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Bio-101-700, Final
Term | Definition |
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4 biological molecules | Carbs, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids |
Hydrolysis reactions | hydrolysis breaks a macromolecule apart by adding a molecule of water |
Starch as a storage molecule (shape) | large, strong storage in helical shape |
Unsaturated fats | kinks in C backbone so H+ cannot fit |
dehydration reaction | dehydration joins monomers together by removing H2O |
amino acids (peptide bonds) | amino group and carboxyl group |
hypercholesterolemia (how it works) | functional LDL receptors missing = accumulation of excess cholesterol in blood |
prokaryotic cells (genes, ribosomes, etc) | DNA- about 1 chromosome, cell membrane |
size of prokaryotic vs eukaryotic celss | 1/10 vs eukaryotic > organelles, double membranes, more genes/chromosomes |