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BIOLOGY
Question | Answer |
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fat | known as triglycerides |
lipids | Energy-rich organic compounds, such as fats, oils, and waxes, that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. |
dehydration synthesis | the creation of polymers through the deduction of water |
Hydrolysis | the breaking down of polymer using water |
Protein | A three dimensional polymer made of monomers of amino acids. |
Denaturation | loss of normal shape of a protein due to heat or other factor |
Polypeptide | A polymer (chain) of many amino acids linked together by peptide bonds. |
neuclic acid | DNA and RNA |
Nucleotide | A building block of DNA, consisting of a five-carbon sugar covalently bonded to a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group. |
Nitrogen Based | Molecules that contain nitrogen and other element |
Fatty Acid | Building Blocks of Lipids, hydrocarbon chain often bonded to glycerol in a lipid |
lipid bailayer | flexible double-layered sheet that makes up the cell membrane and forms a barrier between the cell and its surroundings |
Phospholipids | a lipid consisting of a glycerol bound to two fatty acids and a phosphate group. |
Amino Acid | Building blocks of protein |
Peptide | short chain of amino acids |
Glycogen | storage of glucose in animals, highly branched |
polysacchride | many sugars |
Enzymes | catalysis reaction |