Carbohydrates
A polysaccharide used to store energy in plants.
What is starch
molecule that gives you energy
What is carbohydrates
Type of bond between adjacent amino acids.
What is a peptide bond
The simplest organic molecule.
What is hydrocarbon
A type of lipid with a carbon skeleton in the form of four fused rings.
What is a steroid
The most abundant organic compound on Earth.
What is cellulose
this element is found in all macromolecules
What is carbon
A change in the shape of a protein.
What is denateration
small units that make up a large unit
What is monomer
Type of fatty acid with less than the maximum hydrogens.
What is unsaturated fat
The simplest type of sugar.
What is a monosaccharide
made of amino acids
What is protein
A chain of amino acids used to make a protein.
What is a polypeptide
Breaking chemical bonds by adding water.
What is hydrolysis
The addition of hydrogens to unsaturated fats.
What is hydrogenation
A polysaccharide used to store energy in animals.
What is glycogen
made of nucleotides
What is nucleic acids
proteins found within the muscles
What are contractile proteins
The type of chemistry that studies organic molecules.
What is organic chemistry
A large lipid molecule made from glycerol and three fatty acids.
What is triglyceride
Two monosaccharides joined together.
What is a disaccharide
make up the cell membrane
What is lipids
regulates the chemical reactions within the cells
What are enzymes
Molecules with similar formulas but different structures.
What is an isomer
Unhealthy unsaturated fats produced by hydrogenation.
What are trans fats