Basic Chemistry concepts
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
100

The positive particle of the cell located in the nucleus.

What is a Proton?

100
A polypeptide is made of many of these?
What are monomers?
100

This glucose polysacharride can be found mostly in liver and muscle cells.

What is glycogen?

100

All lipids have this region making them hydrophobic.

What is a hydrocarbon region?

100

RNA has this many hydroxyl groups.

What are two?

200

This bond does not think that sharing is caring

What is an ionic bond

200
As you walk down this staircase you begin to see the secondary structure

What is an alpha helix?

200

A hydroxyl group on which carbon determines alpha or beta for a glucose monomer?

What is Carbon 1? 

200

These make up a majority of the cell membrane.

What are phospholipids?

200

The 5' end of a nucleotide chain contains this group

What is phosphate?

300

Electrons tend to hang out around one atom, even though it is more electronegative.

What is a polar covalent bond?

300

If you need some re-naturing, you can go to this one stop shop.

What is Chaperonin protein? 

300
A formula for all the sugar molecules.

What is CH2O?

300

Polysaturated fats have more than one of these.

What are double bonds?

300

This nitrogenous base is only found in RNA.

What is Uracil?

400

Water is known as a good this, cause it can break things apart.

What is a solvent?

400

At a high pH your protein might not be suitable for activity and it is.

what is denatured?

400

Sugars can be presented in these two ways.

What are linear and ring formations?

400

The polar head of a phospholipid contains choline and this other group.

What is phosphate?

400

Carbon 1 of a nucleotide is attached to this group.

What is a nitrogenous base?

500
Nonpolar things don't like to bind with water because of what property.

What is hydrophobicity?

500

This amino acid is capable of bridging multiple protein chains together.

What is cysteine?

500

Cellulose contains which confirmation of glucose molecules?

What is beta glucose?

500
The inner part of the cell membrane is filled with these tails of phospholipids.

What is a hydrophobic tail.

500

This covalent bond links one nucleotide to another.

What is a phosphodiester bond?

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