Structure
Made of many monomers linked together
What is a polymer
Short term energy storage
What are Carbohydrates
Simple Sugars
What are monosacharides building blocks of carbohydrates : DOUBLE UP WHAT IS THE SIMPLEST SUGAR MOLECULE? C6H1206?
This is released when 2 monomers bond together
What is a water molecule (dehydration synthesis).
Energy that is required to get a reaction started
What is "activation Energy"
The main use for lipids
What is long term energy storage
Monomers of Proteins
Amino Acids
Monomer for Nucleic Acids
What are nucleotides
Made of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen, contains a glycerol molecule
What are Lipids
Storage of hereditary information
What is DNA
Amino Acids
what are monomers -building blocks of proteins
Carboyhdrates, Lipids, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids
What are the 4 macromolecules of life
How carbohydrates are stored in plants
What is starch
Secondary use for lipids (example a seal)
Insulation against the elements (to stay warm)
When identifying a protein molecule you should look for this element to be present
What is Nitrogen
This Nucleic acid is a single strand
What is RNA
Made of Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen
What are proteins
Name at least 3 functions of proteins?
What is growth, regulation, structure, transport substances (such as through cell membrane), fight diseases (such as antibodies), regulate cell processes, send messages;
Fatty Acids
What are monomers of Lipids
What are the 4 types of Lipids?
What are fats, phospholipids, waxes, steroids.
Phospholipids are made up of?
What is Phosphate head that is polar or hydrophylic Fatty acid tails which are non-polar or hydrophobic
This lipid is liquid at room temperature
How many amino acids are in living organisms?
What are 20. DOUBLE UP: How many are essential (not made by the human body)?
This Nucleic Acid is a double stranded double helix
What is DNA
Made of Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Phosphate
What is Nucleic Acid
Used for long-term energy storage
What are Lipids
Nucleotides
What are building blocks of nucleic acids; (made of 5 carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base (code A/T/G/C) OR (IN RNA ATUC)
Speed up the rate of reactions
What are CATALYSTS
Function of Enzymes
What is they speed up chemical reactions, act as a catalyst, provide the activation energy needed to jump start a reaction
What is a tow-layered arrangement of phospholipids that forms the membranes of cells
What is a "phospholipid bulayer."
What is the name of the bond made between two monomers in proteins?
What is "peptide" bond. DOUBLE UP:
What is the process called by which this bond is made?
This nucleic acid is involved in protein synthesis
What is RNA
Double stranded, helix.
What is DNA
Used by the cell to transport materials in and out of the cell
What are (membrane) proteins
When monomers join together
What are polymers
Organic Molecules all contain this element
What is Carbon
How carbohydrates are stored in animal liver and muscle cells
What is glycogen
When looking at a structure how can you tell the difference between a lipid and a carbohydrate
Lipids have long fatty chains and Carbohydrates have ring structures. Both are made from Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
A protein that speeds up the rate of reactions
What is a catalyst
What are the 3 parts of an amino acid
amino group, carboxyl group R group