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| organic compound made of amino acids joined by peptide bonds |
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| primary, secondary, tertiary, quatrenary |
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| a simple chain of amino acids |
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| helix or pleated sheet made of Hydrogen bonds |
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| intertwined peptide chain |
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| protein consisting of one or more amino acid chain |
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| the individual sub-unit of which proteins are made |
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| the covalent bond between the amino groups nitrogen of one amino acid and the carboxyl groups carbon of a second amino acid joining the two amino acids together in a peptide or protein |
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| transport of substances, enzymes, hormones |
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| an organic compound composed of carbon hydrogen and oxygen in a ratio of 1:2 |
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| energy storage, structural support |
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| Glucose, Fructose, Ribose, Diobrose (one sugar) |
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Two monosaccharides that combine in condensation reactions to form double sugar (two sugars)
sucrose, lactose |
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| A complex molecule made of three or more monosaccharides (many sugars) starch, glycogen, celluose |
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| In plants, monosaccharides joined together into polysaccharides. Appear as starch granules |
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| an important structural polysaccharide which makes up most of cell wall in plants |
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| in animals, monosaccharides joined together into polysaccharides found in muscles and liver cells |
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| organic molecules made mostly of carbon and hydrogen that make up oils, fats and waxes |
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| store energy, provide structural support, provide waterproof coverings |
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| a lipid consisting of glycerol bonded to two fatty acids and one phosphate group |
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| phosphate group, polar, water soluble |
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| two fatty acids, non polar, water insoluable |
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| a group of lipids characterized by a C-skeleton with four fused rings and various functional groups protected from them. Cholesterol, Hormones |
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| a lipid found in the cell membranes and body tissues. A vital component of the cell membrane in animals |
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| a chemical messenger that carries messages from glands to cells. Their function is to achieve homeostasis |
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| lipids composed of three fatty acids, tails bond to a single glycerol molecule |
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| fatty acids with as many hydrogen atoms as possible. Only shar a single bond between carbon atoms |
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| fatty acids with fewer than the maximum number of hydrogen atoms. Share double bonds, not fully saturated with hydrogen. Found in nuts, seeds and oil |
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| organic molecules composed of nucleotide sub-units. Store and transmit genetic information, made of monomers. |
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| Made of phosphate group, sugar, base |
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| Deoxybase nucleotides bond to form four bases. Adenine, thyamine, guanine, cytosine |
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| Ribose nucleotides form four types of bases. Adenine, uracil, guanine, cytosine |
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| many parts, molecules made from repeating units of identical compounds(monomers) |
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| one part, a small organic molecule |
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| to make, glucose+fructose=sucrose, monomer+monomer=polymer |
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| Systematic knowledge of the physical, living or material world gained through observation and experimentation |
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| The study and science of life |
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