Nucleic Acids
The building block of nucleic acids are
nucleotides
The 2 building blocks of lipids are
glycerol and fatty acids
the building blocks of carbohydrates are called
monosaccharides
what is the monomer of proteins called?
Amino acid
Biology is the study of
Life
Deoxyribonucleic acid
unsaturated fats
the bond between monosaccharides in a carbohydrate is called
What are the 4 parts of the amino acid?
A central carbon, an amino group, a carboxyl group, and R group
Give two examples of what qualifies as life
Organized Structure
Maintains Homeostasis
Reacts to Stimuli
Reproduce
Grow
Adapt
The central dogma of biology is
DNA --> RNA --> Proteins
which part of the lipid is hydrophilic
the hydrophilic head
if 5 monosaccharides are in a chain, what is it called?
polysaccharide
STRUCTURE DICTATES
FUNCTION
Building blocks of organic molecules are called
Monomers
AATGGCTAAGCTAATTCCG
TTACCGATTCGATTAAGGC
what is the name of the formation lipids make in the cell membrane
phospholipid bilayer
give one example of a monosaccharide
glucose or fructose
How many different amino acids are there?
20
Ms. Healy lived in what foreign city?
Paris
What are the three parts of the nucleotide
Phosphate, Pentose Sugar, Nitrogenous Base
what lipid is the main form of stored energy in animals
triglycerides
Which polysaccharide serves as a structural component in plant cell walls?
Cellulose
Show me with your arms the 4 different stages of protein folding, and include the names of the two forms of secondary structure
primary, secondary (alpha-helix, beta-pleated sheet), tertiary, quaternary