Agua
Water is a polar covalent molecule. It is called polar because this is what happens to the electrons in its bonds.
What is . . .
the electrons are unevenly shared.
Anabolic or Catabolic?
This type of a reaction involves BUILDING larger molecules by putting together smaller ones.
What is . . .
anabolic?
Many subunits of a macromolecule joined together is called this.
What is . . .
a polymer?
These are the TWO groups of biomolecules in a plant that would be impacted if the soil does NOT have nitrogen.
What is . . .
protein and nucleic acids
This fall holiday is the focus of the animated movie, "Coco"
What is . . .
Dia de los muertos
This is WHY frozen water is less dense than liquid water.
What is . . .
because the hydrogen bonds in ice are more stable than in liquid water. In ice, the hydrogen bonds form a lattice that spaces out the water molecules making them less dense.
This is the name of the process in which water comes in and a polymer is separated into monomers.
What is . . .
hydrolysis?
DNA always builds from the 5 prime end to the 3 prime end. This is an example of ________________ which means that biomolecules are not built randomly, but instead follow a specific order or pattern.
What is . . .
directionality?
This is what would happen to a NON-polar R group during tertiary folding if it was placed in a watery environment.
What is . . .
it would move inward to get away from the polar water because it is hydrophobic.
In the fall, leaves change color because they are trying to preserve magnesium from this pigment that normally makes them appear green.
What is . . .
chlorophyll
Hydrogen bonds can form between any molecules that have this property.
What is . . .
molecules that are polar.
This is a model of the process of dehydration synthesis.
What is . . .
Check each other. The model should show two monomers on the left of the arrow leading to water and a polymer.
In the monomer of proteins, this is the name of the section that varies among different monomers. It gets its name from the math term "radical."
What is . . .
an R group?
This is what you would call a fatty acid if it had a DOUBLE bond of C=C in its chain.
(*Also recall what would happen to the shape)
What is . . .
it would be unsaturated.
(*Unsaturated fatty acids have a bend at the double bond)
This is the Shakespearean play from which the phrase "Double, double, toil, and trouble" became commonly known.
What is . . .
Macbeth
This is a model that illustrates how and why hydrogen bonding occurs in water.
What is . . .
Check each other for a model that includes + and - charges and an interaction between different molecules with opposite charges attracting.
This is a model of the process of hydrolysis.
Check each other.
The model should show a polymer on the left of the arrow with water coming in and leading to separated monomers.
This is a labeled drawing that shows the 3 main parts of the monomer of a nucleic acid.
What is . . . check each other for a diagram that includes:
- a phosphate (any shape sticking up from sugar)
- a sugar (likely a pentagon in the middle)
- and a base (a flag-like shape on side of sugar)
If the DNA sequences GGTCCA and AACTTG were both heated, this would be the sequence that would denature at a LOWER temperature.
What is . . .
AACTTG
(because the A-T connection only has 2 hydrogen bonds compared to the C-G connection which has 3 hydrogen bonds)
This is/was the date of the autumnal equinox in 2025.
What is . . .
September 22, 2025
Using a property of water phrase, this explains why sweating works as a mechanism to cool you off.
What is . . .
Water has a high heat of vaporization (or high specific heat) which means that it requires a lot of energy to make it evaporate. When it evaporates off of your skin, it releases a lot of heat from your body.
CHALLENGE: When monomers join together, it usually happens in a location where each one has an -OH group.
This is the name of the -OH functional group.
What is . . .
hydroxyl
Challenge: Polysaccharides can form branching polymers that are used for energy storage or layered polymers that are used for building structure.
This is the name of one specific type of polysaccharide AND the job it does.
What is . . .
starch or glycogen (energy storage)
cellulose (structure)
If you heat an egg, the proteins unravel, tangle, and solidify. This is the term that describes a protein that has lost its original shape.
What is . . .
a denatured protein
Within +/- 1 million, this is the estimated number of Pumpkin Spice Lattes sold each year by Starbucks
(as noted by a Yahoo report)
What is . . .
20 million?