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Chapter 3 - definitions: organic compounds, monomer, polymer - understand the process of dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis - For CARBS, LIPIDS, PROTEINS and NUCLEIC ACIDS you should know: * composition * definition * functions * general structure * 2 examples - describe how sucrose is formed from glucose and fructose - functions of: starch, cellulose and chitin; what group of organic compounds are they in? - what are phospholipids and glycolipids? what is the structure of a steroid? - definitions: enzyme, catalyst, substrate, active site - steps in an enzymatic reaction - what is activation energy and how is it related to enzymes? what is the effect of temperature and pH on enzymes? - explain the process of forming a protein from AA, type of bond formed? - structure of an amino acid, what are the three parts? - the four levels of protein organization: primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary - describe the shape for each - three main differences between DNA and RNA |