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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 saccharide: | CH2O, is a subunit, is not a polymer. provides energy for cell resp, is hydrophillic |
| polysaccharide | C1H2O1, Is a subunit, Is a polymer of monosaccharides, it makes up cellulose for plant walls, is hydrophillic |
| amino acid | NH2CHRCOOH, is a subunit, is not a polymer, are building blocks for proteins, is hydrophillic, and hydrophobic |
| protein | NH2CHRCOOH, is not a subunit, is a polymer of amino acids, building blocks for proteins, it controls what goes in and what comes out of a cell. hydrophobic, and hydrophillic |
| Cholesterol | C27H46O, is a subunit, is a polymer of sterol, is a componenet of cell membranes, is hydrophillic, and phobic |
| fatty acid | CH3(CH2)nCOOH, it is a subunit, it is not polymer, is an energy reserve, hydrophobic |
| phospholipid | CH3(CH2)nCOOH, is a subunit, is a polymer of fatty acids, makes up all membranes, hydrophillic, and hydrophobic |
| Nucleotide | C5H4N4, it is a subunit, is not a polymer, Makes up rna, and dna, is hydrophillic, and phobic |
| DNA | CHON, is a subunit, is a polymer of nucleotides, controls func in cell, and is a long term storage for info, is hydrophillic, and phobic. |
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