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9771463675Carbohydrate Examplesglucose, fructose, sucrose, starch, glycogen, cellulose, monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides0
9771463729Disaccharide1
9771463730Monosaccharide2
9771463731Polysaccharide3
9771463676Lipid Examplesfatty acids, fats, saturated fats, unsaturated fats, steroids, phospholipids, cholesterol, triglycerides4
9771463732Unsaturated Fat5
9771463733Saturated Fat6
9771463734Steroid7
9771463735Phospholipid8
9771463736Nucleotide9
9771463677Nucleic Acid ExamplesDNA, RNA, (ATP and ADP are modified nucleic acids)10
9771463737DNA11
9771463738RNA12
9771463678Protein Examplesamino acids, primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary structures, collagen, hemoglobin, enzymes13
9771463739Triglyceride14
9771463740Amino Acid15
9771463741Primary Structure of a Protein16
9771463742alpha helix (secondary)17
9771463743beta-pleated sheet (secondary)18
9771463744Tertiary Structure of a Protein19
9771463745Quaternary Structure of a Protein20
9771463746Disulfide Bridge21
9771463747Hydrogen Bonds22
9771463679*nucleic acid*kind of macromolecule that stores, transfers, and expresses genetic information23
9771463680*nucleotide*the monomer of a nucleic acid24
9771463681*a phosphate group, a five-carbon sugar, and a nitrogen base*structure of a nucleotide25
9771463682*dehydration synthesis between nucleotides*a kind of condensation reaction in which water is removed in order to join together nucleotides26
9771463683*purines*double-ringed nitrogen base such as adenine or guanine27
9771463684*pyrimidine*single-ringed nitrogen base such as cytosine, uracil, or thymine28
9771463685*proteins*a macromolecule made chains of amino acids29
9771463686*enzymes*proteins that speed up chemical reactions in living organisms (reduce the activation energy required)30
9771463687*a carboxyl group, an amino group, a central Carbon, a Hydrogen, and an R-group*structure of an amino acid31
9771463688*20*the number of different amino acids that occur extensively in all living organisms32
9771463689*dehydration synthesis between amino acids*process that bond an amino acid to another amino acids (forms peptide bond)33
9771463690*peptide bond*covalent bond formed between amino acids34
9771463691*polypeptide chain*a long line of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds35
9771463692*R-group*stands for the rest of the compound, different for each kind of amino acid, giving the amino acid its properties36
9771463693four levels of a proteins structureprimary structure, secondary structure, tertiary structure, quaternary structure37
9771463694*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
9771463695*hydrogen bonds in proteins*bond that occurs between R-groups that stabilize folds in proteins39
9771463696*hydrophobic R-groups*move together to the interior of a protein, away from water40
9771463697*triglyceride*lipid made of three fatty acids attached to a glycerol41
9771463698glycerola carbon alcohol that is hydrophilic42
9771463699*functions of lipids*long-term energy storage, insulation, part of the cell membrane, chemical messenger, waterproofing43
9771463700food made of saturated fatty acidanimal fats and butter; bad fats44
9771463701cholesterolthe most common steroid; is a component of the cell membrane as well as the precursor to all other steroids45
9771463702*monosaccharide*the simplest kind of carbohydrate46
9771463703*simple sugar*another name for a monosaccharide47
9771463704-osesuffix carbohydrates usually end in (gluc-ose, fruct-ose)48
9771463705formula for sugar molecules(CH₂O)n where n is any number from 3 to 849
9771463706*1:2:1*the ration of Carbon to Hydrogen to Oxygen in a carbohydrate50
9771463707*disaccharide*two monosaccharides joined together by a glycosidic linkage51
9771463708*dehydration synthesis between monosaccharides*process used to combine monosaccarides into disaccharides and polysaccharides52
9771463709*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
9771463710lactosemilk sugar; disaccharide formed when glucose bonds with galactose54
9771463711*polysaccharide*three or more monosaccharides55
9771463712organic moleculesmolecules that contain carbon56
9771463713macromoleculeslarge organic molecules57
9771463714the 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
9771463715fournumber of covalent bonds carbon can form with other elements59
9771463716nonpolarnot soluable in water60
9771463717polarsoluable in water61
9771463718isomerMolecules with same molecular formula but different structures (shapes)62
9771463719functional groupsparts of organic molecules that are involved in chemical reactions63
9771463720charge of the oxygen atom in a water moleculeslightly negative64
9771463721charge of the hydrogen atoms in a water moleculeslightly positive65
9771463722hydrogen bond in waterweak bond formed between water molecules66
9771463723universal solventProperty of water in which substances that are ionic or substances that have polar covalent bonds all dissolve in water.67
9771463724hydrophillicTerm for substances that dissolve in water.68
9771463725hydrophobicTerm for substances that do not dissolve in water.69
9771463726soluteA substance that dissolves into a solvent.70
9771463727solventA substance that dissolves another substance.71

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