Proteins
The monomer
What are amino acids?
Monomers
What are nucleotides?
monomer
What are sugars (monosaccharides)?
Monomer of lipids
Glycerol and fatty acids
All compounds can be classified as either __________ or ___________.
What is organic or inorganic?
The bond between the monomers.
What is a peptide bond?
Nucleic acids are made up of these elements...
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and sometimes Phosphorous?
Function.
What is short term energy?
Has only single bonds and is solid at room temperature.
What is saturated lipid (fat)?
Compounds made primarily of carbon atoms.
What are organic compounds?
A type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions by lowering activation energy.
What are Enzymes?
Three components of a nucleotide.
What are phosphate group, 5 carbon sugar, and a nitrogenous base?
How animals store carbohydrates.
What is glycogen?
Two main functions.
What are store energy for long-term use and provide insulation from the environment?
One main component of the cell membrane.
What are phopholipids (lipid)?
Hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon and sometimes sulfur.
What are the elements of a protein?
structure of DNA
What is double stranded double helix?
Examples are cellulose, starch and glycogen.
What are polysaccharides?
Fats and oils, phospholipids, steroids and waxes.
What are the types of lipids?
_____ are smaller molecules bound together and called subunits, while _____ are built from ______.
What are monomers, polymers and monomers?
The functions of proteins
What are for Structural support, membranes, protection, catalysts (enzymes), transport, defense (anti-bodies), non-steriod hormones, regulation, movement (remember MEANS)
Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine, and Uracil
What are types of nitrogenous bases?
the storage unit of carbohydrates in plants.
What is starch?
Type of lipid which is composed of fused four carbon rings with various functional groups attached to them.
What are steroids?
Carbon can form branched chains, straight chains or _____________.
What are rings?