UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
macromolecule - CORRECT ANSWER - -large molecule
-organic molecules
-building blocks of cells
4 classes w/ ex. - CORRECT ANSWER - -carbs: starches and sugars
-lipids:fat/wax/steroid/cholesterol
-proteins: enzymes/
hemoglobin/insulin
-nucleic acids: DNA & RNA
polymerization - CORRECT ANSWER - process of creating polymers from monomers
macromolecules and monomers - CORRECT ANSWER - -carbs: monosaccharide
-lipids: fatty acid and glycerol
-protein: amino acids
-nucleic acid: nucleotides
carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER - -carbon:hydrogen:oxygen (1:2:1)
-short-term energy storage(sugar)
-intermediate-term energy storage
-structural components in cells
-chitin in insects
, sugar - CORRECT ANSWER - -end in -ose
-simplest carbs
-monosacch: glucose,fructose, ribose
-glucose: fuel in most living things
Disaccharides - CORRECT ANSWER - -formed when 2 monosacch. chem. bonded
together
-sucrose: table sugar
-lactose:milk sugar
polysaccharides - CORRECT ANSWER - -large molecules composed of many individual
monosacch units bonded.
-starch:plants storage form
-cellulose: plant stuctural component
-glycogen: animal glucose storage form
lipids - CORRECT ANSWER - -hydrogen:ox:carbon (less ox)
-store energy in calories
-provide padding and insulation
-3 fatty acids and 1 glycerol
-triglycerides/steroids
-phospholipids/wax
triglycerides - CORRECT ANSWER - saturated:
-single bonds
-animal sources
-solid at room temp
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