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Flashcards by Jane Thornton, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jane Thornton
about 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| 1. monosaccharides | Glucose is the major monosaccharides used in respiration There are often(less common) forms eg; fructose, galactose There small simple molecules are absorbed directly into the blood and do not require digestion Therefore they provide instant energy. |
| Disaccharides | Disaccharides are digested into monosaccharides( or used of storage) |
| Polysaccharides | Polysaccharides are very large molecules which are (mostly) long chains of glucose molecules. |
| Lipids | lipids are the waxes and fats( solids) and oils(liquids) |
| Nucleic Acids | Nucleic Acids make up the genetic material (DNA/RNA) DNA= deoxyribose nucleic acids RNA= ribose nucleic acids |
| Respond to stimuli | A stimulus is a change in the environment |
| excrete | Excretion is the production of cellular waste. eg;CO2, Urea |
| Name two ways of respiration occurs? |
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