Polymers
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
100
Name the process of polymers breakdown with help of water
hydrolysis
100
Name of complex molecules that are composed of 3 or more monosaccharides
polysaccharides
100

Why are fats hydrophobic?

Nonpolar, no charge, share e- equally

100
What are the building blocks of proteins?
amino acids
100
Is thymine found in RNA or DNA?
DNA
200
Name the reaction in wich two monomers are connected by the loss of a water molecule
condensation reaction or dehydration synthesis
200

Monomer of carbs

monosaccharide

200
A phospholipid has hydrophobic _________ and a hydrophilic __________
tails, head
200
What is the type of covalent bond between amino acids?
peptide bond
200
How does RNA and DNA differ?
-type of sugar they contain -how many strands they contain -by the bases they contain -by their function
300

Backbone of all organic molecules?

carbon

300

Carbohydrate are for _____________?

short term E and structure in plants

300
What are the building blocks for a triglyceride?
glycerol + 3 fatty acids
300
How many different types of amino acid are used to make proteins?
20
300
The complementary base sequence in the second strand of DNA for the base sequence CCGATT would be
GGCTAA
400

How many molecules of water are needed to completely hydrolyze a polymer that is ten monomers long?

9

400

What is the structural polyssacharide in that makes up the cell wall of plants?

cellulose

400
What kind of bonds would a saturated fatty acid have in its hydrocarbon tail? (double bonds, single bonds, triple bonds, mixed)
only single bonds
400
When a protein is boiled, it loses all levels of organization besides the primary level. When this happens, the protein is said to be:
denatured
400

Name several proteins.

What fuctions do proteins serve in general?

melanin, dopamine, pepsin...

comprise traits, transport, cell to cell comm., catalyze chm rxns

500

The chemical formula C6H12O6 could stand for:

carbohydrate

500

Sucrose is formed by a dehydration synthesis between

glucose and fructose so it is a ___________.

disaccharide

500

Name several lipids? What are some fuctions of lipids?

Steroids, oils, waxes

E storage and cell membranes

500

What kind of bond maintains the secondary structure of a protein?

hydrogen bonds

500

Describe all levels of protein structure

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