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Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
Enzymes
100
What is the building block of carbohydrates?
Monosaccharides
100
What makes up a triglyceride?
3 fatty acids and a glycerol backbone
100
What is the monomer of proteins?
Amino Acids
100
What are two examples of nucleic acids?
DNA or RNA
100
What type of macromolecule are enzymes?
Proteins
200
What is an example of a polysaccharide found in plants?
Cellulose or Starch?
200
What form is unsaturated fat found in at room temperature?
Liquid
200
What are the two types of proteins?
Structural and Functional
200
What is the monomer of nucleic acids?
nucleotides
200
What do you call the area on enzyme that the substrate attaches too?
Active Site
300
Where would you find glucose and fructose?
In fruits and honey.
300
What type of lipid do you find in the cell wall?
Phospholipid
300
What do you call a chain of amino acids? (Not a protein)
A polypeptide.
300
What three parts make up a nucleotides?
Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
300
What are 3 factors that affect enzyme action?
pH, temperature, substrate concentration, enzyme concentration
400
What is an example of a dissacharide?
Maltose or sucrose
400
What makes a saturated different from an unsaturated fatty acid chain?
Double bonds or kinks
400
What are the four parts of an amino acid?
amino group, carboxyl group, central carbon, and R-group
400
What bond holds the bases together in DNA?
Hydrogen bonds
400
What happens to enzymes in areas of high heat?
They denature
500
How do you test for monosaccharides?
Benedicts
500
What are the four functions of lipids?
Protection, Insulation, Long-term energy, Water-proof
500
What type of bond is found in proteins?
Peptide Bond
500
What are two differences between RNA and DNA?
RNA- ribose, single-stranded, uracil DNA- deoxyribose, double-stranded, thymine
500
What do enzymes do to reactions in terms of energy?
They lower the activation energy.