Atoms + Macromolecules
Polymerization is what forms these molecules.
What are macromolecules?
Carbohydrates are typically composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in this fixed ratio.
What is 1:2:1?
Lipids are mainly composed of these atoms.
What are Carbon and Hydrogen?
Nucleic acids are formed from these individual monomers.
What are nucleotides?
Proteins have the primary atoms (Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen), but they also have this.
What is Nitrogen?
The main atom of a biomolecule.
What is Carbon?
Living things store their excess sugar as complex carbs known as this.
What are starches?
The three categories of lipids.
What are fats, oils, and waxes?
Nucleic acids are important for storing and transferring this.
What is genetic information?
Proteins are made of these monomers.
What are amino acids?
The primary atoms of all biomolecules.
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen?
Glucose, galactose, and fructose are all examples of these singular sugar molecules.
What are monosaccharides?
Lipids can be used to store energy, yes, but they are also crucial in this.
What are cell membranes?
These are the two kinds of nucleic acid.
What is DNA and RNA?
This many amino acids can be found in nature.
What is more than 20?
The process of turning monomers, identical or different, into a polymer.
What is polymerization?
Animals store excess sugar in this polysaccharide.
What is glycogen?
Lipids form when glycerol molecules combine with these compounds.
What are fatty acids?
Nucleic acids are composed of the primary atoms (Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen), but they also have these atoms.
What are Nitrogen and Phosphorus?
Proteins have many different roles. This is one of them.
What is...
1. Controlling reaction rates and regulating cell processes?
2. Forming bones and muscles?
3. Transporting substances in/out of cells?
4. Fighting disease?
The act of bonding with other elements in chains of almost-unlimited length, having the potential of creating complex structures.
What are Carbon-Carbon bonds?
Plants typically make this polysaccharide in order to hold their strength and rigidity.
What is cellulose?
Lipids that contain more than one carbon-carbon double bond.
What is polyunsaturated?
Nucleotides are composed of these three primary things.
What is a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base?
Amino acids have a special composure, which consists of these two groups.
What is an amino group (-NH2) and a carboxyl group (-COOH)?