AP Bio Insta-Review Topic 1.3*: Intro to Biological Macromolecul

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What type of bond is broken when amino acids are released?

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Peptide Bond

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What is formed from the hydrolysis of proteins?

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Amino acids

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What is the process of breaking bonds by splitting water called?

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Hydrolysis

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What do nucleotides form when dehydrated?

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Nucleic Acid

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What reaction synthesizes polymers from monomers?

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Dehydration

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Define a peptide bond.

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A covalent bond formed between two amino acids during protein synthesis.

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What is hydrolysis?

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A chemical process that involves the breaking of a bond in a molecule using water.

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What are the building blocks of proteins?

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Amino acids.

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What is dehydration synthesis?

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A reaction that combines two molecules by removing water.

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What are nucleic acids?

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Biological macromolecules that store and transmit genetic information, such as DNA and RNA.