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

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What do nucleotides form when they undergo dehydration?

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Nucleic Acid

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What is the process of forming bonds by removing water molecules called?

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Dehydration

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What is produced from the hydrolysis of proteins?

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Amino acids

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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 reaction synthesizes polymers from monomers?

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Dehydration

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What are the building blocks of proteins?

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Amino acids

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What is the primary function of nucleic acids?

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Storage and transmission of genetic information

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What type of macromolecule are enzymes?

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Proteins

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What is hydrolysis?

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The process of breaking down polymers into monomers by adding water.

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What is a polymer?

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A large molecule made up of repeating subunits called monomers.