Lipids
Carbs
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
Enzymes
100
What are some examples of lipids?
Fats, oils, waxes
100
What is the storage polysaccharide of plants?
Starch
100
What is the monomer of proteins?
Amino acid
100
What is the monomer of nucleic acids?
Nucleotides
100
What is the process and stage of reaction for enzymes?
metabolic pathway
200
What is a steroid?
4 fused carbon rings
200
A cellulose molecule is mostly straight and never branched, while a starch molecule is ________.
Helical
200
What is the structure of an amino acid?
Amino group, R group, Carboxyl group attached to Carbon
200
What is the chemical structure of DNA?
Double helix
200
What are pathways that release energy by breaking down complex molecules into simpler compounds?
Catabolic pathways
300
What are the monomers of lipids?
Glycerol and fatty acid
300
What is the structural polysaccharide of anthropods?
Chitin
300
What is a peptide bond?
A bond between amino acids
300
What is the structure of a nucleic acid?
sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
300
What are pathways that consume energy to build complicated molecules from simpler molecules?
Anabolic pathways
400
What elements are lipids composed of?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
400
In cellular respiration, cells extract energy stored in _______ molecules.
Monosaccharide/ glucose
400
What are the 4 conformations of proteins?
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary
400
What are the two types of nucleic acids and their bases?
DNA and RNA; ATCG U
400
What is a chemical agent that changes the rate of reaction without being consumed by the reaction?
Catalyst
500
What is the difference between a saturated and unsaturated fatty acid?
Saturated is saturated with Hydrogen, Unsaturated has one or more double bonds, formed by the removal of hydrogen atoms from the carbon skeleton.
500
What are the monomers of polysaccharides connected by?
Glycosidic linkages
500
What allows for each conformation to occur?
Primary= Peptide bonds ; Secondary= Results from hydrogen bonding to an O or N. Peptide bonds are also involved. ; Tertiary= Determined by R group interactions. Peptide and hydrogen bonds are also involved. ; Quaternary= Has 2 or more polypeptides combined. Has peptide, hydrogen, and R group interactions also.
500
What bases match with purines and pyrimidines?
Purines = A, G ; Pyrimidines = C, T, U
500
What is a restricted region on the surface of an enzyme that binds to a substrate to convert it to a product?
Active site
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