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Carbohydrates

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this macromolecue is the main energy source for living organisms carbohydrates
simple sugars, such as, galactose (found in milk) or sugar found in fruit monosaccharides
combination of two simple sugars, such as, glucose and frutose combined to create table sugar disaccarides
Large sugar molecules made of many monosaccharides, such as, candy or cupcakes polysaccarides
another name for Polysaccharides complex carbohydrates
starch (stored energy) and cellulose (structural material) types of plant sugar
glucose and carbohydrate markers in cell membranes, sugar backbones in nucleic acids types of animal sugar
the sugar found in bacteria cell nucleic acid/ genetic material ribose
the sugar found in plants & animal cell nucleic acid/ genetic material deoxyribose
monosaccarides as a food choice healthiest sugar
polysaccaride or complex carbohydrates as a food choice unhealthiest sugar
waxes, hormones, fats, and oils lipids
fat molecule that is completely filled with the maximum hydrogen it is capable of bonding with; molecule is rigid and forms a solid saturated fat
fat molecule that is partly filled with hydrogen; molecule is flexible and forms liquids fatty acid tail
rounded head end of the molecule that is attracted to water lipid head
recoils from water; does not have an attraction to water hydrophobic or lipophilic
attracted to water molecules hydrophilic or lipophobic
mostly composed of lipids and it is the exterior of the cell cell membrane
signaling molecules produced by glands in multicellular organisms that are transported by the circulatory system to target distant organs to regulate their behavior hormones
olive oils or vegetable oil examples of unsaturated fats
butter or lard examples of saturated fats
allows waterfowl to fly when wings are wet; keeps debris out of ears; and maintains moisture in desert plants waxes
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