Making/Breaking
This type of reaction puts monomers together to form polymers
what is a condensation reaction / dehydration synthesis
How carbohydrates are stored in plants
starch
monomer for a protein
amino acids
monomer of lipids
glycerol and fatty acids
Monomer of nucleic acids
nucloeotide
This type of reaction breaks polymers into monomers
What is hydrolysis
How carbohydrates are stored in animals
glycogen
polypeptide's unique three-dimensional structure is its
tertiary structure
The amino acids cysteine, threonine, and serine are.
hydrophilic
Type of molecules that TRANSCRIBES DNA.
mRNA
Term used to describe the breakdown of organic macromolecules into smaller ones
Catabolism
This is the name of the bond that holds glucose monomers together
glycosidic bond
This is the type of bond that links amino acids together
peptide bond
This is the type of bond that links glycerol to fatty acids
Ester bonds
The type of bond that links nucleotides together
phosphodiester bonds
Term used to describe the building of complex molecules from smaller ones.
Anabolism
An _______________is an organic compound in which the carbonyl group is attached to a carbon atom at the end of a carbon chain. A ______________ is an organic compound in which the carbonyl group is attached to a carbon atom within the carbon chain
aldehyde
ketone
What are the most common secondary structures?
alpha helix and beta sheet
Molecules with 4 fused carbon rings
steroids
3 parts of a nucleotide
phosphate, deoxyribose sugar, nitrogen containing base
Why are proteins so much more diverse than carbohydrates? Think about the structure of each.
Proteins are made of 20 different amino acid, while polysaccharides are made from glucose.
Why can't humans digest cellulose? What are we unable to break down?
beta 1,4 glycosidic bonds
This level of folding represents all of the overall three-dimensional arrangement of its polypeptide chain in space
Tertiary Structure
Name the parts of a phospholipid
glycerol, phosphate off of 3rd carbon. 2 fatty acid tails.
Name the RNA n-containing bases that are pyrimidines. Which are purines?
Name the DNA N-contianing bases that are pyrimidines. Which are purines?
RNA Pyrimidines: C and U
RNA Purines: A and G
DNA Pyrimidines: C and T
DNA Purines: A and G