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| 1) Name the four groups of biomolecules: |
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carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, proteins
carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, proteins
carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, proteins
Carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, proteins |
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| 2) All biomolecules have which element in common? |
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3) Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates.
what elements make up carbs? |
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| What are the monomers (building blocks) of carbohydrates? |
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| Monosaccharide, Diassachirde, and Polysaccharide |
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| Explain the difference between a monosaccharide (sugar), diassachirde, and a polysaccharide (starch). |
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| Polysaccharides are mainly found in plants. Monosaccharides are simple sugars made up three simple parts while Diassachirde are more precise |
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| What are the uses for carbohydrates? |
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| They are the main source of energy of living things |
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| Give examples of carbohydrates. |
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| Starch, Glucose, and Lactose |
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| What two parts make up a lipid? |
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| What are the uses for lipids? |
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| For storing energy, and make up waterproof coverings cell membranes and steroids |
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| Name some examples of lipids. |
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| Saturated and unsaturated fats |
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| Explain the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats |
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| Saturated are shortening and can only have single bonds. Unsaturated are liquids and can have one or more double bonds |
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| Nucleic acid is built from monomers (subunits) called? |
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| Nucleotide, Amino acids structure, and Amino acids in DNA |
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| What are the three parts of a nucleotide? |
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| Sugar, Phosphate, and Nitrogenous |
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| What are the uses of nucleic acids? List two types |
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| To store and transmit hereditary information. The two groups are RNA and DNA |
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| Proteins are built from monomers (subunits) called? |
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| List some uses of proteins. |
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| Control reaction rates, regulate cell processes, transporting substances, and fighting diseases |
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| List some foods which are high in protein. |
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| Meat, beans, fish, and nuts |
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| Which proteins serve as biological catalysts? |
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