Macromolecules
The 4 major macromolecules
What is lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids?
Is a catalyst in a reaction and reduces required activation energy
1st tenet of the cell theory
What is all living things are made up of cells?
Things that do not dissolve in water are said to be _____
What is hydrophobic?
Molecules that speed up chemical reactions without being consumed by them are called
What are enzymes?
The monomer is monosaccharides
What is carbohydrates?
The enzyme loses it's shape and no longer functions
What is denaturation?
2nd tenet of the cell theory
What is cells are the basic unit of life?
All living things have cells, either made of one cell or many is which characteristic of life
What is organization?
__________ are lipids that store energy and are typically composed of multiple building blocks containing three fatty acids attached to a glycerol molecule
What are fats?
Made up of the elements CHONP
What is nucleic acids
Enzymes are very ____
What is specific?
Discovered the last tenet of the cell theory
Who is robert virchow?
the term used to describe any living thing
What is organism?
Kayla had a breakfast that consisted of toast with cinnamon and sugar. Which macromolecule did she consume
What is carbohydrates?
Contains the monomer Uracil and Thymine
What is nucleic acids
3 reasons enzymes denature
What is temperature, pH, and inhibitors?
Discovered cells
Who is Robert Hooke?
A cow eats grass all day. The cow’s digestive system breaks down the grass and extracts the nutrients from it. Then those nutrients are used to build essential molecules in the cow’s body. What characteristic of life best explains this phenomenon?
What is all living things must use energy?
Which of the following is NOT part of a nucleotide?
five carbon sugar
nitrogenous base
phosphate group
glycerol
What is a glycerol?
The macromolecule that does a little of everything
What is protein?
Found in saliva and reacts with starch
What is amylase?
Cells were discovered in this plant
What is cork?
Animals, such as bears, store most of their excess energy reserves as _______. This is because ____
What is fat; that macromolecule stores twice as much energy as carbohydrates per gram?
Molecules that speed up chemical reactions without being consumed by them are called
What are amino acids?