8205207795 | nucleic acids function | stores genetic information | 0 | |
8205211707 | proteins function | (many functions 10,000+) -speed up chemical reactions, structural support, communicate signals, control cell growth, transport within and between cells | 1 | |
8205232447 | lipids function | energy storage, provide a barrier (membrane) | 2 | |
8205237481 | carbohydrates function | store energy and provide support | 3 | |
8205373037 | DNA structure | nucleotides | ![]() | 4 |
8205389191 | phospholipids | found in cell membranes, helps form a barrier in cell membranes; Structure: has polar head and nonpolar tail | ![]() | 5 |
8211795647 | hydrophobic | nonpolar, strong aversion to water | 6 | |
8211798545 | hydrophilic | polar, likes water | 7 | |
8211830340 | proteins structure | ![]() | 8 | |
8211960064 | food examples of carbohydrates | bread, potatoes, rice (starch) | 9 | |
8211976628 | food examples of proteins | milk, meat, cheese | 10 | |
8211983078 | food examples of lipids | eggs, butter | 11 | |
8211998688 | food examples of nucleic acid | fruits vegetables | 12 | |
8249468398 | elements in carbohydrates | C, H2O | 13 | |
8249472324 | elements in lipids | C,H,O | 14 | |
8249482248 | elements in proteins | C, H, O, N, S | 15 | |
8249488992 | elements in nucleic acid | C, H, O, N, P | 16 | |
8249615815 | monomer(building block) (for carbohydrates) | mono-sacchroid ------- ----------- ----ex. glucose 1 ---------- sugar | 17 | |
8249741211 | polymer (for carbohydrates) | poly-sacchroid ------- ----------- ex. starch many sugar | 18 | |
8249771918 | example of carbohydrates | ![]() | 19 | |
8249780897 | dehydration synthesis | process of combing 2 monomers by removing H2O | ![]() | 20 |
8249799089 | monomer (for lipids) | fatty acid | 21 | |
8249822639 | polymer (for lipids) | example: triglyeride , phorpholid | 22 | |
8249852475 | example of lipid | ![]() | 23 | |
8249870384 | example of phospholipid | ![]() | 24 | |
8249874956 | steroid example | ![]() | 25 | |
8249885523 | monomer (for proteins) | amino acids (20) | 26 | |
8249893243 | polymer (for proteins) | polypeptide | 27 | |
8249900768 | example of proteins | ![]() | 28 | |
8249921472 | different protein structures | primary: (amino aid chain connected with peptide bond. o-o-o-o-o-o (polypeptide chain) secondary: polling creating alpha helix and better sheet w/ hydrogen bonds tertiary: helix and sheets interact quaternary: interaction of multiple folded polypeptides | ![]() | 29 |
8249985725 | monomer (for nucleic acid) | nucleotides | 30 | |
8249994485 | polymer (for nucleic acid) | DNA, RNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) (Ribonucleic Acid) | 31 | |
8250013850 | example of nucleic acid | ![]() | 32 | |
8250033401 | DNA bases | double helix, bases are connected by hydrogen bonds | ![]() | 33 |
8250048209 | RNA bases | single chain | ![]() | 34 |
8250095747 | hydrolysis | a chemical reaction or process where a chemical compound reacts with water. This is the type of reaction that is used to break down polymers into many smaller units. | 35 | |
8250193863 | polymer | a molecule, made from joining together many small molecules called monomers | 36 | |
8250208539 | disaccaride | is the sugar formed when two monosaccharides (simple sugars) are joined by glycosidic linkage. | 37 | |
8250239713 | amino acids | these are the building blocks of proteins | 38 | |
8250332013 | peptide bonds | a covalent bond formed by joining the carboxyl group of one amino acid to the amino group of another, with the removal of a molecule of water. | 39 | |
8250354470 | polypeptide | a string of amino acids linked together | 40 | |
8250420981 | fatty Acid | any of the saturated or unsaturated organic acids | 41 | |
8250553907 | saturated | being a solution that is unable to absorb or dissolve any more of a solute at a given temperature and pressure. | 42 | |
8250553908 | unsaturated | having carbon-carbon double or triple bonds and therefore not containing the greatest possible number of hydrogen atoms for the number of carbons. | 43 | |
8250559123 | nitrogenous bases | is simply a nitrogen-containing molecule that has the same chemical properties as a base. | 44 | |
8250559124 | nucleotides | a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group. Nucleotides form the basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA. | 45 |
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