Atoms & Basic Chemistry
A pure substance that can't be broken down any further.
What is an element?
This term literally means "1 sugar".
What is a monosaccharide?
The common name for lipids is ______.
What are fats or oils?
Proteins are made of _______.
What are amino acids?
Nucleic acids hold the _______ code.
What is genetic?
The type of bond where electrons are shared.
What is a covalent bond?
This term is used to describe the linking of monomers by removing water.
What is dehydration synthesis?
This term refers to the monomer of lipids.
What is a fatty acid?
There are ___ different amino acids found in humans.
What is 20?
The 2 sugars that can be used to make nucleic acids.
What are deoxyribose and ribose?
The type of bond that deals with hydrogen having a slight attraction to another molecule.
What is a hydrogen bond?
This term refers to many sugars linked together.
What is a polysaccharide?
The scientific term that describes how lipids feel about water.
What is hydrophobic?
The name for the bond between 2 amino acids.
What is a peptide bond?
Monomer of nucleic acids.
What are nucleotides?
In a molecule of water, which element(s) has a slightly negative charge?
What is oxygen?
Carbohydrates provide our bodies with _______.
What is energy?
No double bonds in the base chain.
What is unsaturated?
This causes a protein to fold or twist.
What are interactions between R groups?
Nucleotides are made of these 3 things.
What are a phosphate group, sugar, and a nitrogen base?
Carbon has an atomic number of 6. How many protons does it have in its nucleus?
What is 6?
This term is used to describe the breaking of a biomolecule into its individual monomers by adding water.
What is hydrolysis?
Elements that make up lipids.
What are carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen?
This happens when a protein loses its shape.
What is...It loses its function?
Nucleotides are connected from sugar to _________.
What is phosphate?