Fats
What is the name of the lipid that makes up your cell membranes?
What is the name of the bond that joins monosaccharides together?
Glycosidic
What is the monomer of all proteins?
Amino Acids
What is the monomer of all nucleic acids?
Nucleotides
The powerhouse of the cell!
Mitochondria
Which type of fatty acid has "kinky" tails?
Unsaturated
All carbohydrates contain these three elements.
Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
What is the name of the bond that joins amino acids together?
Peptide Bond
Which nitrogenous base is only found in RNA?
Uracil
Which part of the plant cell is responsible for keeping plants upright (rigid)?
Central Vacuole
This type of lipid helps to waterproof the surface of plant leaves.
Wax (Cuticular Waxes)
What is the name of the structural polysaccharide found in insects?
Chitin
What are the 2 shapes found in secondary protein structure?
Alpha Helix and Beta Pleated Sheets
What is the actual name of DNA?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Which cell organelle is responsible for translating RNA into a polypeptide chain?
Ribosomes
Name the two components of a triglyceride
Glycerol Molecule and 3 Fatty Acid Tails
What is the name of the monomer that makes up cellulose and starch?
Glucose
What causes proteins to fold in tertiary protein structure?
R-Group (functional group) interactions
What are the names of the FOUR nitrogenous bases found in DNA?
Thymine, Adenine, Cytosine, and Guanine
Name the 3 structures cells use to move.
Cilia, Flagella, Pseudopods
Waxes
Triglycerides
Steroids
Fatty Acids (saturated/unsaturated)
Phospholipids
What is the name of the polysaccharide molecule found in humans?
Glycogen
Name 4 functions of MEMBRANE proteins
Recognition
Attachment
Enzyme
Transport
Triggering Signals
What TWO functional groups do all amino acids share?
Carboxyl and Amino (Amine)
Hypotonic