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8393582666Carbohydrate Examplesglucose, fructose, sucrose, starch, glycogen, cellulose, monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides0
8393582667Disaccharide1
8393582668Monosaccharide2
8393582669Polysaccharide3
8393582673Lipid Examplesfatty acids, fats, saturated fats, unsaturated fats, steroids, phospholipids, cholesterol, triglycerides4
8393582675Unsaturated Fat5
8393582676Saturated Fat6
8393582677Steroid7
8393582678Phospholipid8
8393582679Nucleotide9
8393582680Nucleic Acid ExamplesDNA, RNA, (ATP and ADP are modified nucleic acids)10
8393582681DNA11
8393582682RNA12
8393582683Protein Examplesamino acids, primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary structures, collagen, hemoglobin, enzymes13
8393582684Triglyceride14
8393582686Amino Acid15
8393582687Primary Structure of a Protein16
8393582689alpha helix (secondary)17
8393582690beta-pleated sheet (secondary)18
8393582691Tertiary Structure of a Protein19
8393582692Quaternary Structure of a Protein20
8393582693Disulfide Bridge21
8393582694Hydrogen Bonds22
8393582697*nucleic acid*kind of macromolecule that stores, transfers, and expresses genetic information23
8393582700*nucleotide*the monomer of a nucleic acid24
8393582701*a phosphate group, a five-carbon sugar, and a nitrogen base*structure of a nucleotide25
8393582702*dehydration synthesis between nucleotides*a kind of condensation reaction in which water is removed in order to join together nucleotides26
8393582704*purines*double-ringed nitrogen base such as adenine or guanine27
8393582706*pyrimidine*single-ringed nitrogen base such as cytosine, uracil, or thymine28
8393582724*proteins*a macromolecule made chains of amino acids29
8393582727*enzymes*proteins that speed up chemical reactions in living organisms (reduce the activation energy required)30
8393582729*a carboxyl group, an amino group, a central Carbon, a Hydrogen, and an R-group*structure of an amino acid31
8393582730*20*the number of different amino acids that occur extensively in all living organisms32
8393582732*dehydration synthesis between amino acids*process that bond an amino acid to another amino acids (forms peptide bond)33
8393582733*peptide bond*covalent bond formed between amino acids34
8393582735*polypeptide chain*a long line of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds35
8393582736*R-group*stands for the rest of the compound, different for each kind of amino acid, giving the amino acid its properties36
8393582739four levels of a proteins structureprimary structure, secondary structure, tertiary structure, quaternary structure37
8393582746*denatured*a change in the shape of a protein due to chemical treatments, temperature, change of pH, or high concentrations of polar or nonpolar substances; may or may not be irreversible38
8393582747*hydrogen bonds in proteins*bond that occurs between R-groups that stabilize folds in proteins39
8393582748*hydrophobic R-groups*move together to the interior of a protein, away from water40
8393582760*triglyceride*lipid made of three fatty acids attached to a glycerol41
8393582761glycerola carbon alcohol that is hydrophilic42
8393582762*functions of lipids*long-term energy storage, insulation, part of the cell membrane, chemical messenger, waterproofing43
8393582764food made of saturated fatty acidanimal fats and butter; bad fats44
8393582779cholesterolthe most common steroid; is a component of the cell membrane as well as the precursor to all other steroids45
8393582784*monosaccharide*the simplest kind of carbohydrate46
8393582785*simple sugar*another name for a monosaccharide47
8393582786-osesuffix carbohydrates usually end in (gluc-ose, fruct-ose)48
8393582788formula for sugar molecules(CH₂O)n where n is any number from 3 to 849
8393582789*1:2:1*the ration of Carbon to Hydrogen to Oxygen in a carbohydrate50
8393582799*disaccharide*two monosaccharides joined together by a glycosidic linkage51
8393582800*dehydration synthesis between monosaccharides*process used to combine monosaccarides into disaccharides and polysaccharides52
8393582802*the reason why the formula of a disaccharide of glucose is C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ and not C₁₂H₂₄O₁₂*one water molecule is lost when the condensation reaction joins together the two monosaccharides53
8393582804lactosemilk sugar; disaccharide formed when glucose bonds with galactose54
8393582805*polysaccharide*three or more monosaccharides55
8393582811organic moleculesmolecules that contain carbon56
8393582812macromoleculeslarge organic molecules57
8393582815the reason carbon is important to lifecarbon can form four strong covalent bonds with different elements; carbon is the main component of organic molecules; all organic molecules contain carbon (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids)58
8393582816fournumber of covalent bonds carbon can form with other elements59
8393582818nonpolarnot soluable in water60
8393582819polarsoluable in water61
8393582820isomerMolecules with same molecular formula but different structures (shapes)62
8393582826functional groupsparts of organic molecules that are involved in chemical reactions63
8393582828charge of the oxygen atom in a water moleculeslightly negative64
8393582829charge of the hydrogen atoms in a water moleculeslightly positive65
8393582830hydrogen bond in waterweak bond formed between water molecules66
8393582831universal solventProperty of water in which substances that are ionic or substances that have polar covalent bonds all dissolve in water.67
8393582832hydrophillicTerm for substances that dissolve in water.68
8393582833hydrophobicTerm for substances that do not dissolve in water.69
8393582834soluteA substance that dissolves into a solvent.70
8393582835solventA substance that dissolves another substance.71

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