Proteins
These are the building blocks of proteins.
Amino Acids
The main function of carbohydrates in the body is to provide what?
What is energy?
Lipids are commonly known as these in our diet.
What are fats?
This property allows water to stick to itself, creating surface tension.
What is cohesion?
The prefix 'mono-' means this.
What is one?
The process by which proteins are made from amino acids.
Dehydration Synthesis or Condensation Reaction
This simple sugar is the main source of energy for cells.
What is glucose?
This type of lipid has three fatty acids and one glycerol molecule.
What are triglycerides?
Water is known as the 'universal' one of these because it dissolves many substances.
What is solvent?
The suffix '-ase' usually indicates this type of molecule.
What is an enzyme?
This type of bond forms between amino acids in a protein chain.
Peptide Bond
The carbohydrate that makes up plant cell walls.
Cellulose
Lipids are made up mostly of these two elements, in addition to oxygen.
What are carbon and hydrogen?
This property of water allows it to absorb a lot of heat before its temperature rises significantly.
What is high specific heat?
The prefix 'poly-' means this.
What is many?
Proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body are called this.
Enzyme
Carbohydrates are made of these three elements.
What are carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen?
This type of lipid is the main component of cell membranes.
What are phospholipids?
Water has a high specific heat, which helps regulate temperature in organisms. When an organism keeps their internal environment the same despite external conditions we call this....
What is homeostasis?
The suffix '-ose' is commonly found in the names of these molecules.
What are sugars or carbohydrates?
What specific protein structure is determined by the order of amibno acids?
What is the primary structure?
This complex carbohydrate is used by animals to store energy in their muscles and liver.
What is glycogen?
Lipids that have no double bonds between carbon atoms are called this.
What are saturated fats?
This term describes molecules like water that have slightly charged ends.
What is polar?
The prefix 'hydro-' refers to this substance.
What is water?