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Study guide for Ch 3 test //
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

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