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6.4 The Building Blocks of Life
Organic Chemistry
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b.
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d.
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Study of --Carbon atoms --Form a strong --Carbon --Can form ---
6.4 The Building Blocks of Life
Macromolecules
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b.
c.
d.
--Polymers – --Monomers – --4 groups of macromolecules
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6.4 The Building Blocks of Life
1. Carbohydrates
a. Made of --- (1:2:1)
b. Functions:
1. --- (immediate and stored)
2. ---
c.
Monomer (---) – --•
Examples: ---
d. Disaccharide – --- sugars
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Examples: ---
e. Polymer (---) – --•
Examples: --- (in muscles),
--- (in plants), -- (shell, fungi)
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2. Lipids (Fats)
a. Primarily made of --b. Functions:
1. --2. --3. ---
c.
Monomer - --- – glycerol + 3 fatty acids
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Examples – ---
d. Polymers – Examples
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--- - C-C single bond
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--- - C=C double bond
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Oils, margarine
Does not build up in arteries
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Dairy products, butter, egg yolks, lard
Build up and blocks arteries
Cell membrane
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Vitamin D, cholesterol, cortisone, sex hormones
6.4 The Building Blocks of Life
3. Proteins
a. Contain --b. Functions:
1. --2. --3. --4. --c. Monomer – --• Amino acids: --- (-NH2) + --- (-COOH)
• --- different amino acids
d. Polymer – --- (many amino acids)
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4. Nucleic Acids
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b.
Contain --Function:
1. --c. Monomer – --• Made of --d. Polymer – ---