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3.1 The Structure and Function of Living Things
  1. What is the difference between inorganic and organic molecules?

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  1. What two characteristics of the carbon molecule make it unique?

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  1. Diagram an example of each of the following: amino acid, simple sugar, glycerol, fatty acid.

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  1. Describe five functional groups.

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  1. List three monomers and the polymers that can be constructed from them.

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3.2 Carbohydrates
  1. Give two examples of simple sugars and two examples of complex sugars.

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  1. What are the primary characteristics used to identify a compound as a carbohydrate?

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3.3 Proteins

  1. How do the primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures of proteins differ?

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  1. List the three categories of proteins and describe their functions.
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3.4 Nucleic Acids

  1. Describe how DNA differs and is similar to RNA both structurally and functionally.

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  1. List the nitrogenous bases that base pair in DNA; in RNA.

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3.5 Lipids
  1. Describe three different kinds of lipids.

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  1. What is meant by HDL, LDL, and VLDL? Where are they found? How do they relate to disease?

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