Proteins
The monomer for proteins
what is amino acid
The monomer for lipids
what is fatty acid
The monomer for carbohydrates
what is monosaccharides
The monomer for nucleic acid
what is nucleotides
Identify the chemical group.
-CH3
what is methyl group
The function of a protein depends on
What is the structure of the protein
Steroids are made of
what is cholesterol and some hormones
The general ratio for carbohydrates
what is CH2O
The common monomer of Nucleic Acids responsible for energy
Identify the chemical group.
-COOH
what is carboxyl group
Determines the sequence of amino acids
What is the sequence of nucleotides in mRNA encoded by DNA
In a lipid bilayer ___________ tails point inward and form a region that excludes water
what is hydrophobic
Carbohydrate consisting of two monosaccharide monomers
*fun fact these form sweet and soluble sugars
The major proteins of chromatin are
what is histones
Which isomers are "mirror images"
what are enantiomers
General Structure of an amino acid
What is an amino group, carboxyl group, and variable group surrounding a central carbon
The term for molecules that have both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts
ex. phospholipid bilayers
what is amphipathic
The functions of carbohydrates
The basic structure of a nucleotide
what is a base, sugar, and phosphate group
The bond that connects nucleotides together to form a DNA strand
what is a hydrogen bond
There are four levels of protein structure. Which level includes the coils of the α helix and the folds of the β pleated sheets?
What is Secondary Structure
Liquid oils are formed because of
what is unsaturated fatty acids (atleast one C=C double bond, creating a bent hydrocarbon chain)
The difference between aldoses and ketoses
what is the placement of the carbonyl group (C=O)
The 5 bases and which group they belong to
Pyrimidines- C , T (DNA Only), U (RNA only)
Purines- A , G
Liquid water is more dense than ice because
the hydrogen bonds in ice are stable while the hydrogen bonds in liquid water break and reform