Biochemistry Flashcards
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| 11010485261 | What are the four Biomolecules? | Carbohydrates Lipids Proteins Nucleic Acids | 0 | |
| 11010485262 | What elements are found in carbohydrates? | Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen (C, H, O) | 1 | |
| 11010485263 | What elements are found in lipids? | Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen (C, H, O); Less O than C and H | 2 | |
| 11010485264 | How can you tell the difference between carbohydrates and lipids since they contain the same elements? | Carbohydrates are arranged in a ring. Lipids are arranged in chains. | 3 | |
| 11010485265 | What elements are found in proteins? | Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen (C, H, O, N) | 4 | |
| 11010485266 | What elements are found in nucleic acids? | Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Phosphorous (C, H, O, N, P) | 5 | |
| 11010485267 | What is a monomer? | A building block or subunit of a larger | 6 | |
| 11010485268 | What is the monomer for carbohydrates? | monosaccharide | 7 | |
| 11010485269 | What are the monomers for lipids? | Fatty Acid and Glycerol | 8 | |
| 11010485270 | What is the monomer of proteins? | Amino Acids | 9 | |
| 11010485271 | What is the monomer of nucleic acids? | Nucleotides | 10 | |
| 11010485272 | What is a polypeptide chain? | another word for the polymer of a protein | 11 | |
| 11010485273 | What are the functions of carbohydrates? | 1) Quick Energy 2) Cell Wall Structure | 12 | |
| 11010485274 | What are the functions of lipids? | 1) Energy STORAGE 2) Insulation 3) Cell Membrane 4) Chemical messengers | 13 | |
| 11010485275 | What are the functions of proteins? | 1) Build muscles 2) Enzymes 3) Transport oxygen in blood cells | 14 | |
| 11010485276 | What are the functions of nucleic acids? | 1) Store genetic information 2) Build proteins 3) Energy (ATP) | 15 | |
| 11010485277 | What are examples of carbohydrates? | Sugars (Monosaccharides and Disaccharides) and Starches (Polysaccharides) | 16 | |
| 11010485278 | What are examples of lipids? | Fats, oils, waxes | 17 | |
| 11010485279 | What are examples of proteins? | Enzymes, muscles, hemoglobin | 18 | |
| 11010485280 | What are examples of nucleic acids? | DNA and RNA | 19 | |
| 11010485281 | What bond connects amino acids? | peptide bonds | 20 | |
| 11010485282 | Identify this monomer. What biomolecule does it make up? | Nucleotide. It's the monomer of nucleic acids |  | 21 |
| 11010485283 | Identify the biomolecule pictured: a) Lipid b) Carbohydrate c) Protein d) Nucleic Acid | b) Carbohydrate |  | 22 |
| 11010485284 | Identify the biomolecule pictured: a) Lipid b) Carbohydrate c) Protein d) Nucleic Acid | d) Nucleic Acid |  | 23 |