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Chp. 3 Bio

The Chemical Basis of Life

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carbon known as organic molecules
inorganic molecules compounds that do not contain carbon. water.
polymer is long molecule, consisting of may similar or identical building blocks strung together like a bead necklace
monomer is a single bead that apart of the polymer.
dehydration synthesis two molecules combine and a molecule of water is removed.
hydrolysis one molecule is split into two, water is added. digestion.
Carbohydrates include both sugars and polymers of sugars. functions are 1) immediate energy 2) energy storage 3) structure of cells 4) raw materials for making other molecules
monosaccharides simplest sugars, one sugar unit.
Disaccharide contain two monosaccharides that are covalently bonded by dehydration stnthesis
polysaccharides are macrmolecules. they contain more than two monosaccarides.
Lipids one type of macromolecules that does not consist of polymers.
Protein consists of 1 or more polypeptides arranged in a specific conformation.
Polypeptides are polymers that are made of many amino acids (monomer).
dipeptide 2 amino acids form
glycoprotein proteins with sugar groups attached
lipoproteins are proteins with lipids attached.
Nucleotides Include atp, dna, and rna.
isomers are compounds with the same molecular formula but different structural formulas
Hydrocarbons contain only hydrogen and carbon.
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