The main function of carbohydrates in the human body.
What is "provide quick energy?"
An example of food that contains lipids.
The function of nucleic acids.
What is "storing" and "transferring" genetic information?
An example of a food that contains proteins?
What is: nuts, animal meat, eggs, yogurt, etc.
The type of macromolecule that enzymes are.
What is a protein?
The monomer of carbohydrates.
What is a monosaccharide?
The two types of fatty acids.
What are saturated and unsaturated fatty acids?
The monomer of nucleic acids.
What is a nucleotide?
The monomer of proteins.
What are amino acids?
This is what enzymes do to chemical reactions in living organisms.
What is "speed up" chemical reactions?
The polymer of carbohydrates.
What is a polysaccharide?
The monomers of lipids.
The two types of nucleic acid molecules.
What are DNA and RNA?
The polymer of proteins.
What are polypeptides?
When an enzyme loses its 3D shape due to heat or pH changes.
What is "denature"?
The ending of most sugar molecules.
What is "-ose"?
What is:
1. Cell Membrane
2. Insulation
3. Cushioning Organs
The three parts of a nucleotide.
What is "phosphate group, sugar, and nitrogen base"?
These types of proteins are known as "biological catalysts."
What are enzymes?
The energy needed to start a chemical reaction. This is what enzymes lower.
What is activation energy?
The carbohydrate molecule that makes up the structure of plant cell walls.
What is cellulose?
The type of lipid that makes up the cell membrane.
What is a "phospholipid"?
The name of the sugar in DNA nucleotides.
What is deoxyribose?
Four functions of proteins.
What is:
1. Structure (muscles, skin, etc.)
2. Antibodies
3. Hormones
4. Enzymes
The part of the enzyme that binds to the substrate.
What is "the active site"?