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Science - Macromolecules Flashcards

1
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Catabolic Reaction

A

Large molecules broken down into smaller molecules

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What are the basic Catabolic reactions

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Monosaccharides, Amino Acids, Fatty Acids, Nucleotides ( My Aunt Frequently Naps)

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3
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Anabolic Reaction

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Build larger molecules

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True/False: Catabolic reaction REQUIRES energy

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False, it RELEASES energy

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5
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What are the basic Anabolic Reactions

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Carbohydrates, Nucleic Acids, Proteins, Lipids (Lets, PLay New Characters)

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6
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What is the primary source of energy in macromolecules

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Carbohdrates

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7
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What are the general functions of carbohydrates

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Primary Source of energy, Oxidation creates energy, can be broken down further by fermentation and respiration (Please Stop Offering Reduced Food)

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8
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What is the structure of Carbohydrates

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen (Come Help Out)

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True/False: Monosaccharides are also known as simple sugars

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TRUE

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10
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What are examples of monosaccharides

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Glucose, Fructose, Galactose (Good Fucking God)

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What does a Monosaccharide look like

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CH2o

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True/False: it is not required to have a carbon attached on a monosaccharide

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False, there is always 1 carbon for every water molecule on monosaccharides

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Monomer

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small molecule

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14
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Polymer

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made up of 2 monomers

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15
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What are the polymer groups

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Carbohydrates, Proteins, Nucleic Acids (PLease No Additional Carpet)

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16
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what is the function of lipids

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Energy Storage, Structural Function (Sex Eventually Stops)

17
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what are examples of Lipids

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Fats, Phospholipids, Steroids, Waxes (Please Stop Working Forever)

18
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what makes phospholipids different from fatty acids

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they have phosphate rather than fatty acid

19
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what is the polypeptide ratio

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10 to 100

20
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condensation reaction

A

loss of H2o when 2 molecules are joined

21
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hydrolysis reaction

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H2o added when two molecules are joined

22
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what happens during a Hydrolysis Reaction

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-H added to small molecule, OH added to molecule being formed

23
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what does a peptide contain

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2 or more Amino Acids

24
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What does the Carbon Chain of Amino Acids contain

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Carboxylic Acid group (-COOH), Amine Group (-NH2), Central Carbon, R group (Come Along And Get Crazy Cozy Rob)

25
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What determines the properties of a protein

A

R group (side chain)

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