structure
properties
real world
names n vocab
reactions and relationships
100

the compound represented by "H-O-H" 

water 

100

the lipids responsible for long term energy storage that may also insulate the body and cushion organs 

fats and oils 

100

the carbohydrate commonly known as blood sugar 

glucose 

100

a chemical substance containing atoms from more than one element 

compound 

100

wine would make a very poor substitute for blood as its pH of 4 would cause blood to become far too 

acidic 

200

H-C-OH

carbohydrate 

200

the slightly negative and slightly positive ends of water molecules allows which special type of bonding to take place

H-bonding or "hydrogen bonding"

200

a sugar sometimes called milk sugar that many unlucky souls cannot properly digest, leading to gas.

lactose 

200

large molecule made by joining monomers

polymer

200

in the body, amylase helps break down carbohydrates. it is a special type of protein known as an 

enzyme 

300

A biological macromolecule made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

carbohydrate

300

large amounts of energy must be gained or lost for water to change temperature because of a specific type of bonding between water molecules 

hydrogen bonds 

300

the storage form of glucose in plant cells 

starch 

300

this type of substance would have a pH of less than 7

acidic

300

when more H+ is added to water, it becomes more 

acidic 

400

polymers made of monomers called "amino acids"

proteins 

400

this property of water allows humans to cool themselves down by sweating 

high heat of vaporization 

400

because animals cannot digest it, we have to have bacteria in our guts to break down this polysaccharide that makes up plant cell walls

cellulose 

400

Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, Nucleobases

the four major classes of biological macromolecules 

400

a reaction where water is used to break down a polymer 

hydrolysis reaction  

500

an organic compound, synthesised from cholesterol, that is identifiable by its four fused ring structure 

steroid 

500

the key property of fatty acid chains that allows them to remain in the inside portion of the phospholipid bilayer 

hydrophobic tails 

500

the organ that stores glucose as glycogen 

the liver 

500

testosterone is a steroid synthesized from cholesterol. which falls under one of the four major biological macromolecules. the category is 

lipids 

500

this type of reactions joins simple sugars together to make disaccharides 

condensation reactions