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TEAS 7-Biology Monomers - answers small molecular building blocks of polymers Endothermic Reaction - answers A reaction that ABSORBS energy in the form of heat Hydrolysis - answers a chemical reaction that adds water to a macromolecule in order to break its covalent bo...

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  • November 20, 2023
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TEAS 7-Biology




Monomers - answers small molecular building blocks of polymers

Endothermic Reaction - answers A reaction that ABSORBS energy in the form of heat

Hydrolysis - answers a chemical reaction that adds water to a macromolecule in order
to break its covalent bond; key component in digestion

The creation of macromolecules is what kind of reaction? - answers Endothermic
reaction called dehydration

The breakdown of macromolecules is what kind of reaction? - answers Exothermic
reaction called hydrolysis

4 Types of Macromolecules - answers carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids

Macromolecules are also known as - answers biopolymers

Simplest unit of a carbohydrate - answers monosaccharide

At the molecular level, carbohydrates contain - answers Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

Glucose - answers A very common carbohydrate monomer that exists as a hexose
(meaning it has 6 carbons in it).

Carbohydrate monomers tend to end in - answers -ose

Carbohydrate functions in living systems - answers 1. storage
2. structure
3. communication/recognition

Plants use carbohydrates in the form of - answers cellulose

chitin - answers carbohydrate used by fungi to add structure to their cell wall and by
insects/anthropods in their exoskeleton

, Glycoprotein - answers A protein with one or more carbohydrates covalently attached
to it, used by the human body for cellular recognition. Oligosaccharide with amino acids
attached that attaches to a cell's lipid membrane in cellular recognition; antibody,
immunoglobulin

Carbohydrate stored in the liver - answers glycogen

Smallest unit of a lipid - answers fatty acid

On a molecular level, lipids contain a lot of - answers hydrogen and carbon

Lipids do not mix with water, meaning they are - answers hydrophobic

Lipids have 2 important functions - answers 1. Storing energy
2. Providing structure

Adipose Tissue - answers Connective tissue in the body that stores fat.

Phospholipids - answers Used by cells, particularly in cell membranes, to provide
structure

This lipid bilayer has a hydrophilic phosphate group that points towards the aqueous
environment: - answers phospholipid bilayer

Simplest unit of a protein - answers amino acid

All proteins contain - answers C, H, O and N (Nitrogen)
amine group (NH2) and carboxyl group (COOH)

Functions of proteins in the body - answers 1. Provide structure
2. Provide immunity
3. Provide transport
4. Increase reaction rate (enzymes).

Amino acids are joined by what bond? - answers Peptide

Hydrophobic proteins have a function of providing ________ & are found where? -
answers structure; keratin (hair and nails), and collagen (skin)

What is the function of membrane proteins? - answers -transport substances across
the plasma membrane as protein channels and carrier proteins
-structure
-body wide communication (immunity)

Hydrophilic proteins in the body are known as - answers Globular proteins

Examples of globular (hydrophilic proteins) - answers 1. Enzymes

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