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Properties of Water
Vitamins, Minerals and Enzymes
Carbohydrates and Proteins
Nucleic Acids
Lipids
100
Water is a ___________ molecule, meaning it has a partial positive and a partial negative charge.
What is polar
100
The vitamin that helps with clotting
What is vitamin K
100
Carbohydrates are used for ____________
What is Energy
100
The nucleic acid in our body is
What is DNA
100
Lipids are made of what kind of acid?
What are fatty acids
200
The reason ice floats in a cup of water
What is ice is less dense
200
Are minerals organic or inorganic? Remember, organic means that a molecule has carbon to carbon bonds.
What is inorganic
200
Proteins are made up of what?
What are amino acids
200
DNA has what 4 bases (either the letter or name for each)
What is A, T, C, G
200
Where are lipids found in our cells?
What is in the cell membrane
300
Water molecules stick together when they are being moved up a tree because they form what kind of bond?
What is a hydrogen bond
300
Enzymes are what type of macromolecule?
What is a protein
300
Cellulose is a carbohydrate that is found where in plants?
What is in plant cell walls
300
What is the monomer or building block of DNA?
What is a nucleotide
300
What is the main role of lipids in our body?
What is long term energy storage
400
Water striders and other bugs can walk on top of water because of ____________ tension
What is surface tension
400
All enzymes end in what 3 letters?
What is -ase
400
Environmental conditions can change what about a protein?
What is its shape
400
True or false: identical twins have the same DNA in their bodies
What is TRUE
400
Where is the phospholipid bilayer found in our body?
What is in our cell membrane
500
Water is called the ____________ solvent because it dissolves so many substances
What is the universal solvent
500
Enzymes have a unique __________ that allows them to bond to only one specific substrate.
What is a shape
500
Enzymes are a protein that ________ _______ chemical reactions
What is speed up
500
The structure of a DNA molecules is a
What is a double helix
500
The number of calories in a gram of lipids is more or less than proteins and carbohydrates?
What is more