Unit 2 Part 1 Flashcards

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1
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Organic

A

Anything that contains carbon

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Macromolecules

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Large molecules formed by a process called polymerization

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Polymer

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Forms when many smaller molecules (called monomers) bond together

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Dehydration synthesis

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When monomers are joined together to form a polymer and water is released

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5
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Hydrolysis

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When a polymer is broken into monomers when water molecules are added

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Monosaccharide

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Carbohydrate monomer, simple sugars

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Disaccharide

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Two monosaccharides form 2 sugar carbohydrates

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Polysaccharide

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Carbohydrate polymer ( forms when sugars join together in a long chain

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9
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Lipids

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A macromolecule made of carbon and hydrogen and a few oxygen to store fats for energy

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Fatty acids

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The monomer on a lipid and it’s made out of a carbon - hydrogen chains bonded to one glycerol molecule

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11
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Nuclei acid

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A macromolecule made of C, H, O, N, P

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12
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Nucleotide

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Monomer of nuclear acid

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13
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Protein

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Made of chno and sometimes s

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14
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Monomer

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What makes up a polymer

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15
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Saturated vs. unsaturated fat

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Fats that are bonded tightly so that they are more formed and when they are unsaturated they are not bonded tightly so they are not a straight line

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16
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Polymerization

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A macromolecule is formed by smaller molecules in a process called polymerzation

17
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Carbohydrate

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A macromolecule

18
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Amino acid

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Monomers of proteins