Proteins
What are proteins made of? (not specific elements)
Amino Acids
What is the main purpose of lipids?
Energy Storage
What is the main purpose of nucleic acids?
Storage and expression of genetic information.
What is the main purpose of carbohydrates?
Provide energy to the body.
What is water's molecular formula?
H2O
What is the purpose of proteins?
Required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs?
What are lipids made of? (not specific elements)
Glycerol Backbone and Fatty acid Tails
What are nucleic acids made of? (not specific elements)
Nucleotides
What elements are carbohydrates made of?
Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
What element in water makes it electronegative?
Oxygen
What are the bonds between amino acids called?
Peptide Bonds
What elements are lipids made of?
Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
What bases are pyrimidines?
Cytosine, Thymine, and Uracil
What are carbohydrates made of? (not specific elements)
A chain of sugars.
What is the movement of water across a membrane called?
Osmosis
What are the four levels of structure in a protein?
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary
The cell membrane is composed of this type of lipid?
Phospholipid
What bases are Purines
Adenine and Guanine
What is the bond between carbohydrates called?
Glycosidic Bond
What is it called when water is added to break a bond?
Hydrolysis
What elements are proteins made of?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Sulfur
What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats?
Saturated fats contain no double bonds while unsaturated fats contain double bonds.
What elements are nucleic acids made of?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Phosphorous
What happens when you dehydrate a carbohydrate?
You get a carb-no-hydrate.
What is it called when water is removed to create a bond?
Dehydration Synthesis