Biochemistry
Atoms are made of __________, __________, and __________.
potons, neutrons, and electrons
True or false: Water is a macromolecule.
False
"Mono" means __________.
one
A macromolecule is also known as a __________.
polymer
The purpose of lipids
Long term energy storage
The negatively charged subatomic particle that is not found in the atomic nucleus
electron
Water does not mix well with oil because oil is not __________.
polar
The monomer used to build nucleic acids
Nucleotides
"Poly" means __________.
multiple
The purpose of carbohydrates
Short term energy storage
Atoms bonded together are known as a __________.
molecule
The positive-negative attractions between water molecules are called __________ bonds
hydrogen bonds
The monomer used to cuild carbohydrates
Monsaccharides
Proteins are a specific shape because __________ of amino acid chains.
folding
The purpose of nucleic acids
Storage of genetic information
Polar molecules act like __________.
magnets
Hydrophobic means __________.
"scared" of water
The monomer used to build proteins
Amino acids
2 things that can affect protein shape
Temperature and pH
The macromolecules who serve the most functions, including as enzymes
Proteins
Most molecules we study in biology are created by __________ bonds.
covalent bonds (shared electrons)
Hydrophylic means __________.
"loving" of water
The monoler used to build lipds
Fatty acids
The 6 elements used to build macromolecules
Nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur (NCHOPS)
A type of protein that breaks specific substrates apart