AP Biology- Macromolecules Flashcards
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| 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 |