Carbohydrates
The basic building block of carbohydrates.
What is a monosaccharide?
The building blocks of a protein.
What are amino acids?
The building blocks of most lipids.
What are 3 fatty acids and glycerol?
The type of macromolecule of an enzyme.
What is protein?
The macromolecule that is primarily used for energy storage in animals.
What are lipids?
Name a common polysaccharide found in plants that stores energy.
What is starch?
The type of bond forms between amino acids in a protein.
What is a peptide bond?
Name the type of lipid that is a major component of cell membranes.
What are phospholipids?
This term describes a substance that speeds up chemical reactions without being consumed in the process.
What is an enzyme?
The macromolecule that is crucial for the structure and function of enzymes.
What are proteins?
The carbohydrate that is table sugar.
What is a disaccharide?
Name the process by which proteins lose their shape and function due to extreme conditions.
What is denaturation?
The bond difference between saturated and unsaturated fats.
What is the presence or absence of double bonds between carbon atoms?
Enzymes work on specific molecules called these, which bind to the enzyme's active site.
What are substrates?
The macromolecule that stores genetic information.
What are nucleic acids?
The carbohydrate found in cell walls of plants and provides structural support.
What is cellulose?
The term for proteins that act as biological catalysts.
What are enzymes?
The type of lipid that is liquid at room temperature.
What are unsaturated fats?
The two environmental factors that can affect enzyme activity.
What is such as temperature and pH?
The macromolecule that is important for quick energy release in cells.
What are carbohydrates?
The ratio of hydrogen to oxygen in a carbohydrate.
What is a 2:1?
The three elements or atoms that make up a protein.
What are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen?
The elements or atoms that make up a lipid.
What are carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
The environmental factors such as temperature and pH can affect enzyme activity. This term refers to the condition when an enzyme loses its shape and functionality due to extreme conditions.
What is denaturation?
A single carboxyl group is found in these two macromolecules.
What are lipids (fatty acids) and proteins?