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Bio 8-31
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 4 types of macromolecules? | Proteins, Carbohydrates, lipids, and Nucleic acids |
| What is a polymer? | Small repeating sub units |
| What are the 3 polymers and what are their monomeric subunits? | Proteins-Amino Acids Carbohydrates-Monosacharides and Nucleic Acids-Nucleotides |
| What are monomeric sub units bonded by? | Covalent bonds |
| What type of reaction builds up? does it require or release energy? | Anabolic. requires energy |
| What type of reaction breaks down? does it require or release energy? | Catabolic. releases enegy |
| What is one common type of anabolic reaction? | dehydration synthesis |
| What is one common type of catabolic reaction? | hydrolysis |
| What does lysis mean? | to split |
| What are proteins 7 uses? | 1.defense 2. support 3. transportation 4. motion 5. regulation 6. messengers 7. storage |
| What does the structure of amino acids? | R H2N-C- COOH H |
| How many amino acids make up proteins? How many diffeent groups? | 20. 5 groups. |
| Amino acid+ Amino acid= | dipeptide |
| What bonds proteins | noncovalent bonds |
| What are the 4 leves of protein structure? | Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary |