Nucleic Acids
What is the monomer of Nucleic Acids?
Nucleotides
What are the three types of common lipids?
Triglycerides, phospholipids, sterols
What is the monomer of the protein polymer?
Amino Acids
What is the monomer of Carbohydrates?
Sugars
What are the two types of Nucleic Acids?
DNA and RNA
What is the function of Lipids?
Long term energy storage, cushion, insulation, literally every cell membrane
What type of bond exists between individual amino acids?
Peptide bonds
Glucose is a single carbon ring. That makes it a:
Monosaccharide
What is the function of DNA?
Contains instructions for building EVERYTHING in the cell
Lipids are long chains of:
H's and C's (hydrocarbons)
What is the function of Enzymes?
Chemical reactions, taking things apart, putting them together
Sucrose is composed of Fructose and Glucose, that makes it a:
Disaccharide or Carbohydrate
What is the function of RNA?
Delivers information to Ribosome
A lipid that is missing some H's is called:
Unsaturated
What is the function of the enzyme Catalase? (it's in the root of the word)
Speeds up the degradation of toxins like Hydrogen Peroxide
Cellulose is a repeating carbohydrate chain of Glucose. What is the dietary name of Cellulose?
Fiber
What types of bonds are between complementary nucleotides? What about between sugars?
Hydrogen Bonds; Covalent Bonds
Because of the "kinked" nature of unsaturated fats, they are ________ at room temperature
liquid
What are these 4 stages of protein folding?
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Primary-Secondary-Tertiary-Quaternary
What is the function of Carbohydrates for living things?
Short term energy