College Intro to Biology
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What types of important macromolecules is hydroxyl a part of?
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amino acids; sugars and other alcohols
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-OH
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hydroxyl
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CH3
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methyl
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What types of important macromolecules is methyl a part of?
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fatty acids, some amino acids
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carbonyl aldehyde
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carbonyl ketone
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What types of important macromolecules is carbonyl a part of?
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sugars, amino acids, nucleotides
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carboxyl
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ionized carboxyl
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What types of important macromolecules is carboxyl a part of?
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amino acids, fatty acids, carbohydrates
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What types of important macromolecules is amine a part of?
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amino acids, some nucleotide bases
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amine
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H-NH+-H
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amine ionized
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What types of important macromolecules is phosphate a part of?
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nucleotides (e. g ATP); DNA and RNA; many proteins; phospholipids
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phosphate
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polysaccharide, branch chain, storage form glucose. Animal cells. Liver.
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glycogen
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the way plants store glucose
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starch
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sugars are all
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carbohydrates
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three fatty acids attached to a glycerol backbone. Most common lipids and richest energy
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triglyceride
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What amino acid does every protein have?
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methonine
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what's an amino acid consist of?
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amino group, carboxyl group, an atom of hydrogen, and at least one R group
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steroids are classified as
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fats
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interphase
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prophase
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metaphase
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anaphase
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telophase
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a large molecule built of three to millions of subunits
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polymer
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What is the structure of fats?
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as many as three fatty acids, all attached to glycerol
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each fatty acid consists of
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up to thirty-six carbons and a carboxyl group
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what structurally distinguishes saturated fats?
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only single covalent bonds
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what structurally distinguishes unsaturated fats?
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at least one double covalent bond
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What does phospholipid consist of?
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glycerol backbone, two fatty acid tails, and a hydrophilic head with a phosphate
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What lipids have no fatty acid tails?
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sterols
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six carbons, twelve hydrogens, and six oxygens
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glucose
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amino acid consists of
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amino group, a carboxyl group, an atom of hydrogen, and one or more R group atoms
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nucleotide consist of
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one sugar, at least one phosphate group, and one nitrogen-containing base
