 | Term | Definition |
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carbohydrates |
monosacchrides, disaccharides and polysacchrides are all ... |
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disaccharides |
a double sugar |
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hydrolysis |
when water is split so a polymer can be broken down into monomers |
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organic compounds |
type of compound that contains carbon and hydrogen |
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lipids |
fats and oils |
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steroids |
a lipid that does not have a fatty acid chain in its structure |
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unsaturated |
fats that do not have the maximum number of hydrogens in their fatty acid chains |
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polysaccharide |
many simple sugars bonded together |
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starch |
glucose is stored in plants as this |
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monosaccharide |
glucose, fructose and galactose are this type of sugar |
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enzymes |
a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction |
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amino acids |
the monomers of protein molecules |
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peptide bond |
covalent bond between two amino acids |
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inorganic compound |
Carbon dioxide, water and hydrochloric acids are examples |
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glucose |
monomer of starch, glycogen and cellulose |
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saturated fats |
fats that are solid at room temperature, no double bonds in carbon chain |
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dehydration synthesis |
reaction in which monomers are joined to make polymers and water is produced |
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nucleic acids |
DNA and RNA are examples |
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glycogen |
extra glucose is stored in animal liver and muscles as this molecule |
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monomer |
compounds that are joined together to form poylmers. |
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