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Flashcards by Steven R Ruffolo, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Steven R Ruffolo
over 5 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Monomer | the simplest piece, the “building block” of the compound |
| Polymer | monomers linked together into larger chains |
| Polymerization | the reaction where monomers are joined together in to polymers |
| Macromolecules / Biomolecules | Carbohydrates Lipids Proteins Nucleic Acids |
| Organic Compounds | any compound that contains carbon |
| Carbohydrate Energy | 4 Cal/ 1g |
| Carbohydrates Monomer | Monosaccharides |
| Examples of monosaccharides | glucose and fructose |
| Carbohydrate structure ratio | C, H, O in 1:2:1 ratio |
| Building block of carbohydrates | Monosaccharides |
| Structure of Disaccharides | two monosaccharides |
| Examples of Disaccharides | sucrose and galactose |
| Structure of Polysaccharides | many monosaccharides units joined together |
| Example of Polysaccharides | starch, glycogen, chitin and cellulose |
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