Definitions
Polymer made of many monosaccharides joined by glycosidic linkage
what is polysaccharide
Major component in plant cell walls
What is cellulose
A chemical bond that, when formed, results in a water molecule being lost
what is dehydration reaction
Glycerol + 3 fatty acids that stores energy
what is a fat
Monomers used to build more complex carbohydrates
what are monosaccharides or what are simple sugars
Used as stored energy in plants
what is starch
A reaction that turns a polymer into monomers by adding H2O, reverse of dehydration reaction
what is Hydrolysis
Long hydrocarbon chains that help make up certain lipids
What are fatty acids
A carbohydrate molecule covalently bonded with a dehydration reaction to another molecule
what is glycosidic linkage
Polymers of glucose stored by animals mainly in liver and muscle cells that can be used as energy and replenished with carbohydrates
what is glycogen
Term for nonpolar substance that does not mix well or dissolve with water
what is hydrophobic
Fats containing one or more fatty acids with double bonded carbon
what is unsaturated fat
Makes up cell membrane
what are phospholipids
Makes up arthropod exoskeletons
what is chitin
specialized macromolecules that speed up chemical reactions
What are enzymes
Fats that have no fatty acids with double bonds between carbons
what is saturated fat
Biological molecules that mix poorly with water
what are lipids
Animal with specialized digestive system allowing them to successfully digest cellulose and convert it into usable nutrients
what are cows, termites, sheep...
Substance that is attracted to water (typically polar)
what is hydrophilic
Lipid characterised by a carbon skeleton with 4 rings
what is a steroid