Carbohydrates
What is the monomer of carbohydrates?
Monosaccharides
What is the building block of proteins?
Amino acids
. Phospholipids are especially important because they make up the main structure of the:
Cell membrane
What is the monomer of nucleic acids?
Nucleotides
. Which process joins smaller molecules together to form a larger molecule by removing water?
Dehydration synthesis
What carbohydrate is used to store energy in animal cells?
Glycogen
What is the function of a protein?
Speeds up chemical reactions
Lipids cannot mix with this solution.
Water
What are the elements that make up nucleic acids?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus
. Which process breaks a polymer into smaller molecules by adding water?
Hydrolysis
What carbohydrate is found in cell walls of plants?
Cellulose
What determines the shape and function of a protein?
The sequence or the order of the amino acid
What are the elements that make up lipids?
Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen with a higher level of carbon and hydrogen.
What is the most abundant amino acid in the human body?
Collagen
An example of a monosaccharide
Glucose
What elements are proteins made from?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen.
1. What does the term hydrophobic mean?
2. What does the term hydrophilic mean?
1. Does not like water
2. Likes water
Examples of nucleic acids are...
RNA and DNA
Give at least one example of what the polysaccharide glycogen does in an animal.
(1) stores simple sugars (2) releases glucose in blood (3) supplies energy for muscle movement
Name the elements found in carbohydrates
Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
What two macromolecules contain nitrogen as an important component?
proteins and nucleic acid
Which portion of a lipid molecule is hydrophilic? The head or the tail?
The head is hydrophilic.
What is a nucleotide made of?
3 parts- a sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base.
Which property of water is caused by the difference between the negative attraction of the oxygen molecule and the positive attraction of the hydrogen molecules?
polarity