Carbon
Molecules in living things that contain Carbon are called by this term, which is also used to describe some "pure" foods.
What is Organic?
This is the name of the monomer of carbohydrates.
What is monosaccharide?
Lipids serve this primary function in living things.
What is energy storage?
______ are the monomers of protein.
The monomer of nucleic acids is ___________.
What is a nucleotide?
An atom of Carbon can form this number of bonds.
What is four?
This simple sugar serves as the key source of energy for living things.
Glucose
The fatty acids found in animals are typically in this form, which is solid at room temperature.
What is saturated?
Proteins are built from a code embedded in ______.
What is RNA?
Two essential nucleic acids are RNA and ________.
What is DNA?
Chitin is a carbohydrate that serves this function in living things.
What is structure?
The fatty acids found in plants are typically in this form, which is liquid at room temperature.
What is unsaturated?
A protein's function is determined by this feature that results from the order of the amino acids in the protein molecule.
What is the shape or structure?
The structure of DNA is commonly understood to take this shape.
What is the double helix?
Compounds are formed when atoms join together through this process.
What is Chemical Bonding?
This term describes molecules, like sugars, that have the same chemical formula but different shapes.
What is Isomer?
This type of lipid serves as a chemical messenger in living things.
What are steroids?
Carrying oxygen in the blood is a function of this protein.
What is hemoglobin?
While RNA contains the code for proteins, DNA contains the genetic code to build _______.
What is RNA?
Carbon is the basis of this number of macromolecules in living things.
What is four?
The key uses of carbohydrates in living things are forming structure and this function
What is storing energy?
This type of lipid is the key component of cell membranes.
What is phospholipids?
Proteins may be built from multiple chains of amino acids, also know by this name.
What is polypeptides?
The nucleotide bases in DNA include Guanine, Thymine, Cytosine, and this.
What is Adenine?