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Name the four classes of large biological molecules:
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carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
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True or False: "Macromolecules" are large molecules composed of thousands of covalently connected atoms
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True
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Which three of the following four classes of life’s organic molecules are polymers?
-Carbohydrates -Proteins -Nucleic acids -Lipids |
-Carbohydrates
-Proteins -Nucleic acids |
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True or False: a "dehydration reaction" occurs when two monomers bond together through the loss of a water molecule
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True
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"Macromolecules" are long molecules consisting of many similar building blocks.
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False. A "polymer" is a long molecule consisting of many similar building blocks
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A _________ is a long molecule consisting of many similar building blocks
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polymer
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________ are macromolecules that speed up the dehydration process.
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Enzymes
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__________ is a reaction that is essentially the reverse of the dehydration reaction
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Hydrolysis
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