Organic Catalysts
Compounds are considered organic if they have this element
Carbon
The monomers of carbohydrates
Sugars/Monosaccharides
The monomers of lipids
Glycerol + Fatty Acids
The monomer of nucleic acids
nucleotides
The monomer of proteins
Amino Acids
The macromolecules are referred to as polymers because they are made of these
Monomers
The function of carbohydrates
Quick Energy
Insulation, Long term energy storage
The function of nucleic acids
storage of genetic information
One function of proteins
structure, movement, transport, defense, regulation
Enzymes are classified as this macromolecule
Protein
Glucose is this category of carbohydrate
Monosaccharide
Lipids are __________ in water
insoluble
One example of a nucleic acid
DNA or RNA
The type of bond linking amino acids together
peptide
Enzymes work through their active site specifically meeting with a ____________ to perform a chemical reaction.
Substrate
Glycogen is an example of this category of carbohydrate
Polysaccharide
The type of fat that is solid at room temperature and has no double bonds
saturated
The nucleotide is composed of a phosphate group, pentose sugar, and this
nitrogenous base
The type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions
Enzyme
The reason why enzymes increase the rate/speed of a reaction
They decrease activation energy
Sucrose is a disaccharide made by combining glucose and this monosaccharide
Fructose
The type of lipid that forms the cell membrane
Phospholipid
The monosaccharide in DNA
Deoxyribose
The protein that holds the function of defending the inside of our body against pathogens
Antibody