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Macromolecules In a Biological System

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Total cards: 23•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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macromolecules

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a molecule that contains a large number of atoms makes up 25% of body

#2
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how much % water is the human body?

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70%

#3
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four types of small molecules

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sugars, fatty acids, amino acids and nucleotides

#4
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polysaccharides

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type of macromolecule. carbohydrate polymers made of many sugar molecules

#5
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protiens

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type of macromolecule molecules composed of amino acids joined by peptide bonds

#6
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nucleic acids

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type of macromolecule. long molecules made of nucleotides; DNA and RNA

#7
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Polymer

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A substance composed of similar units bonded together

#8
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Monomers

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molecules that can bond to similar or identical molecules to form a polymer

#9
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how are macromolecules built

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by linking together small subunits called monomers

#10
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sugars make _____ macromolecules

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polyscharides

#11
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proteins are made by what monomer

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amino acids

#12
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nucleotide monomers make what macromolecules

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nucleic acids

#13
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Covalent Bond

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a chemical bond in which electron pairs are shared between atoms

#14
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dehydration reaction/condensation reaction

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a chemical reaction between two molecules in which a water molecule is released and a covalent bond forms; often requires an input of energy; polymers are built as a result of this reaction

#15
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an input of _____ drives monomers together to create _____

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energy macromolecules

#16
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non covalent bonds are ______ to form spontaneously and also ______ easily

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weak enough break

#17
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carbohydrates

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sugars and starches which the body breaks down into glucose

#18
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hydrolysis reaction (opposite of dehydration reaction)

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a chemical reaction in which water molecule cleaves a covalent bond to form two products; monomeric subunits of polymers are cleaved from a polymer by this reaction

#19
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enzyme

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a substance produced by a living thing that acts as a catalyst. A catalyst that speeds up a chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy in cells most enzymes are proteins

#20
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DNA and RNA are what times of macromolure

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Nucleic acids

#21
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lipids are build by

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dehydration reaction which does not use monomers

#22
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types of carbohydrate

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glucose cellulose starch

#23
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what is ATP

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type of nucleotide