5852001469 | Hydrocarbon | Large variety of molecules consisting of carbon and hydrogen. | 0 | |
5852001470 | Polymer | Large molecule consisting of many repeating units | 1 | |
5852001471 | Monomer | Building block of much larger molecules | 2 | |
5852001472 | Dehydration Synthesis Reaction | Reaction in which OH group bonds with H group to form water during the process of polymerization | 3 | |
5852001473 | Monosaccharide | Glucose, Fructose, Galactose | 4 | |
5852001474 | Carbohydrate | Organic molecule containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio | 5 | |
5852001475 | Glucose | Monosaccharide used to fuel cell activities. Blood sugar. | 6 | |
5852001476 | Dissaccharide | Lactose, Maltose, Sucrose. | 7 | |
5852001477 | Maltose | Dissacccharide formed by glucose + glucose | 8 | |
5852001478 | Polysaccharide | Polymer made of monosaccharides | 9 | |
5852001479 | Starch | Polysaccharide formed by plants consisting of glucose monomers. Used for long term energy storage. | 10 | |
5852001480 | Cellulose | Structural polysaccharide found in cell walls of plants. | 11 | |
5852001481 | Glycogen | Polysaccharide stored in the liver and muscles of animals for long term energy storage. Consists of branched glucose monomers. | 12 | |
5852001482 | Lipid | Diverse hydrophobic organic compound making up fats, waxes, steroids. | 13 | |
5852001483 | Glycerol | Building block in lipids consisting of 3 carbon atoms bonded to OH groups. | 14 | |
5852001484 | Fatty acids | Building block in lipids consisting of long single bonded or double bonded carbon chains. | 15 | |
5852001485 | Triglyceride | Molecule consising of a glycerol and three fatty acid chains. | 16 | |
5852001486 | Saturated fat | Triglyceride molecule consisting of single bonded carbon chains resulting in maximum hydrogen bonding. | 17 | |
5852001487 | Unsaturated fat | Triglyceride molecule consisting of at least one double bonded carbon lessening the number of hydrogen bonds. | 18 | |
5852001488 | Hydrogenated fat | Unsaturated fats that have had hydrogen atoms added to make more saturated | 19 | |
5852001489 | Protein | Polymer consisting of amino acids | 20 | |
5852001490 | enzyme | Protein responsible for facilitating chemical reactions | 21 | |
5852001491 | amino acid | molecule consisting of amino group and carboxyl group. Monomer for proteins. | 22 | |
5852001492 | Peptide Bond | Bond connecting amino acids. Formed by bond between carboxyl group and amino group. | 23 | |
5852001493 | Primary Structure | Linear chain of amino acids. | 24 | |
5852001494 | Secondary Structure | Amino acid chain that folds and coils upon itself. | 25 | |
5852001495 | Tertiary Structure | The 3-D shape formed by folding polypeptide chain. | 26 | |
5852001496 | Quaternary Structure | Two or more tertiary polypeptide structures functioning as one. | 27 | |
5852001497 | Nucleotide | Monomer of nucleic acid consisting of sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogen base | 28 | |
5852001498 | hydroxyl functional group | 29 | ||
5852001499 | carbonyl functional group | 30 | ||
5852001500 | carboxyl functional group | 31 | ||
5852001501 | amine functional group | 32 | ||
5852001502 | phosphate functional group | 33 | ||
5852001503 | glucose (mono) structural formula | 34 | ||
5852001504 | maltose (disaccharide) structural formula | 35 | ||
5852001505 | amino acid structural formula | 36 | ||
5852001506 | nucleotide | 37 | ||
5852001507 | polypeptide (protein) | demonstrates dehydration synthesis to form polymer | 38 | |
5852001508 | nucleic acid | 39 | ||
5852001509 | saturated fat | 40 | ||
5852001510 | unsaturated fat | 41 | ||
5852001511 | glycogen | 42 | ||
5852001512 | cellulose | 43 | ||
5852001513 | phospholipid structure | 44 | ||
5852001514 | hydrolysis | A chemical reaction that breaks bonds between two molecules by the addition of water; functions in dis-assembly of polymers to monomers. | 45 | |
5852001515 | polypeptide | A polymer (chain) of many amino acids linked together by peptide bonds. | 46 | |
5852001516 | phospholipid | A lipid made up of a glyerol joined to two fatty acids and a phosphate group; has two hydrophobic tails and a polar hydrophilic head. Found in cell membranes | 47 | |
5852001517 | wax | A type of lipid that is even more hydrophobic than fat. | 48 |
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