WATER
A water molecule has a "separation of charges," making water _______.
Polar
What are three main functions of carbohydrates (plants and animals)?
Energetic fuel source, mid-term energy storage, structural building blocks
List two examples of nucleic acids.
DNA and RNA
What is the name of two or more amino acids bonded together?
Polypeptide
The C-H bonds in Lipids are non-polar, making lipids "afraid" of water (insoluble in water). What is this property called?
Hydrophobic
What are the type of bonds that Hydrogen and Oxygen atoms share within one water molecule?
Covalent Bonds
The subunits of a polysaccharide are called:
Monosaccharides
What are two of the three subunits of a nucleotide?
Sugar, phosphate, base
An error in protein folding/function due to temperature or pH is:
Denaturing/denaturation
What is a lipid with a maximum number of hydrogens called?
Saturated Fat
The positive charge of the hydrogen will interact with the negative charge of an adjacent oxygen in this type of bond.
Hydrogen
List three examples of polysaccharides.
starch, cellulose, glycogen
What is the difference between an RNA molecule and a DNA molecule?
RNA: Single strand, Uracil instead of thymine
DNA: Double Helix, Thymine instead of uracil
The monomers of proteins/polypeptides are:
Amino Acids
2 main functions of lipids are:
long term energy storage, insulation, cushioning
When water freezes to ice, the density _______.
Decreases
The long polymers of monosaccharides are polysaccharides; these are formed by this type of reaction.
Dehydration Reaction
The base Adenine will pair with which base in a molecule of DNA?
Thymine (T)
Many protein chains are capable of dissolving in water, making them _________.
Hydrophilic
Steroids are fat-derivative. What are examples of two steroids?
Testosterone, estrogen, cholesterol
What is the difference between a solute and solvent? Give an example of each.
A solute is a substance that is present in lesser amounts; it is dissolved by the solvent.
A solvent is a substance present in the greatest amount and does the dissolving.
A __________ is formed when a trisaccharide undergoes one hydrolysis reaction.
Disaccharide
What are the monomers of a nucleic acid molecule?
Nucleotides
DAILY DOUBLE: Make a wager
Come up to the board and write 4/5 main protein functions. Give an example of 2 of these.
Transport, Storage, Contractile, Enzyme, Structure
3 fatty acids connect to a molecule of _______ to form a lipid.
Glycerol