AP Biology Unit 1 Questions and
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Carbohydrate Examples
✓ ~~~glucose, fructose, sucrose, starch, glycogen, cellulose, monosaccharides,
disaccharides, polysaccharides
Disaccharide
✓ ~~~A double sugar, consisting of two monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis.
Monosaccharide
✓ ~~~A single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose, the simplest type of sugar.
Polysaccharide
✓ ~~~Carbohydrates that are made up of more than two monosaccharides
Glycosidic Linkage
✓ ~~~A covalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a dehydration reaction.
Starch
✓ ~~~A storage polysaccharide in plants consisting entirely of glucose.
Cellulose
✓ ~~~A substance (made of sugars) that is common in the cell walls of many organisms
Lipid Examples
, ✓ ~~~fatty acids, fats, saturated fats, unsaturated fats, steroids, phospholipids, cholesterol,
triglycerides
Unsaturated Fat
✓ ~~~A lipid made from fatty acids that have at least one double bond between carbon
atoms.
Saturated Fat
✓ ~~~A lipid made from fatty acids that have no double bonds between carbon atoms
Steroid
✓ ~~~lipid molecule with four fused carbon rings
Phospholipid
✓ ~~~a lipid that contains phosphorus and that is a structural component in cell membranes
Nucleotide
✓ ~~~monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a
nitrogenous base
Nucleic Acid Examples
✓ ~~~DNA, RNA, (ATP and ADP are modified nucleic acids)
Protein Examples
✓ ~~~amino acids, primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary structures, collagen,
hemoglobin, enzymes
Triglyceride
Answers
Carbohydrate Examples
✓ ~~~glucose, fructose, sucrose, starch, glycogen, cellulose, monosaccharides,
disaccharides, polysaccharides
Disaccharide
✓ ~~~A double sugar, consisting of two monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis.
Monosaccharide
✓ ~~~A single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose, the simplest type of sugar.
Polysaccharide
✓ ~~~Carbohydrates that are made up of more than two monosaccharides
Glycosidic Linkage
✓ ~~~A covalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a dehydration reaction.
Starch
✓ ~~~A storage polysaccharide in plants consisting entirely of glucose.
Cellulose
✓ ~~~A substance (made of sugars) that is common in the cell walls of many organisms
Lipid Examples
, ✓ ~~~fatty acids, fats, saturated fats, unsaturated fats, steroids, phospholipids, cholesterol,
triglycerides
Unsaturated Fat
✓ ~~~A lipid made from fatty acids that have at least one double bond between carbon
atoms.
Saturated Fat
✓ ~~~A lipid made from fatty acids that have no double bonds between carbon atoms
Steroid
✓ ~~~lipid molecule with four fused carbon rings
Phospholipid
✓ ~~~a lipid that contains phosphorus and that is a structural component in cell membranes
Nucleotide
✓ ~~~monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a
nitrogenous base
Nucleic Acid Examples
✓ ~~~DNA, RNA, (ATP and ADP are modified nucleic acids)
Protein Examples
✓ ~~~amino acids, primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary structures, collagen,
hemoglobin, enzymes
Triglyceride
