base pairing creates a very stable structure
