Protein
What is the basic building block of proteins?
What are amino acids?
What is the simplest form of carbohydrates called?
What are monosaccharides?
What are the two types of nucleic acids?
What are DNA and RNA?
What are the two main types of lipids?
What are fats and oils?
What type of bond forms between amino acids in a protein?
What is a peptide bond?
What is the primary energy source for cells?
What is glucose?
What is the function of DNA?
What is to store genetic information?
What is the primary function of lipids in living organisms?
What is energy storage?
Name one function of proteins in living organisms.
What are enzymes, hormones, or structural support?
Why are carbohydrates needed in plants and animals?
What is plant structure and support (cell wall)?
What is the monomer of nucleic acids called?
What is a nucleotide
How do phospholipids contribute to cell membranes?
What is they form a bilayer that creates a barrier?
How does the shape of a protein relate to its function?
What is the specific shape of a protein allows it to interact with other molecules?
What are the elements that make up carbohydrates?
CHO
How does RNA differ from DNA?
What is RNA is single-stranded and contains uracil instead of thymine?
What are lipids mostly made of?
What is CHO?
Where does the information making proteins come from?
What is DNA?
Carbohydrates are sugar. What letters do sugars end?
What is -ose?
Describe the structure of DNA.
What is a double helix composed of two strands of nucleotides?
Why are lipids important in membranes?
What s protective covering?