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6600519383Water PropertiesHigh heat Capacity- protects from rapid temp loss High Heat of Vaporization- used to cool organisms Solvent- Speeds up chemical reactions High Surface Tension- hydrogen bonds help organisms walk across water Frozen water is less dense than liquid- freezes from top down0
6600529819Dehydration SynthesisA chemical reaction in which two molecules covalently bond to each other with the removal of a water molecule.1
6600530423HydrolysisBreaking down complex molecules by the chemical addition of water (to monomers)2
6600531953Glucose Structure + FormulaC6H12O6 Carbon backbone3
6600544719Dissacharide (forms, sucrose, lactose)Two monosaccharides bonded together by dehydration synthesis. Sucrose + Lactose gives the body energy4
6600560937Polysaccharide (forms + examples)Chain of monosaccharides bonded together by dehydration synthesis Cellulose- Cell wall for plants Chitin- cell wall for fungi peptidoglycan- cell wall for bacteria5
6600583687Triglyceride (structure + sat vs unsat)Triglyceride- Glycerol + 3 fatty acid tails Saturated has no double bond in the tail while unsaturated does6
6600598310Phospholipids (structure + function)-Head is polar and hydrophilic while the tail is non-polar and hydrophobic -Makes up cell membrane7
6600608436Steroids and Waxes (function)Cell to Cell communication8
6600613123Function of Proteins-Motion -Transport -Defense -Speeds up chemical reactions9
6600614911Amino Acid StructureAmino-Group R-group Carboxylic acid Group Carbon10
6600627948Polypeptidelong chain of amino acids that makes proteins11
6600627949peptide bondThe chemical bond that forms between the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of another amino acid12
6600628434Shapes of protein13

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