Two examples of nucleic acids.
What are DNA, RNA, and ATP?
The 4 macromolecule groups.
What are proteins, carbohydrate, nucleic acids and lipids?
This is the monomer of proteins.
What is an amino acid?
The macromolecule shown below:
What is a lipid? (also acceptable- triglyceride, unsaturated fat)
Lipids are (polar or nonpolar) which keep them from dissolving in water.
What is nonpolar?
This type of lipid does not contain double bonds and is typically solid at room temperature.
What is saturated fat?
The macromolecule that stores genetic information.
What is a nucleic acid?
First source of energy in our bodies.
What are carbohydrates?
All organic compounds contain these three elements.
What are carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen?
Enzymes are this kind of macromolecule.
What is a protein?
This type of protein has the function of speeding up chemical reactions.
What is an enzyme?
This molecule is produced as a byproduct in the chemical union of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins.
What is water (H2O)?
This macromolecule is used for long term energy storage, cell membranes, and a temperature buffer.
What is a lipid?
The monomer of a nucleic acids.
What is a nucleotide?
Poly means _____
What is many/multiple?
The building blocks of carbohydrates (scientific name).
What are monosaccharides?
The three parts of a nucleotide.
What is a phosphate group, a sugar and a nitrogen base?
The name of bond that forms between the amino acids
What is a peptide bond?
What do you call a carbohydrate who has a one ring structure?
What is a monosaccharide?
There are 20 of them.
What are amino acids?
CHONP make up what macromolecule?
What is Nucleic acid?
The two parts of a phospholipid and their properties.
What is a hydrophilic phosphate head and a hydrophobic lipid tail?
The full, unabbreviated name for DNA is this.
What is Deoxyribonucleic Acid?
The 4 groups attached to the central carbon of an amino acid.
1. H
2. Amino group (NH2)
3. Carboxyl group (COOH)
4. R group (radical)
Enzymes can be denatured by two different factors/things. What are they?
Temperature and pH