Proteins
The monomer of a protein
What is an amino acid?
Sucrose is a what
What is a disaccharide?
A fat that is usually solid at room temp
What is a saturated fat?
The number of protons in an atom
What is the atomic number?
Glycogen, cellulose and starch
What is a polysaccharide?
The functions of a protein include
What are transport, defense, structure and movement?
The inability to break down the sugar found in milk
Lactose intolerance
This type of lipid is a structural component of the cell membrane
What is a phospholipid?
Changing this component of an atom impacts the atomic mass, but not the element.
What is a neutron?
The location where a reaction takes place at an enzyme
What is an active site?
A specific type of protein that catalyses a reaction
What is an enzyme?
Glucose and fructose have the same chemical formula, but a different structure
What is an isomer?
A special type of bond found in a unsaturated fatty acid chain between two carbon atoms
What is a double bond?
An effect of rising CO2 levels in the ocean, which lowers the pH of the water
What is ocean acidification/coral bleaching?
The difference between a pH of 3 and a pH of 6
What is 1000x (10^3) more/less hydrogen ions concentration
The bond between two amino acid monomers
What is a peptide bond?
A five-sided sugar monomer
What is fructose?
The type of unhealthy fat is created when hydrogenation occurs
What is a trans fat?
The bonds in a fatty acid chain are
What are covalent bonds?
Enzymes lower this
What is the activation energy of a reaction?
The part of an amino acid determines which amino acid it is
What is the side group (or R group)?
The reaction that occurs between a glucose and a fructose when they form a sucrose
What is a dehydration synthesis reaction?
A triglyceride is made of
What is a glycerol head and three fatty acid chains?
C- 13 and C - 14 are examples of
What is an isotope?
A molecule that changes the shape of an enzyme, but does not play a role at the active site
What is a non-competitive inhibitor?