Biomolecules
A DIVERSE GROUP OF MOLECULES THAT ARE CLASSIFIED TOGETHER
BECAUSE THEY SHARE ONE TRAIT
lipids
This many atoms make up our world
Millions
N
7
A separation of electric charge leading to a molecule or its chemical groups having an electric dipole moment, with a negatively charged end and a positively charged end.
Polarity
Ti
Titanium
The biopolymers, or the large
biomolecules, essential to all known forms of
life
Nucleic Acids
What charge is hydrogen? (positive, neutral, negative)
Positive
S
16
the physical property of a molecule that is seemingly repelled from a mass of water.
Hydrophobicity
Ne
Neon
What are the molecular structures Carbohydrates consist of?
Monosaccharides and Polysaccharides
What charge is oxygen? (positive, neutral, negative)
Negative
Na
11
These molecules can interact with water.
Hydrophilic molecules
Be
Beryllium
Which biomolecule is considered the key working molecule and building blocks of a cell?
Proteins
What charge is fluorine? (positive, neutral, negative)
negative
P
15
The molecules that do not have any electrical charges or partial charges
Nonpolar molecules
K
Potassium
How do Amino Acids link together?
Peptide bonds
What charge is carbon? (positive, neutral, negative)
Positive
K
19
These structures are formed by the soap molecules around the oils and lipids
Micelles
W
Tungsten