Definitions
Polymers
Polymers
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Organic

Molecules always containing carbon and hydrogen atoms

100

Monomers join together into polymers through a reaction

Dehydration synthesis

100

Another name for protein

types of polymers

monomers

# of different monomers

difference in monomers comes mainly from

Polypeptide

Many types

Amino acid

20

R-group

100

What are the primary, secondary, quanternary

Primary:the sequence of amino acids linked together in a protein

Secondary: Is a helix, or a pleated sheet

Quanternary: Multiple protein chains linked together


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What are two differences between Inorganic and organic

Inorganic: Non-living matter,Ionic bonding is common, associated with +/- ions,small molecules with few atoms

Organic: Always contains carbon and hydrogen, often very large,covalent bonding living organisms

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Refers to CO2 and all molecules without carbon

Inorganic

200

Anabolic to

Exergonic to

Endergonic

Catabolic

200

Another name for nucleic acid

types of polymers

monomers

# of different monomers

difference in monomers comes mainly from


DNA,RNA

nucleotide

4

Nitrogenous base and sugar

200

Starch,glycogen

Monosaccahrides

200

Is this DNA or RNA

Interprets genetic code and performs protein synthesis

300

Dipeptide

2 amino acids joined together

300

What are the 4 main categories of macromolecules

lipids,proteins,carbohydrates,mucleic acid

300

Another name for carbohydrate

types of polymers

monomers

# of different monomers

difference in monomers comes mainly from

polysaccharide

starch,glucose,cellulose,chitin

monosaccharide

20

# numbers of carbons

300

Account for more than 50% of the dry weight of most cells

Proteins

300

How does RNA differ from DNA

RNA

400

Inorganic

Carbon dioxide and all molecules without carbon

400

Triglyceride

Three fatty acid+glycerol

400

Another name for Lipid

types of polymers

monomers

# of different monomers

difference in monomers comes mainly from


Triglyceride,phospholipid,steroids,waxes

Lipids doesn't follow normal patterns

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ATTAGCA

DNA sequence

400

True or false: Carbohydrates like water

true

500

Polymers are broken apart

Hydrolysis

500

What are polysaccharide

many monosaccharides joined together

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True or false:Do all polymers have the same structure

False

500

Cellulose: found in the cell walls of plants

Polysaccharide

500

All nucleotides are made up of

1.phosphate group

2. 5 carbon sugar

3.Nitrogen base