Water Properties
Carbs
Lipids
Protein
Nucleic Acid
100
Which of the following makes up a molecule of water?
2 Hydrogen
1 Oxygen
100
Which of the following is a primary function of carbohydrates
main energy source/Fast/Short-Term
100
In living organisms, lipids function mainly as
sources of stored energy and components of cellular membranes/Long-Term Energy
100
What monomer subunits are the building blocks of proteins?
Amino Acids
100
What are the monomers of Nucleic Acid?
Nucleotide
200
Water is considered to be a universal solvent because...
most solutes dissolve in it
200
What are the monomers of Carbohydrates? (specifically)
Monosaccharide
200
What is an example of a Lipid?
Vegetable oils, fats, nuts
200
What molecules provides building blocks for tissues, transports other molecules, and helps to regulate certain reactions in the human body?
Protein
200
What are examples of Nucleic Acids?
DNA, RNA
300
The tendency of a water molecule to stick to other materials?
Adhesion
300
types of molecules has the primary function of providing a rapidly available energy source for living things?
Carbohydrate
300
What are the elements in a Lipid?
C,H,O
300
What is a monomer?
What is a polymer?
Building Block
Multiple Building Blocks
300
What is the is stored in Nucleic Acids?
Genetic Information
400
water allows organisms resist rapid temperature changes because....
the specific heat of water
400
What is the ratio of the elements in a carbohydrate
C, H, O
1:2:1
400
What are the 2 Monomers of a Lipid?
Fatty Acid, Glycerol
400
Hemoglobin, insulin, antibodies, and enzymes, which are composed of chains of what?
Amino Acids
400
Describes the structure of a nucleotide?
sugar, phosphate group, nitrogenous base
500
In winter, a layer of surface ice on lakes acts as an insulator and keeps deeper water from freezing. Therefore, organisms under the ice can survive. Which unique property of water allows this to happen?
water expands and becomes less dense when it freezes/ Freezing Point
500
Draw a Carbohydrate Molecule
500
Draw a (rough draft) of a Lipid Molecule
500
four most abundant elements in living things?
C, H, O, N
500
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribose nucleic acid