AP Biology- Macromolecules Flashcards
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| 11517978024 | monosaccharide | C6H12O6 simple sugar; glucose, galactose, and fructose |  | 0 |
| 11517978025 | disaccharide | two monosaccharides joined together; C12H22O1; maltose, lactose, and sucrose |  | 1 |
| 11517978026 | dehydration synthesis | condensation; joining compounds together with water released |  | 2 |
| 11517978027 | hydrolysis | breakdown of a compound by adding water |  | 3 |
| 11517978028 | polysaccharide | polymers of carbohydrates |  | 4 |
| 11517978029 | cellulose | structural polysaccharide that makes up plant cell walls |  | 5 |
| 11517978030 | starch | storage polysaccharide found in plants |  | 6 |
| 11517978031 | fatty acid | hydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group at one end; majority portion in lipids |  | 7 |
| 11517978032 | saturated fat | fat without double bonds |  | 8 |
| 11517978033 | unsaturated fat | fat with double bonds |  | 9 |
| 11517978034 | peptide bond | bond creating amino acid chains or polymers |  | 10 |
| 11517978035 | functional group | components of organic molecules most often involved in chemical reactions | 11 | |
| 11517978036 | polymer | long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together |  | 12 |
| 11517978037 | monomer | building block for polymers; only made by producers | | 13 |
| 11517978038 | hydrocarbon | organic molecule consisting of only hydrogen and carbon |  | 14 |
| 11517978039 | macromolecule | giant molecule formed by the joining of smaller molecules |  | 15 |
| 11517978041 | nonpolar | electrons shared equally |  | 16 |
| 11517978040 | phosphate | phosphorous bonded to four oxygens, two have negative charges, one is bonded to the carbon skeleton; phospholipid |  | 17 |
| 11517978042 | polar | electrons shared unequally |  | 18 |
| 11517978043 | cohesion | water's capacity to resist tension to rupture |  | 19 |
| 11517978044 | adhesion | attraction between different kinds of molecules |  | 20 |
| 11517978045 | surface tension | measure of how difficult it is to stretch or break the surface of a liquid |  | 21 |
| 11517978046 | evaporative cooling / heat of vaporization | property of a liquid where the surface becomes cooler during evaporation due to the loss of molecules |  | 22 |
| 11517978047 | hydroxyl | hydrogen bonded to oxygen bonded to an organic molecule's carbon skeleton; alcohol; polar |  | 23 |