Carbon
A compound made of primarily carbon atoms. Water is NOT this type of compound because it is INorganic
What is an organic compound?
This is an organic compund with about a 1 carbon:2 hydrogen:1 oxygen ratio and used for quick energy
What is a carbohydrate?
An organic compound made mainly of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. Enzymes are an example.
What is protein?
Large, non-organic molecules that do not dissolve in water.
What are lipids?
Organic macromolecules that store and transfer important genetic information in the cell.
What is nucleic acid?
Carbon can make this many covalent bonds.
What is 4?
A simple sugar, like glucose and fructose. The MONOMER of carbohydrates.
What is a monosaccharide?
Enzymes do this to the activation energy.
What is lower it?
Unbranched carbon chains that make up most lipids, such as triglycerides, phospholipids, and waxes can be saturated or unsaturated
What are fatty acids?
DNA and RNA are made of thousands of monomers called this.
What is nucleotide?
Type of bond in which an atom gains or losses an electron.
What is an ionic bond?
Three or more monosaccharides.
What is a polysaccharide?
Monomers that link to form proteins.
What are amino acids?
The cell membrane is made of this fatty acid, with two fatty acids attached to a molecule of glycerol.
What is a phospholipid?
Contains information that determines the characteristics of an organism and directs its cell activities. Often called the "blueprint of Life."
What is DNA?
In this type of reaction, water is used to break down a polymer.
What is a hydrolysis reaction?
Animals store glucose in the form of this polysaccharide.
What is glycogen?
This is the type of bond formed when two amino acids bond.
What is a peptide bond?
This type of lipid is a long fatty-acid chain that is bent due to having double bonds
What is unsaturated?
This stores and transfers information from DNA, makes proteins, and acts as an enzyme.
What is RNA?
This energy rich molecule consists of ribose, 2 adenines, and 3 phosphate groups.
What is ATP?
Plants make this polysaccharide, which is about 50% of wood and found in the cell walls of plants
What is cellulose?
An enzyme will not work if any of these variables are changed. More than 1 correct answer.
What is temperature, pH, shape of the enzyme, and/or shape of the substrate?
Unlike most lipids, this lipid is NOT made of fatty acid, but instead, carbon rings. Cholesterol is an example. It is also abused by athletes like the 1970s steelers teams.
What is a steroid?
Both DNA and RNA are this kind of molecule. Which is made of many MONOmers bonded together.
What is a polymer?