DNA
Molecule consisting of nucleotide monomers of Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine, and Thymine.
What is DNA?
The smallest unit of matter that still retains the properties of an element
What is an Atom?
This consist of two or more atoms help together by covalent bonds
Four classes of biomolecules are
What is Protein, Lipids, Carbohydrates, and Nucleic Acid?
A polymer of small building blocks of amino acids
What is Protein?
Monomers that make up nucleic acids
What are Nucleotides?
The three types of subatomic particles
What is a Proton, Electron, and Neutron?
The transfer of an electron between atoms results in an attraction called
What is Ionic Bond?
The building blocks of polymers
What is Monomers?
The monomers of protein are called
What is Amino acid?
Nucleotides are made of
What is Ribose sugar, a Phosphate Group, and a Nitrogenous base?
What is Atomic Number?
An atom or molecule with an electrical charge resulting from a gain or loss of one or more electrons
What is an Ion?
Cells link together to form polymers by a process called
What is a Dehydration Reaction?
When a protein unravels, losing its shape and function is a process called
Adenine always pairs with _____ and Guanine always pairs with _____
What is Thymine and Cytosine?
A chemical rule stating that atoms of main-group elements combine so that each atom has eight electrons in its outer shell
What is the Octet rule?
One of the most important types of weak bonds
What is a Hydrogen Bond?
Animals store glucose in a polysaccharide called
What is a Glycogen?
The four levels of the protein structure are
What is Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary Structure?
DNA's double helix is held together by ______ between the paired bases.
Refers to an atoms tendency to pull electrons toward itself
What is Electronegativity?
What is a Polar Molecule?
A diverse group of molecules that are classified together because they do not mix well with water
What is Lipids?
The secondary structure of a protein are maintained by this between atoms of the backbone
What is Hydrogen Bonds?