What are large molecules made from chains of smaller molecules?
What is a polymer
200
The bond between the monomers.
What is a peptide bond?
200
Nucleic acids are made up of these elements...
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and sometimes Phosphorous?
200
Function.
What is short term energy and support of cell walls?
200
Has only single bonds and is solid at room temperature.
What is saturated lipid (fat)?
200
What are the main six elements of living things?
What is carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorous, and sulfur
300
A type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions by lowering activation energy.
What are Enzymes?
300
Three components of a nucleotide.
What are phosphate group, 5 carbon sugar, and a nitrogenous base?
300
How plants store carbohydrates?
What is cellulose?
300
Two main functions.
What are long term energy (stored energy), insulation of heat and to make cell membrane?
300
The four major groups of macromolecules
What are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
400
Function that proteins have that overlaps with lipids.
What is cell membrane?
400
Structure of DNA
What is double stranded double helix?
400
Examples are cellulose, starch and glycogen.
What are polysaccharides?
400
Elements found in lipids.
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen?
400
Carbon is able to bond with how many different atoms?
What is four atoms at a time
500
What are the functions of proteins? Tell me at least 3!
What are for Structural support, membranes, protection, catalysts (enzymes), transport, defense (anti-bodies), non-steriod hormones, regulation, movement
500
There are ___ amino acids and ___ of them are essential
What are 20 and 9?
500
What is an example of a monosaccharide?
What is glucose, lactose, or galactose
500
Lipids also are the main component of the ____________________, which serves as a barrier between the inside of a cell and its surroundings.
What is a cell membrane
500
What is the chemical breakdown of a compound due to reaction with water.