Grade 11 Bio- Marcomolecules

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Carbohydrates are made of..

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carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

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The function of carbs is to..

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provide energy for the cell

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the 3 most important monosaccharides are

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glucose- in living things

fructose- in fruit

galactose- in lactose

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3 important disaccharides are

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maltose, lactose, sucrose

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the monomers of lactose are

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galactose and glucose

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the monomers of sucrose are

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glucose and fructose

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the monomers of maltose are

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glucose and glucose

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what breaks down lactose?

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lactase

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what are two polymers of glucose?

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Starch and Glycogen

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which polymer of glucose is made by plants?

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starch

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which polymer of glucose is made by animals?

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glycogen

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what are three important structure building polysaccharides

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cellulose (cell walls in plants), chitin (c.w in fungi), peptidoglycan (c.w in eubacteria)

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what is the monomer of cellulose?

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glucose

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chitin and peptidoglycan are... (made of what)

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carbon derivatives (made of carbon and other macromolecules)

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where can we find glycogen in the human body?

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liver and muscle cells

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what is glycogen used for in fungi?

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energy storage

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what do all lipids share in common

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they don't dissolve in water

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what are the four types of lipids?

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triglycerides (fats and oils)

waxes

phospholipids

steroids

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triglycerides are made up of..

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three fatty acids and one glycerol molecule

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saturated triglycerides are also known as

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fats

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unsaturated triglycerides are known as

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oils

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at room temperature which type of triglyceride is liquid

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unsaturated

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chromosomes are made up of

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DNA

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the 3 nucleotides of nucleic acids are

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sugar, nitrogen bases, and phosphate groups

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which nitrogenous bases (in nucleic acids) are called purines and why

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Adenine and guanine, because the contain two rings

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thymine and cytosine are..

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pyrimidines because they contain one ring

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what are the three types of RNA and what are their funtions

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mRNA-messengers

tRNA-transfer

rRNA-ribosomal

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which replaces thymine in RNA

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uracil

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what are phospholipids made of

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a glycerol molecule,two fatty acid chains and a phosphate head

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which part of a phospholipid is polar

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the phosphate head

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what does polar mean

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water loving

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what do bilayers of phospholipids make

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cell and organelle membranes

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steroids are made of 4..

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carbon rings

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what are the two functions of steroids

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function as cell membrane component and as chemical messengers

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what are proteins made of (5)

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Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur

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the monomer of a protein

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amino acids

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5 functions of protein

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make up cellular structures

molecular transport in body and cell

chemical messenger

makeup connective tissue

speed up chemical reactions

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a few amino acids linked is called a

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peptide

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a polypeptide is

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many amino acids linked together

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many polypeptides linked and folded makes a

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protein

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what connects amino acids

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peptide bond

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enzymes are what type of macromolecule

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protein