Nucleic Acids
Chapter 4
Chapter 4
Carbohydrates
Chapter 5
Chapter 5
Lipids
Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Mics.
100
The monomer of a nucleic acid
What is a Nucleotide
100
The monomer of a carbohydrate.
What is a Monosaccharide
100
True or False Phospholipid polar head is hydrophobic and the non polar tail is hydrophilic.
False
100
True or False Phosphodiester linkage is used to combine multiple nucleotides together.
True
200
Describe the structure of a nucleotide
P- phosphate group
B- nitrogenous base
S -5 carbon sugar
200
The polymer of a carbohydrate.
What is a Polysaccharide
200
Water moves into the cell (cell size will swell)
hypotonic
200
True or False The plasma membrane regulates the passage of molecules into and out of the cells.
True
300
What base is only found RNA, but not DNA?
Uracil
300
The primary function of carbohydrates
What is Short-term Energy
300
The primary function of fat
What is Energy Storage/Long-Term Energy
300
A chemical reaction where water is removed to join two molecules.
What is Dehydration Synthesis
400
The function of DNA
What is To store and transmit genetic information
400
Which polymer is found in the bacterial cell?
Peptidoglycan
400
Water will move out of the cell (cell size will shrink)
Hypertonic
400
A chemical reaction where water reacts with a molecule to break it down into smaller molecules
What is Hydrolysis
500
Structurally speaking, this is the main difference between DNA and RNA
What is single stranded (RNA) and double stranded (DNA)
500
Which polysaccharide is an important component in the structure of many animals and fungi?
Chitin
500
The lipid that makes up most of the cell membrane
What are Phospholipids
500
Molecules move from greater to lesser concentration through a carrier protein is called _______________.
Facilitated diffusion