Yummy molecules
This molecule is built up of amino acids
What is a protein?
A phosphate group + A pentose sugar + a nitrogenous base = ...
What is a neucleotide?
This is the smallest unit of life.
What are cells?
"Ase usually refers to this.
What is an enzyme?
Your _____ is showing.
What is epidermis?
Something is usually "fishy" about these lipids with a methyl group plus 3 Carbon bonds
What is omega- 3 fat?
Adenine binds with thymine and Cytosine binds with this nitrogenous base
What is guanine?
There are several types of cells, but these in particular are responsible for movement by contracting.
What are muscle cells?
"Intra" means within and is the opposite of "extra", while "inter" means...
What is between?
The skin uses these type of junctions to keep the cells together and resist tension and stretching.
What are desmosomes?
This certain molecule could be mono, di or polysaccharide and is great for storing energy (or converting to fat...)
What is a carbohydrate?
While RNA contains ribose, DNA contains...
What is deoxyribose?
This certain microfilament will be important when we get to the muscle chapter.
What is actin?
"ose" usually refers to...
What are carbohydrates?
This type of tissue heats up by the many mitochondria making ATP.
What is brown adipose?
This molecule is essential for life because it speeds up reactions in the body.
What is an enzyme?
This molecule dictates protein synthesis. And has a sugar phosphate backbone with antiparallel strands.
What is DNA?
What is diffuse?
"endo" is similar to this term.
What is "intra"?
These spaces in between cardiac muscle cells are very important because they contain gap junctions allowing for immediate communication.
What are intercalated discs?
This 4-ringed steroid hangs out on cell membranes to stiffen it, but could become a problem if there is too much.
What is cholesterol?
Adenine plus three phosphate groups makes this important molecule needed for life
What is adenine triphosphate (ATP)?
These "little sugary things" are on the outside of the cell membrane and are markers that show what type of cell it is.
What are glycocalx?
"Blast" is used to describe a cell that ____ while "clast" is used to describe a cell that breaks down.
What is "builds up"? (or develops)
The layers of the are waterproof because this type of cell produces a waterproof substance.
What are keratinocytes?