Macromolecules 1
Macromolecules 2
Water 1
Water 2
Chemistry
100
What three elements make up carbohydrates and Lipids?
carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen
100
What are the monomers of Lipids?
Fatty acids and Glycerols
100
What are the chemical components of a molecule of water?
2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom
100
Water is sticking to other water molecules is known as?
Cohesion
100
These two particles make up the nucleus of an atom.
Protons and neutrons
200
What is the monomers of Proteins
Amino acids
200
Name the 4 elements of macromolecules.
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, and Nucliec acids
200
What is the difference between cohesion & adhesion?
cohesion: an attraction between molecules of the same substance
adhesion: a force of attraction between different kinds of molecules
200
The hydrogen end of water has a
slight positive charge
200
What are the 3 charges of the particles that make up an atom?
Protons - positive
Neutron - Neutral
Electrons - negative
300
What is the main function of carbohydrates?
Short-term energy source
300
What are the monomers of Nucleic acids?
Nucleotides
Make DNA and RNA
300
Water rising in a tube is an example of what property?
capillary action
300
The oxygen end of a water molecule has a
slight negative charge
300
Letter D is the mass number of an element that tells you the average mass of the isotopes of the element. It also tells you the number of ____________ and ____________ in the nucleus of the atom
protons and neutrons
400
What is the monomers of carbohydrate?
Monosaccharide
400
What is the main function of Nucleic acid?
Store genetic information
Transfer and carry genetic information
400
This causes water to stick to other polar substances besides other water molecules.
adhesion
400
Why are water molecules attracted to each other?
because of polar bonding
400
What two particles in an atom are equal in number.
electrons and protons
500
Define Hydrolysis.
Hydrolysis is the process breaking macromolecules down into water.
500
define Polymers:
Polymers many monomers joined together, to form large building.
500
Which property of water allows a water strider to walk on the surface of the water?
Cohesion or Surface Tension
500
What type of bond is formed from the attraction between the positive end of one water molecule and the negative end of another water molecule?
a hydrogen bond
500
These are atoms with the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. (Hint: Same element; different mass)
Isotope(s)