5140216299 | Monosaccharide | any of the class of sugar that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simpler sugar. | ![]() | 0 |
5140216300 | Nucleotide | Nucleotides form the basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA. | ![]() | 1 |
5140216301 | Amino acid | Organic molecule with both an amino group and carboxyl group | ![]() | 2 |
5140216302 | Polymer | Long molecule of similar building blocks linked together by covalent bonds | 3 | |
5140216303 | Monomer | the building block | 4 | |
5140216304 | Relationship | Polymers are macromolecules made up of monomers | 5 | |
5140216305 | Macromolecule | Large molecules formed by small units joining by dehydration | 6 | |
5140216307 | Hydrolysis | Reverse of dehydration reaction. Bond between monomers is BROKEN by the addition of a water molecule. | 7 | |
5481814083 | Dehydration reaction | Synthesis of a polymer (BUILDS UP a polymer). Removal of water molecule forms a longer polymer chain. | 8 | |
5140216308 | Aldose | Molecule at END | 9 | |
5140216309 | Ketose | Molecule in MIDDLE | 10 | |
5140216310 | monosaccharide | monomer of carbs | 11 | |
5140216312 | monosaccharide | fuel for metabolism | 12 | |
5140216313 | polysaccharide | polymers of sugars; storage and structural | 13 | |
5140216314 | starch | used by plants for sugar (STORAGE) | 14 | |
5140216315 | Amylose | linear (STORAGE) | ![]() | 15 |
5140216316 | Amylopectin | branched (STORAGE) | ![]() | 16 |
5140216317 | Chitin | Used in exoskeleton Arthropods (Animal/Fungi) STRUCTURE | 17 | |
5140216318 | Cellulose | Used in plant walls (Plants) STRUCTURE | 18 | |
5140216319 | glycerol and fatty acids | monomer of lipids | 19 | |
5140216320 | Glycerol and triglycerol | Fats of lipids are composed of | 20 | |
5140216321 | non polar | one trait that all lipids share | 21 | |
5140216322 | glycerol and triacylglycerol | lipids are made up of 2 molecules | 22 | |
5140216323 | saturated | have maximum amount of of H (no double bonds) SOLID | ![]() | 23 |
5140216324 | unsaturated | have double bonds LIQUID which create kinks (fish oil, plants, olive oil) | ![]() | 24 |
5140216325 | phospholipid | major component of cell membrane | ![]() | 25 |
5140216326 | hydrophobic | Is phospholipid tail hydrophilic or hydrophobic | 26 | |
5140216327 | hydrophilic | Is phospholipid head hydrophilic or hydrophobic | 27 | |
5140216328 | steroid | Function: chemical messenger in the body = hormones | 28 | |
5140216329 | amino acid | monomer of protein | 29 | |
5140216330 | polypeptide | polymer of proteins | 30 | |
5140216331 | Amino acid structure (just look) | ![]() | 31 | |
5140216332 | Amino group carboxyl group and r group | What are the 3 important groups that can be found attached to the central carbon of an amino acids? | 32 | |
5140216333 | There is difference in the R group | How do amino acids differ from each other | 33 | |
5140216334 | 20 | ???? how many possible amino acids are there that cellls can use | 34 | |
5140216335 | The function of a protein is determined by its shape The shape of a protein is determined by its amino acids structure | how are protein structure and function related? | 35 | |
5140216336 | Primary | Sequence - held by peptide bonds | ![]() | 36 |
5140216337 | Secondary | alpha helix and beta sheets - held by hydrogen bonds | ![]() | 37 |
5140216338 | Tertiary | held by hydrogen and iconic bonds between R groups | ![]() | 38 |
5140216339 | Quaternary structure | made of 2 or more polypeptide chains | ![]() | 39 |
5140216340 | Denaturation | loss of protein's native structure DENATURED PROTEINS ARE BIOLOGICALLY INACTIVE | 40 | |
5140216341 | DNA (nucleic acid) | provides directions for its own replication, and for synthesis of messenger RNA | 41 | |
5140216342 | RNA (nucleic acids) | provides direction for synthesis or proteins | 42 | |
5140216343 | nucleotide | monomer of nucleic acid | 43 | |
5140216344 | Polynucleotide | polymer of nucleic acid | 44 | |
5140216345 | Nitrogenous base Pentose sugar and phosphate group | What are 3 important groups that can be found within a nucleotide | 45 | |
5140216346 | DNA | contains deoxyribose | 46 | |
5140216347 | RNA | contains ribose | 47 | |
5140216348 | 4 adenine guanine thymine, cytosine | how many nucleotides are there for DNA | 48 | |
5140216349 | 4 adenine, guanine, uracil, cytosine | how many nucleotides are there for RNA | 49 | |
5140216350 | DNA structure | 2 polynucleotide strands | ![]() | 50 |
5140216351 | RNA strucure | single stranded | ![]() | 51 |
5140244537 | Disaccharide | Consists of two monosaccharides joined together by glycolsidic linkage. | 52 | |
5140248349 | Glycosidic linkage | type of covalent bond that joins a carbohydrate | 53 | |
5481821911 | Carbohydrate | Includes sugars and polymers of sugars. | 54 | |
5481825461 | What is the simplest carbohydrate? | Monosaccharides (AKA simple sugars) | 55 | |
5140293949 | Lipids | LARGE class of biological molecules | 56 | |
5140324114 | catalysts | agent that speeds up chemical reactions | 57 | |
5140326384 | Cholesterol | type of steroid. Crucial molecule for animal membranes | 58 | |
5481805004 | Enzymes | a substance produced by a living organism that acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction. | 59 | |
5481807746 | Catalyst | a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change. | 60 |
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