4787248565 | amino acid | Monomer of Proteins | 0 | |
4787250851 | amphipathic | A molecule that has both a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region. | 1 | |
4787251689 | carbohydrate | A type of organic compound that is composed of monosaccharides. Examples include starch and simple sugars. | 2 | |
4787258076 | carbon | The core element of organic compounds. This element can make 4 stable valence bonds. | 3 | |
4787263888 | denaturation | In proteins, a process in which a protein unravels and loses its native conformation, thereby becoming biologically inactive. In DNA, the separation of the two strands of the double helix. | 4 | |
4787266659 | disaccharide | A molecule composed of two monosaccharides. Common disaccharides include maltose, sucrose, and lactose. | 5 | |
4787267524 | ester bond | The bond formed when fatty acid molecules are joined to glycerol molecules in condensation reactions. | 6 | |
4787270132 | fibrous protein | Structural protein that is fibrous | 7 | |
4787274013 | globular protein | Proteins that are glubular | 8 | |
4787276787 | glycosidic bond | The bond that holds monosaccharides together in a polysaccharide. | 9 | |
4787281259 | hydrogen bond | The bond that stems from water's polarity | 10 | |
4787282708 | ion | an atom with a charge | 11 | |
4787283568 | lipid | nonpolar biological molecules | 12 | |
4787284641 | macromolecule | large living molecules | 13 | |
4787285587 | monomer | the sub-units of a polymer | 14 | |
4787286742 | monosaccharide | the sub-units of a polysaccharide | 15 | |
4787292672 | non-polar molecule | a molecule that do not mix with water | 16 | |
4787294705 | nucleic acid | a type of organic polymer that includes DNA and RNA | 17 | |
4787297074 | nucleotide | the monomer of a nucleic acid | 18 | |
4787299875 | peptide bond | the bond that hold amino acids together in a protein | 19 | |
4787301345 | phospholipid | A class of lipid molecules in which a phosphate group is linked to glycerol and two fatty acetyl groups; a chief component of biological membranes | 20 | |
4787303001 | polar molecule | a molecule that mixes with water | 21 | |
4787306684 | polymer | a molecule made of repeating subunits | 22 | |
4787308373 | protein | a large molecule that is made up of sub-units called amino acids. | 23 | |
4787312047 | water | something that is polar. but not a bear. And the bear can drink this. | 24 |
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