Carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids - Which macromolecules are polymers
Enzymes - Macromolecules that speed up chemical reactions
Dehydration reactions - Monomers are connected through _________ _______ with the loss of a water
molecule
Hydrolysis - Disassemble polymers
Carbohydrates - Include sugars and polymers of sugars
Monosaccharides - Have molecular formulas that are some multiple of unit Ch2O and are the simplest
sugars
Disaccharides - 2 monosaccharides joined by a glycosidic linkage
Glycosidic linkage - A covalent bond formed between 2 monosaccharides by dehydration reactions
Maltose - Glucose + glucose
Sucrose - Glucose + fructose
Lactose - Glucose + galactose
, Polysaccharides - Macromolecules, polymers with many monosaccharides joined by glycosidic linkages
Starch - Plants store, ________ a polymer of glucose monomers
Glycogen - Animals store, _______ a polymer of glucose; similar to amylopectin but more branched
Cellulose - A major component of the tough wall as that enclose plant cells and the most abundant
organic compound on Earth
Microfibrils - Strong building material for plants
Chitin - The carbohydrate used by Arthropoda to build their exoskeletons
Lipids - grouped together because they mix poorly with water which is based on their molecular
structure
Fat - Constructed from 2 smaller molecules: glycerol and fatty acids
Glycerol - An alcohol that has 3 carbons each with a hydroxyl group
Fatty acid - A long carbon skeleton (16 or 18 carbons)
Triacylglycerol - Consists of 3 fatty acids linked to one glycerol molecule
Saturated fatty acid - No double bonds
Unsaturated fatty acid - One or more double bonds (cis formation)
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