Carbohydrates
What is a carbohydrate made up of two sugars bonded together?
A disaccharide
What are the three types of lipids
Fats, oils, and waxes
What elements make up a protein
C H O N
What elements make up nucleic acids
C H O N P
What speeds up the biological catalyst
Enzymes
What are the main groups of carbohydrates, and which is used for quick energy
Sugars and starches
C H O
what are proteins made of
amino acids
what are nucleic acids made of
nucleotides
What is the most abundant compound in most living things
water
What elements make up carbs
C H O
What consists of 3 fatty acids and one molecule of glycol
Triglycerol
what is two amino acids joined together by a peptide bond
dipeptide
What consists of a 5 - carbon sugar group, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous bae
Nucleotides
What measures the hydrogen ion level of a solution
pH scale
What is a food storage in animals
Glycogen
Which type of lipid stores energy
Fats
What types of shapes can can form in proteins
complex shapes
What are the functions of nucleic acids
DNA and RNA
what kind of solution contains more hydrogen ions than hydroxide ions
Acid
Energy
Which type of lipid forms membranes of cells and organelles
Cholesterol
In an amino acid structure which letter at the bottom of the structure changes
R (the side chain)
Which main function of nucleic acids makes proteins
RNA
What sugar does RNA contain
Ribose