14742593058 | Macromolecules | A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules | 0 | |
14742593059 | Polymer | A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together. | ![]() | 1 |
14742595808 | Monomer | A simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers | ![]() | 2 |
14742600778 | Carbohydrates | the starches and sugars present in foods | 3 | |
14742602153 | 3 main types of carbohydrates | monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides | 4 | |
14742607842 | Starch | A storage polysaccharide in plants consisting entirely of glucose. | 5 | |
14742608481 | Cellulose | A substance (made of sugars) that is common in the cell walls of many plant organisms | 6 | |
14742609962 | Lipids | Energy-rich organic compounds, such as fats, oils, and waxes, that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. | 7 | |
14742611249 | Main types of lipids | Neutral fats or triglycerides Phospholipids Steroids | 8 | |
14742613166 | fatty acids | chains of carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen atoms | 9 | |
14742613862 | carboxyl group | A -COOH group, found in organic acids. | ![]() | 10 |
14742618292 | Triglycerides | an energy-rich compound made up of a single molecule of glycerol and three molecules of fatty acid. | ![]() | 11 |
14742623419 | saturated fats | fats that are solid at room temperature, all carbons are single bonded | ![]() | 12 |
14742625407 | unsaturated fats | liquid at room temperature, double bonds between carbon atoms. | ![]() | 13 |
14742636351 | Phosopholipids | found in cell membranes | 14 | |
14742637085 | Steriods | Steroids are a class of lipids that have a basic structure of four linked carbon rings and include cholesterol, vitamin D, and a variety of hormones. | 15 | |
14742638803 | Proteins | Nutrients the body uses to build and maintain its cells and tissues | ![]() | 16 |
14742641353 | amino acids | building blocks of proteins | 17 | |
14742642529 | Peptide bonds form between | an amino group and a carboxyl group | 18 | |
14742645578 | nucleic acids | store and transmit genetic information, DNA and RNA | 19 | |
14742647734 | Nucleotides are composed of | 1. 5-carbon sugar (deoxyribose) 2. 1 phosphate group 3. 1 nitrogenous (nitrogen containing) base | ![]() | 20 |
14742649034 | Nitrogen bases in DNA | Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine | ![]() | 21 |
14742651174 | DNA structure | DNA consists of two long chains of nucleotides twisted into a double helix and joined by hydrogen bonds between the complementary bases adenine and thymine or cytosine and guanine | ![]() | 22 |
14742654456 | RNA structure | single stranded A, U, C, G | ![]() | 23 |
AP Bio Macromolecules Flashcards
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