7846937783 | monosaccharide | C6H12O6 simple sugar; glucose, galactose, and fructose | 0 | |
7846937784 | disaccharide | two monosaccharides joined together; C12H22O1; maltose, lactose, and sucrose | 1 | |
7846937785 | dehydration synthesis | condensation; joining compounds together with water released | 2 | |
7846937786 | hydrolysis | breakdown of a compound by adding water | 3 | |
7846937787 | polysaccharide | polymers of carbohydrates | 4 | |
7846937788 | cellulose | structural polysaccharide that makes up plant cell walls | 5 | |
7846937789 | starch | storage polysaccharide found in plants | 6 | |
7846937790 | fatty acid | hydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group at one end; majority portion in lipids | 7 | |
7846937791 | saturated fat | fat without double bonds | 8 | |
7846937792 | unsaturated fat | fat with double bonds | 9 | |
7846937793 | peptide bond | bond creating amino acid chains or polymers | 10 | |
7846937800 | functional group | components of organic molecules most often involved in chemical reactions | 11 | |
7846937802 | polymer | long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together | 12 | |
7846937803 | monomer | building block for polymers; only made by producers | 13 | |
7846937806 | hydrocarbon | organic molecule consisting of only hydrogen and carbon | 14 | |
7846937807 | macromolecule | giant molecule formed by the joining of smaller molecules | 15 | |
7846937808 | glycosodic linkage | covalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a dehydration synthesis reaction | 16 | |
7846937811 | amine | nitrogen bonded to two hydrogens and to the carbon skeleton | 17 | |
7846937812 | phosphate | phosphorous bonded to four oxygens, two have negative charges, one is bonded to the carbon skeleton; phospholipid | 18 | |
7846978939 | nonpolar | electrons shared equally | 19 | |
7846980314 | polar | electrons shared unequally | 20 | |
7847000148 | hydroxyl | hydrogen bonded to oxygen bonded to an organic molecule's carbon skeleton; alcohol; polar | 21 | |
15881881790 | function of carbohydrates | Immediate energy source, short term energy storage, structural support | 22 | |
15881881829 | function of proteins | enzyme catalysis, defense, transport, support, motion, regulation, storage, communication | 23 | |
15881923983 | Function of lipids | long term energy storage, communication, membrane structure | 24 |
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