Simple sugars with a formula some multiple of CH20
Monosaccharides
100
These make up cell membranes.
What are phopholipids.
100
An organic molecule possessing a carboxyl group, an amino group, and a variable group.
Amino Acid
100
The 3-D structure of proteins
Tertiary structure
100
The two types of nucleic acids.
What is DNA and RNA?
200
Double sugars consisting of two monosaccharides
Disaccharides
200
The difference between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.
Unsaturated fatty acids have one or more double bonds and are solid at room temperature.
Saturated fatty acids have no double bonds and are liquid at room temperature.
200
How many amino acids are there?
20
200
Only some proteins have this structure
Quaternary Structure
200
Nucleic acids are made of bases separated into two groups called ___ and ___?
What are pyrimidines and purines?
300
Polymers consisting of many sugar building blocks
Polysaccharides
300
A type of lipid with a four ring fused structure.
What is a steroid?
300
A polymer (chain) of many amino acids linked together by peptide bonds.
Polypeptide
300
The sequence of amino acids determined by genes.
Primary Structure
300
Where the two types of nucleic acids can be found and what their roles are.
What is the nucleus for DNA and cytoplasm for RNA. DNA carries genes which encode for characteristics and RNA is a messenger for DNA.
400
What functions do carbohydrates play in the cell?
Storage of energy and structural components of a cell.
400
Name the two different types of fatty acids and where they come from.
What are saturated and unsaturated fatty acids? Saturated come from animal fats and unsaturated come from plant fats.
400
What is dehydration reaction?
A reaction in which two molecules are covalently bonded with a loss of a water molecule.
400
The structure which displays twists and turns due to reactions between the variable group R of amino acids.
Secondary Structure
400
DNA carries information in the form of genes, how does this help scientists classify organisms?
Organisms with similar traits share similar DNA sequences, the more similar they are, the more closely related the animals are.
500
Fill in the blank:
______ store starch and _______ store glycogen.
Plants, animals.
500
This modulates the fluidity of cell membranes and is a type of steroid.
What is cholesterol?
500
The covalent bond between two amino acid units, formed by a dehydration reaction.
Peptide Bond
500
The combination of 2 or more polypeptide subunits, forming a functional protein
Quaternary Structure
500
Which bases go with pyrimidines and which go with purines?
Cytosine, Thymine, and Uracil are pyrimidines and Adenine and Guanine are purines. Remember Py has to be CUT and Pure as gold