Extra energy reservoir that can be stored if you eat too much
What is Lipids
Which reaction breaks up polymers into monomers?
What is Hydrolysis
This type of bond is where electrons are lost or gained resulting in a charged particle.
What is an Ionic Bond
What elements make up proteins?
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen
What are the 3 component of a nucleotide
What is 5 carbon sugar, Phosphate and Nitrogenous Base
What are joined together to make polymers?
What are monosaccarides
This type of bond is where electrons are shared.
What is a Covalent
Give at least 3 examples of proteins?
Chicken, Beef, Fish, eggs, nuts
What is the name of the carbohydrate found in the cell wall of plants?
Cellulose
What term is used to describe water being able to stick to itself?
What is Cohesion
Amino acids are held together by ?
What is Peptide bonds
Butter, oils, fats, waxes, cell membranes
What does 'Lysis" mean?
What is to break apart or separate
What is the smallest unit of matter
What is The Atom
What are the structures made out of folded proteins that speed up chemical reactions?
What are Enzymes
Which chemical reaction connects monomers to create polymers?
What is Dehydration Synthesis
Why is water described as a polar molecule?
Because of the arrangement of the H atom and the two O atoms resulting in a more negative end and a more positive end.