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8637929118Carboxyl group0
8637935545Effect of carboxylacid, as in amino acids ("Acid group")1
8637944346Amine group2
8637952416effect of amine groupalkaline3
8637957538Hydroxyl group4
8637965737Hydroxyl group aka...Alcohol5
8637967886Phosphate group6
8637978949Function of phosphate groupEnergy transfer to drive endergonic reactions7
8637987799Carbohydrates composed ofC. H. and O8
8637991935Carbohydrates akaSugars9
8637999760MonosaccharideA carb made of one sugar (One C ring)10
8638003934DisaccharideA carb made of two sugars11
8638008500GlucoseMonosaccharide12
8638011864Fructose, sucroseDisaccharide13
8638014634PolysaccharideA carb made of a long chain of sugar14
8638018544CellulosePolysaccharide made of glucose chain, used for structure in plants15
8639417028GlycogenCarbohydrates used for energy storage in plants16
8639424958LipidsLarge non-polar organic molecules17
8639434039Fats and steroids2 classes of lipids18
8639440232Structure of a steroid4 fused carbon rings19
86394499404 ex: of steroidsCholesterol, testosterone, estrogen, progesterone20
8639466012Difference between the steroidsFunctional groups21
8639473346Structure of fat moleculeGlycerol, 3 fatty acids, (E)22
8639487561Fat with single bonds in the fatty acids. Straight, and solidSaturated23
8639495325Double bonds in the fatty acid cause...Kinks in the chain24
8639500468PhospholipidA fat molecule with one fatty acid replaced by a polar phosphate25
8639515889Shape of a phospholipid26
8639521704Polarity of a phospholipidPhosphate head polar Tails non-polar27
8639529194MicelleA circle of phospholipids in H2O, heads on outside28
8639537846BilayerDouble layer of phospholipids, heads on outside29
8639555794Description of structure and behaviour of cell membranefluid mosaic30
8639563601How many different amino acids are there?2031
8639566533Peptide bondBonds that links amino acids together32

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