Level 1
Molecules that combine to form proteins
What is Amino Acids
Building blocks of polymers
What is Monomer
Made up of amino acids
What is protein
The ability to work
What is energy
Substance that repels water.
What is Hydrophobic
A substance produced by a living organism
What is an Enzyme
Compounds that are fatty acids
What are lipids
Synthetic substances composed of very large molecules
What is polymer
class of natural or substances composed of very large molecules
Polymer
Dissolves in water
What is hydrophilic
Large molecule important to biological processes
What is macromolecules
A polypeptide is a continuous, unbranched chain of amino acids joined by peptide bonds
What is polypeptide
A complex organic substance present in living cells
What is Nucleic acid
adenine (A), guanine (G) cytosine (C), and thymine (T)
What is nucleic acids
Joined together in groups of three, forming a molecule called a triglyceride
What is fatty acids
Sugar molecules
Basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA.
What is nucleotides
separates the interior of the cell from the outside environment.
What is Cell Membrane
Aggregation of atoms held together by valence forces.
What is structural molecules
A sugar derived from ribose
What is deoxyribose
Building blocks of fat
What are fatty acids
Sugar that is naturally produced by the body
What is Ribose
Triol compound
What is Glycerol
Large molecule made of many smaller monosaccharides.
What is polysaccharide
Class of sugars that cannot be hydrolyzed
What is monosaccharides