Biology Macromolecule/Enzyme Test
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nmcentee1235 on October 5, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 saccharide | sugar |
| monosaccharide | simple sugar containing a single sugar unit, classified by: 1.) number of carbons, 2.) aldoses or ketoses |
| disaccharide | a sugar formed from two monosaccharides, simplest polysaccharides |
| polysaccharide | polymers of monosaccharides |
| What are the four main macromolecules? | Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids |
| monomer | a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers |
| polymer | a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers |
| isomers | have the same chemical formula but different structural formulas |
| the ending ose implies what? | sugar |
| the ending ase implies what? | enzyme |
| Give an example of a monosaccharide, disaccharide, and polysaccharide | monosaccharide: glucose disaccharide: sucrose ( made up of one glucose and one fructose) polysaccharide: starch (polymer of glucose) |
| macromolecules | long chains of small molecules formed through polymerization |
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