Water, Water Everywhere
Because water's solid form is less dense than its liquid form, this solid substance floats.
Ice
This macromolecule, including sugars and starches, is a primary short-term energy source.
Carbohydrate
Organic molecules all contain what element
Carbon
The nonpolar hydrocarbon bonds that form lipids generally repel water and are known as what?
Hydrophobic
Secondary structures can form as alpha-helix, or beta-what?
Sheets
This property of water, due to hydrogen bonding, allows it to resist external forces and creates surface tension.
Cohesion
The monomer of a nucleic acid, such as DNA or RNA.
Nucleotide
These large molecules are often formed by the polymerization of smaller subunits called monomers.
Macromolecule / Polymer
This type of lipid is the main component of a cell's plasma membrane.
Phospholipid
A linear protein structure formed by peptide bonds
Primary
This term describes a substance, like water, that has an uneven distribution of charge, making it a great solvent.
Polar
This reaction links monomers together by removing a water molecule.
Dehydration
Proteins ALL contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and what?
Nitrogen
The process that takes 2 monosaccharides to form a disaccharide is called what?
Dehydration Synthesis
This protein structure is formed by bonds between various R-Groups
Tertiary
This is the type of bond that forms between the hydrogen of one water molecule and the oxygen of another.
Hydrogen Bond
This level of protein structure involves the folding of alpha-helices and beta-pleated sheets into a 3D shape, stabilized by R-group interactions.
Tertiary Structure
Carbohydrates contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in what ratio?
1:2:1
The two most common carbohydrate monosaccharides are fructose and...?
Glucose
This protein structure is made stronger by the presence of disulfide bonds
Tertiary
This property of water allows it to absorb a large amount of heat with only a small change in temperature, moderating environmental conditions.
High Specific Heat
This type of fatty acid has no double bonds between carbon atoms and is solid at room temperature.
Saturated
The loss of a protein's 3D structure, leading to a loss of function, often caused by heat or pH change.
Denaturation
This category of lipids, including cholesterol and testosterone, has a backbone of four fused carbon rings.
Steroids
Quaternary structures differ from tertiary in that bonds don't form between R-groups, but instead...
Peptide Chains