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macromolecules and structure
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are the monomers for proteins? | amino acids |
| what are fats and oils? | triglycerides |
| what are the monomers for nucleic acids? | nucleotides |
| what are the monomers for carbohydrates? | monosaccharides |
| What type of bond links amino acids? | peptide |
| what type of bond links lipids? | ester linkages |
| what type of bond links carbs | glycosidic |
| what does a nucleotide consist of? | phosphate group, pentose sugar, and a nitrogen containing base. |
| Name 3 carbohydrates? | cellulose, starch and glcogen |
| what is a condensation reaction? | release a water molecule for each bond formed |
| what is hydrolysis(water-break) | use water to break polymers into monomers |
| primary structure of proteins is determined by | covalent bonds |