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Molecules of Life
Mrs. Brooder's Organic Macromolecules
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a monosaccharide? | A simple sugar. The building block of carbohydrates. |
| What process is used to join 2 monosaccharides to make a disaccharide? | Dehydration Synthesis |
| What type of sugar is glucose? | monosaccharide |
| What type of sugar is sucrose? | disaccharide |
| What is the carbohydrate that the human body stores? | glycogen |
| What type of macromolecule is a triglyceride? | Lipid |
| What lipid is the main component of the cell membrane? | phospholipid |
| What are the building blocks of a triglyceride? | glycerol and 3 fatty acids |
| What determines if a fat is saturated? | It has only single bonds between carbons in its fatty acid chain |
| What is the difference between a phospholipid and a triglyceride? | A triglyceride has 3 fatty acids attached to a glycerol, a phospholipid has 2 FAs and 1 phospate group |
| What are the 3 main parts of all amino acids? | amine group, carboxyl group (carboxylic acid) and a radical group |
| What is the bond between 2 amino acids called? | peptide bond |
| What term is used to describe the process of changing the shape of a protein such that the function also changes? | Denature |
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