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one sugar molecule per carbohydrate monosaccharide
two sugar molecule per carbohydrate disaccharide
many sugar molecules per carbohydrate polysaccharide
glucose fructose and galactose monosaccharide
starch glycogen and cellulose polysaccharide
sucrose lactose and maltose disaccharide
ribose and deoxyribose monosaccharide
energy storage polysaccharide in plants starch
plant cell wall component cellulose
milk sugar lactose
found in the exoskeleton of insects chitin
most common sugar on earth glucose
table sugar sucrose
energy storage polysaccharide in animal livers glycogen
found in some nucleic acids deoxyribose
liquid at room temperature oils
cholesterol sterol
3 fatty acids + 1 glycerol triglycerides
contains all saturated fatty acids fats
contains some unsaturated fatty acids oils
energy storage product in animals fats
energy storage lipid in some plants oils
both hydrophilic and hydrophobic ends on this molecule phospholipids
has 4 fused honeycomb carbon ring structure sterol
its the major component of cell membranes phospholipids
protein that transport oxygen in animals hemoglobin
dehydration synthesis of amino acids forms this peptide bond
its different for every amino acid radical
proteins that fight disease antibodies
long chain of amino acids polypeptides
structural proteins for hair nails horns tendons and ligaments keratin, collagen
biochemical catalyst that control the rate of reaction enzymes
alter the 3 dimensional shape of a protein denature
proteins that allows glands to communicate with other organs hormones
no other kind of atom can form the number and variety of molecules that __________ can because it can bond to 4 other atoms at the same time to make carbohydrates lipids nucleic acids and proteins carbon
a ________ is made up of sugar a nitrogen base and a phosphate group nucleotide
the nitrogen base found in dna but not rna is thymine
lipids are different from other macromolecules because they are hydrophobic and don't dissolve in water
glycogen cellulose and starch are all polysaccharides
which 2 kinds of molecules combine to form cell membranes phospholipids and proteins
adenine thymine guanine cytosine and uracil are all nitrogen bases used to make nucleotides
which part of a phospholipid molecule is non polar and hydrophobic the lipid(tails)
the 20 different ____________ used to make proteins differ in what is attached in their r group position amino acids
_______ is a structural polysaccharide that makes plants sturdy cellulose
one function of _________ is to provide insulation fats
people with diabetes cant make ________ to control their blood sugar insulin
made by joining amino acid subunits in long chains which provide a wide variety of functions in cells proteins
made from carbon hydrogen and oxygen atoms in a 1:2:1 ratio carbohydrates
made from nucleotide subunits which store and carry information nucleic acids
hydrophobic fats oils waxes and steroids made mainly from carbon an hydrogen atoms in long chains or multiple rings lipids
# of sugars monosaccharides contain 1
# of sugars polysaccharides contain many
3 examples of monosaccharides glucose fructose and galactose
3 examples of polysaccharides cellulose glycogen and starch
stores energy and is used for fuel carbohydrates
muscle and karatin proteins
serves as an energy reserve insilation and protects lipids
structure support defense enzymes serve as catalys and regulates metabolism proteins
is dna single or double stranded double
is rna single or double stranded single
which nitrogen bases does dna contain adednine thymine cystosine and guanine
which nitrogen bases does rna contain adenine uracil cystosine an guanine
which sugar does dna contain deoxyribose
which sugar does rna contain ribose
function of dna never leaves the nucleus and found in many forms
function of rna protein code from nucleus to ribosome leaves the nucleus
protein hormone that tells animal cells to store blood glucose as glycogen insulin
double stranded nucleic acid made from nucleotides subunits containing a t g and c that stores genetic info in cells dna
protein found in red blood cells that carries oxygen to the body hemoglobin
membrane protein with carbohydrates attached that helps cells identify self and plays a role in blood types organ transplants and germ recognition glycoprotein
macromolecule with a polar glycerol/phosphate head and 2 nonpolar hydrophobic tails used to make cell membranes phospholipid
single stranded nucleic acid made from nucleotide subunits containing a u c and g which carries information from the dna to the cell for protein synthesis rna
storage form of glucose used by plant cells starch
storage form of glucose used by animal cells glycogen
structural polysaccharide made from glucose subunits that makes plants sturdy cellulose
nucleotide subunit made from ribose sugar adenine and 3 phosphates which stores and transports energy in cells atp
polar molecule made from 1 oxygen and 2 hydrogen atoms that is required by all living things water
reactants in an enzyme catalyzed chemical reaction are called substrates
macromolecule that can act as enzymes are proteins
enzymes speed up chemical reactions by decreasing the activation energy
proteins(like enzymes) unwind or _________ when placed in extreme pH or temperature conditions denature
enzymes are unchanged during chemical reactions and reusable
name two environmental conditions that can cause proteins (enzymes) to change their shape temperature(60*c) pH
many genetic diseases result from the production of enzymes that are not shaped correctly. how does changing in an enzymes shape cause it to work poorly or not at all active site denatures
dna polymerase is a molecule found in cells. judging by its name do you think it is an enzyme yes- the ase, enzymes almost always end in -ase
what is an atom and what are the parts of an atom smallest unit of an element nucleus/neutrons, protons, electrons
what property of water makes it the universal solvent water is polar
what is a solute and what is a solvent solute- gets dissolved solvent- does dissolving
what is an acid any substance that yields hydrogen ions when dissolved in water a substance neutralizes a base
what is a base a substance that releases hydroxyl ions when dissolved in water(HYDROXIDE)
four macromolecules carbohydrates lipids proteins and nucleic acids
rank the types of chemical bond use to hold together from strongest to weakest convelent, ionic, hyrdrogen
how many electrons does carbon have in its outer electron shell 4
how many bonds can carbon have 4
what is a compound pure substances that is made of 2 elements chemically combined
Ch2O carbohydrate
CHOP lipids
CHONS protein
CHONP nucleic acid
organize the carbohydrate by number of monomers monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides
name the monosaccharides glucose fructose and galactose
name the disaccharides sucrose maltose and lactose
what is dehydration synthesis combine 2 monomers to remove a monomer
what is a hydrolysis add water
name the polysaccharides that we discussed and give their source and function in the living organism starch-plants(store energy) glycogen-animal fat cellulose-plant cell wall animals cant digest and chiten-exoskeleton of insects
what are the monomers of a protein and how many of these exist amino acids, 20
show the production of a dipeptide with dehydration synthesis peptide bond
list the functions of proteins in the living organism with examples enzymes structural transport defense hormones receptor and storage
name the unique properties of lipids hydrocarbon chains responsible for nonpolar properties
describe or show the difference between a saturated fatty acid and an unsaturated fatty acid c-c=c-c-c-c saturated-has no double bond unsaturated- has 1 or more double bonds
what is the function of phospholipids main component or cell membrane
name 3 steroids and give their functions chlosterol testosterone and estergon
describe how plants use wax as a protective covering
important functions of lipids in the living organism bonds insoluble
what are the functions of nucleic acids in the living organisms sore genetic(hereditary)information in the linear forms; chromatin chromosomes chromotides involved in replication transcription and rna carries protein code from nucleus to ribosome
named for nucleotide sugar deoxyribose double helix contains thymine never leaves the nucleus dna
single helix named for monosaccharide sugar ribose contains uracil leaves nucleus many forms rna
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