Carbohydrates
This type of carbohydrate is the monomer of larger carbohydrates.
What is a monosaccharide?
The type of molecule that forms the monomer for most lipids is called this.
What is fatty acid?
The cell membrane is mainly composed of this type of molecule.
What is a phospholipid?
This type of transport occurs when small molecules fit between the phospholipids and move into or out of the cell.
What is diffusion?
These are the monomers that make up proteins.
What are amino acids?
This type of sugar is made of glucose and galactose and found in milk.
What is lactose?
These lipids are solid at room temperature and provide protection and structure for plants and animals.
What are waxes?
In the cell membrane the molecules line up in this way to form a double layer.
What is hydrophobic tails in and hydrophilic heads out?
These types of proteins require energy to use and transport materials across the cell membrane to create a concentration gradient.
What are carrier proteins?
When forming a protein monomers are connected using this type of bond.
What is a peptide bond (aka amide bond)?
What is polysaccharide?
The only type of lipid that does not use fatty acids is this type of molecule that may be used for communication in animals.
What are steroids?
These types of molecules can be embedded in the cell membrane and allow for movement of molecules into or out of the cell.
What are proteins?
This type of membrane transport is passive and goes through a membrane protein.
What is facilitated diffusion?
When a protein chain folds into alpha helices or beta pleated sheets it is this level of structure.
What is secondary?
This type of carbohydrate is found in plant cells and provides structure for the plant.
What is cellulose?
Saturated fats are solid at room temperature because they lack this.
What is a double bond in the fatty acid chain?
The cell membrane is this, which means only certain materials can pass through it.
What is semi-permeable?
This specialized type of endocytosis happens when the cell membrane extends pseudopods to engulf a food particle.
What is phagocytosis?
This protein is responsible for the structure of the connective tissue in humans.
What is collagen?
This type of carbohydrate is found in our liver and is a storage molecule for sugar.
What is glycogen?
Some of these are lipid soluble, which means that they need to be consumed with a fat in order to be absorbed.
What are vitamins?
This is the name of the model that describes the composition of the cell membrane.
What is the fluid mosaic model?
This type of cell transport occurs when a vesicle fuses with the cell membrane and bursts open to expel the material inside.
What is exocytosis?
What are enzymes?