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| The repeating building blocks of larger molecules are known as ____. | monomers |
| Many monomers linked together make up a ____. | polymer |
| The four categories of biological macromolecules are ___, ___, ___, and ___. | carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids,
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| The type of macromolecule that is used primarily as a source of quick energy is ___. | carbohydrates,
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| Bread, pasta, cereal and fruits are high in which type of macromolecule? | carbohydrates,
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| The monomers of complex carbohydrates are ___. | simple sugars (a.k.a. monosaccharides),
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| Glucose, fructose and galactose are examples of ____. | simple sugars (or monosaccharides - note; these three are all hexose sugars meaning they have six carbons. There are also simple sugars that are pentose sugars with 5 carbons such as ribose and deoxyribose, found in nucleotides. Triose sugars such as glycerodehyde are important in respiration and photosynthesis),
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| Another term for simple sugars is ___. | monosaccharides,
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| Many monosaccharides bonded together are called a ____. | polysaccharide,
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Plants usually store their carbohydrates as the polysaccharide known as ____.,
| starch |
Animals store carbohydrates in their liver and muscles as the polysaccharide known as ___.,
| glycogen,
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| The cell walls of plants are made of the polysaccharide known as ____. | cellulose, ,
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| ____ is a tough polysaccharide that can only be broken down by bacteria and some types of fungi. | cellulose,  |
Glycogen is mainly stored in an animals ___ and ____.,
| muscles and liver |
Starch, glycogen and cellulose are all types of ___.,
| carbohydrates,
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| The monomers of proteins are ____. | amino acids, ,
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A long straight chain of amino acids is called a ____.,
| polypeptide,  |
A polypeptide that folds into a 3-D structure that has a specific function is called a ___.,
| protein (The picture below shows the different bonds that hold the protein in its folded shape),  |
Lean meat is highest in the macromolecule known as ____.,
| protein |
| DNA and RNA are types of ____. | nucleic acids,
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| The type of molecule that holds an organism's genetic information is called ___ and belongs in the class of macromolecules known as ____. | DNA, nucleic acids,  |
| The monomers of nucleic acids are ____. | nucleotides, ,
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| Adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine are ____ found in ____. | nucleotides, DNA,  |
The order of nucleotides in DNA determines the order of ____ in a protein.,
| amino acids, ,
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| Fats, cholesterol, steroids and waxes are classified as ___. | lipids |
| The main function of lipids in an animals body is to ____. | store energy for later use |
| Red meats, dairy and fried foods are high in the type of macromolecules known as ___. | lipids |
| The building blocks of fats are ___ . | Three fatty acids and one glycerol (The picture below shows a glycerol shaded gray and one long fatty acid chain shaded orange),  |
| Fats that are solid at room temperature and are not particularly good for you are a type called ___. | saturated fats,  |
| Fats that are liquid at room temperature and are considered healthy to eat are called ___. | unsaturated fats,  |
| Fats from vegetable oils and fish tend to be ___. | unsaturated,  |
| Phospholipids are major component of the ___. | cell membrane,  |
| A major component of cell membranes is a type of lipid called a(n) ___. | phospholipid,  |
The picture below shows the base structure of a(n) ______.,  | amino acid,  |
The picture is showing a _____ reaction.,  | condensation reaction (a.k.a. - dehydration synthesis),  |
The picture below is showing part of a molecule of _____ which has a ______ shape.,  | DNA, double helix,  |
| Fat is a type of _____ that is made of _____ and _____. | lipid, 1 molecule of glycerol and three fatty acid chains (This picture shows how one glycerol would bond through a condensation reaction to one molecule of fatty acid),  |
The reaction shown below is called a(n) _____ reaction.,  | hydrolysis,  |
| A nucleotide is made of _____. | a phosphate group, a pentose sugar and a nitrogenous base,  |
The molecule on the top is a(n) ______ while the molecule on the bottom is a(n) ____.,  | saturated fatty acid (top), unsaturated fatty acid (bottom),  |
Lipids with a ring structure are called _____.,  | steroids (cholesterol as well as testosterone are steroids),  |
The picture below shows a molecule of _____ which is made of ____ bonded to _____.,  | fat (a.k.a. - a triglyceride), made of glycerol bonded to three fattly acids,  |