Biomolecules

Biomolecule Monomer

100

The monomer of carbohydrates

monosaccarides (or glucose)

200

The TWO monomers of lipids

Fatty Acid and Glycerol

300

The monomer of nucleic acids

Nucelotide

400

The monomers of proteins

Amino Acid

500

All biomolecules are considered organic.  Name the element that defines "organic"

carbon

Biomolecule Composition

100

Name the 3 elements found in ALL biomolecules

C, H, O 

or

carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

200

Identify the element found in proteins and nucleic acids

nitrogen

300

Hydrolysis is the process in which polymers are broken down into smaller units. Identify the reactant required for a hydrolysis reaction.

Water

400

the process that produces large polymers by removing an -H and an -OH from monomers

dehydration synthesis

500

Name the type of bond that joins monosaccharides together to form carbohydrates.

glycosidic

Biomolecule Function

100

This biomolecule is a source of quick energy

carbohydrates

200

The source of long term energy.  Also good for insulation.

lipids

300

This biomolecule stores the genetic code in the nucleus

nucleic acid

400

This biomolecule is necessary for muscle development

proteins

500

this polysaccharide functions a energy storage in animals

glycogen

Biomolecule Processes & Testing

100

This process joins monomers together to build a larger molecule.

dehydration synthesis

200

During dehydration synthesis, these two elements are removed from monomers and combine to form water

oxygen and hydrogen

300

Iodine is used as an indicator for starch.  What color does a sample change if it is positive for starch

black

400

This process adds water to break a polymer into smaller molecules.

hydrolysis

500

If a food sample turns purple after the Biuret indicator has been added, what biomolecule is present?

protein

Characteristic of Life

100

identify the four levels of organization...starting with the basic unit of life

cell, tissue, organ, organism

200

These are signals or changes that trigger a response in an organism.
Examples include light and sound

stimuli

300

Your body works to keep its internal temperature near 98.7°F even when the temperature of your surroundings changes. What term describes the maintenance of a stable internal environment?

homeostasis

400

This characteristic of life describes how an organism obtains and uses energy from food.

metabolism

500

a trait that is best suited to an environment; will survive and reproduce

adaptation