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Biology
LS1-6 Atoms from sugar forming macromolecules
see Molecular Biology below
HS-LS1-6. Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for how carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen from sugar molecules may combine with other elements to form amino acids and/or other large carbon-based molecules.
[Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on using evidence from models and simulations to support explanations.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include the details of the specific chemical reactions or identification of macromolecules.]
.CELL METABOLISM
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Molecular biology explains living processes in terms of the chemical substances involved.
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Carbon atoms can form four covalent bonds forming stable compounds
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Life is based on carbon compounds including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids.
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Metabolism describes all the enzyme-catalysed reactions in an organism.
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Anabolism is the synthesis of complex molecules from simpler molecules including the formation of macromolecules from monomers by condensation reactions.
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Catabolism is the breakdown of complex molecules into simpler molecules including the hydrolysis of macromolecules into monomers.