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| the series of chemical reactions that keep a cell alive |
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| the process of breaking down molecules to produce energy |
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| the process of synthesizing or building up molecules |
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| a chemical reaction in which H2O is added to a compound to split larger molecules into smaller ones |
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| a chemical reaction in which H2O is removed from a compound to create larger molecules from smaller ones |
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| non-essential, unhealthy fats; solid at room temperature; come from animals |
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| essential, healthy fats; liquid at room temperature; come from plants |
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Monosaccharides
Disaccharides
Polysaccharides |
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monomer of carbohydrates
contain 2 monosaccharides
contain 3+ monosaccharides |
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Saturated Fatty Acids
Monosaturated Fatty Acids
Polysaturated Fatty Acids |
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have 0 carbon-to-carbon double bonds
have 1 carbon-to-carbon double bond
have 2+ carbon-to-carbon double bonds |
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Dipeptide
Tripeptide
Polypeptide
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2 joined amino acid units
3 joined amino acid units
10+ joined amino acid units
10k+ joined amino acid units |
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| contains aldehydes and ketones, source of energy, Cx(H2O)y |
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| insoluble in water but soluble in organic compounds |
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| triglycerides/tricylglycerols, esters of long-chain fatty acids and glycerolhigher proportion of saturated fatty acids than oils |
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| have only unsaturated fatty acids |
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| contain 20 amino acids, plants can synthesize, animals must consume, humans can synthesize some but must consume essential amino acids |
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| monomer of proteins, 20 within a protein, contain an amine and a carboxylate |
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| amide linkage between amine and carboxylate |
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| information and control center of a cell |
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