AP Bio Insta-Review Topic 1.4*: Properties of Bio Macromolecules

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What is the sugar found in RNA?

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Ribose

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What is the nitrogenous base found in RNA that differs from DNA?

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Uracil

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What is the monomer of nucleic acids?

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Nucleotide

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What type of fatty acid contains double bonds?

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Unsaturated fatty acid

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What type of fatty acid has no double bonds?

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Saturated fatty acid

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What type of side chain in amino acids is likely to fold inward?

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Hydrophobic side chain

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What type of side chain in amino acids is likely to fold outward?

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Hydrophilic side chain

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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 are the four main types of biological macromolecules?

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Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids.

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What is the building block of proteins?

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Amino acid