6191214503 | inorganic compound | lacks a carbon atom | 0 | |
6191218209 | organic compound | contains carbon atom | 1 | |
6200632328 | macromolecules | large organic molecules (polymers) usually bond with CHON (as many as 4 other atoms) | 2 | |
6200636666 | dehydration synthesis | forms polymers by combining monomers by removing water | 3 | |
6200637966 | hydrolysis | separates monomers by adding water | 4 | |
6200638871 | carbohydrates monomers | monosaccharides provide short term energy | 5 | |
6200641455 | monosaccharides | glucose deoxyribose ribose fructose galactose | ![]() | 6 |
6200642494 | carbohydrate polymers | disaccharides polysaccharides important to diet & energy storage | 7 | |
6200645977 | disaccharides | sucrose (glu & fru) lactose (glu & gala) maltose (glu & glu) | ![]() | 8 |
6200651094 | polysaccharides | starch (bread & potatoes) glycogen (beef muscle) cellulose (lettuce, corn) | ![]() | 9 |
6200656852 | lipid functions | stores most long term energy insulation protect against physical shock protect against water loss (wax) chemical messengers (hormones) major component of cell membrane (phospholipids) | 10 | |
6200664064 | lipid monomers | triglycerides -glycerol back bone - 3 fatty acid tails | ![]() | 11 |
6200666728 | saturated fat | single bond solid at room temperature dairy products and meat | ![]() | 12 |
6200669879 | unsaturated fat | double bond bent liquid at room temperature nuts, seeds and vegetable oils | ![]() | 13 |
6200680939 | lipid polymers | neutral fats phospholipids steroids prostaglandins | 14 | |
6200681883 | neutral fats | common fats of plant & animal tissues trimester of fatty acids & glycerol formed by dehydration synthesis long term energy storage insulation protection | ![]() | 15 |
6200686613 | phospholipids | A lipid made up of a glyerol joined to two fatty acids and a phosphate group; has two hydrophobic tails and a polar, hydrophilic head Make up cell membrane | ![]() | 16 |
6200688657 | steroids | regulate metabolism & hormones 4 fused rings vitamin D, testosterone, estrogen, cholesterol | ![]() | 17 |
6200692078 | prostaglandins | found in most tissues & organs inflammatory response production of pain blood pressure Modified fatty acids that are produced by a wide range of cells | ![]() | 18 |
6200698063 | protein functions | storage transport regulation movement structure enzymes | 19 | |
6200700069 | protein monomers | amino acids (20 diff kinds) bounded together by peptide bonds | 20 | |
6200702502 | protein polymers | polypeptides | 21 | |
6200704390 | nucleic acid functions | stores and carries genetic information | 22 | |
6200710787 | nucleic acid monomers | nucleotides phosphate group pentose sugar nitrogenous base | ![]() | 23 |
6200713754 | nucleic acid polymers | DNA RNA | 24 | |
6200720441 | carbonyl group | ![]() | 25 | |
6200721708 | hydroxyl group | ![]() | 26 |
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