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1
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a polymer made up of many amino acids joined together

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polypeptide

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2
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a fatty acid with no carbon double bonds

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saturated fat

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3
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soap is a type of

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emulsifier

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4
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emulsifier

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break apart lipids into small pieces so they can mix with water ex: soap

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5
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a nucleic acid that Is single stranded

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RNA

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6
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the process that breaks bonds between sub units in organic polymers

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hydrolisis

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7
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the carbohydrate that makes up the cell walls of plants

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cellulose

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8
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another name for fat

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lipid

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9
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the storage from of carbohydrates in plants

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starch

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10
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acidity is created by an excess of what ions in solution

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hydrogen

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11
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what can alter the three dimensional shape of. a protein

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heavy metals

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12
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a nucleotide Is made up of what

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phosphate pentose and a nitrogenous base

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13
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a pH above 7 Is

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basic or alkine

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14
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what element is common in living organisms and can form up to four bonds

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carbon

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15
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what is formed when 2 glucose molecules are joined together

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maltose

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16
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what lipids contains 4 rings in their chemical structure

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proteins

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17
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a nucleic acid with a double helix

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DNA

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18
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what bonds are strong

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covalent

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19
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a sox carbon sugar

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hexose

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20
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the sub unit that makes up nucleic acids

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nucleotides

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21
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a five carbon sugar

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pentose

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22
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the level of protein structure with a beta pleated sheet and or alpha helix

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secondary

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23
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a pH below 7

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acid

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24
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a carbohydrate made up of many sub units

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polysaccharide

25
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a fatty acid with at least one double bond between carbon is an

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unsaturated fat

26
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the level of protein structure that is the sequence of amino acids that make up the protein

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primary

27
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how many different kinds of amino acids are there

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20

28
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carbohydrates supply us with

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energy

29
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a nucleotide the transmits energy within living organisms

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ATP

30
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compounds made of carbon hydrogen and oxygen are

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organic

31
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a pH of 7 is

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neutral

32
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a proteins 3 dimensional shape is important for it to

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properly function

33
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a type of lipids that that make up a significant part of the cell membrane

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phospholipid

34
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what makes water a good solvent

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its molecules are polar giving it a + & - charge

35
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formed when a fructose and glucose molecule join together

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sucrose

36
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a carbohydrate made of only 1 subunit

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monosaccharide

37
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the process that creates bonds between subunits in organic polymus

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dehydration synthesis

38
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what causes a protein to change its dimensional shape

A

heat

39
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the term for protein losing shape

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denaturation

40
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the sub unit that makes up polypeptides

A

amino acids

41
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a 2:1 ratio of h to 0 is

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carbohydrate

42
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a neutral fat that contained glycerol and only one fatty acid chain is

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mono glyceride

43
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a substance that helps hold the pH is a

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buffer

44
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carbohydrate used in calles

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glucose

45
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a measure of acidity

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pH

46
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a carbohydrate that have 2 subunits

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disaccharide

47
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hydrogen bonds are

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weak

48
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when 2 or more proteins comes together to form more proteins

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quaternary

49
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a molecule made up of 2 amino acids joined together

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dipeptide

50
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protein structure when it folds on itself

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tertiary

51
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the storage for o carbohydrates in animals

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glycogen

52
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sequence of 3 atoms which is an amino acid

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NCC

53
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subunits that makeup proteins

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amino acids

54
Q

secondary

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pleated sheet alpha linkage

55
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globular

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tertiary

56
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enzymes are made from

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protein

57
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starch is a

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polysaccharide

58
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which nucleotide is the energy currency of the cell

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adenosine triphosphate

59
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a nucleotide is composed of

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a nitrogenous base
a phosphate group
and a pentose sugar

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