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Unit 2 quiz biology
9/17/12 quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| compounds that contain carbon | organic compounds |
| process when macromolecules are formed | polymerization |
| small chemical unit that makes up a polymer | monomer |
| molecules formed by linking two or more monomers | polymers |
| forming bonds by removing water | dehydration synthesis |
| breaking bonds by adding water | hydrolysis |
| compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms usually in an 1:2:1 ratio | carbohydrates |
| simplest carbohydrate | monosaccharaide |
| sugars made of two covalently bonded monosaccharaides | disaccharide |
| gaint polymers that consist of thousands of linked monosaccharides | polysaccharide |
| macromolecules made mostly from carbon and hydrogen atoms | lipids |
| compounds composed of glycerol and fatty acids | fats |
| lipids that contain phosphorous | phospholipids |
| compound consisting of a chain of carbon atoms with an acid group at one end | fatty acids |
| contains only single bonds between carbons, contains maximum number of hydrogen | saturated fats |
| contains one double bond between carbons | unsaturated fat |
| contains more than one double bond between carbons | polyunsaturated fat |
| amine, sulfate, phosphate, carboxylic acid, and hydroxyl (alcohol) | functional groups |
| amine | formula- NH2; used to make- protein |
| sulfate | formula- SO4; used to make- some proteins |
| phosphate | formula- PO4; used to make- nucleic acids |
| carboxylic acid | formula- COOH; used to make- lipids |
| hydroxyl | formula- OH; used to make- carbohydrates |