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| Making conclusions from a general set of observations, based on generalizations |
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| Involves the use of general premises to arrive at specific predictions |
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| Two key limitations of science |
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- science requires repeatable observations
- science can't explain the supernatural
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- found at the ends of alcohols
- oxygen bonded to a hydrogen
- soluble in water
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- contain a carbonyl group at the end of a carbon chain
- highly reactive
- release energy and build molecules
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- contains a carbonyl group in the middle of the carbon chain
- energy reactions and carbs
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- COOH
- hydroxyl group is easily removed and added to the ends of other molecules
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- NH2
- accepts a proton
- acts like a base
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- make molecules know as thiols
- SH
- stabalizes protein structure
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- energy transfer, protein structure, cell membranes
- PO4
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| Monosaccharides can be classified by: |
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- chain length
- location of the carboxyl group
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| bound to lipids and proteins on cell surfaces, where they act as recognition signals |
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| 3 types of polysaccharides: |
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- starches
- glycogen
- cellulose
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| stores fat in mammals and humans and used to insulate the body(thermoregulation) |
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| First Law of Thermodynamics |
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| Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, just tranferred or transformed |
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| Second Law of Thermodynamics |
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| entropy(disorder) is always increasing |
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| 2 major types of nucleic acids: |
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