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Macromolecules
Biochem
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the disaccharide when glucose and fructose bond together? | Sucrose |
| This monosaccharide is shaped like a pentagon | Fructose |
| This monosaccharide is shaped like a hexagon | Glucose |
| What is the disaccharide composition of Sucrose? | Glucose+Fructose |
| What is the element composition for a hydroxyl group? | [OH] |
| What is the element composition for a carbonyl group? | [COOH] |
| What is the name of the bond that forms between amino acids? | Peptide bond |
| What is the term for "Water-Fearing"? | Hydrophobic |
| What is the term for "Water-Loving" | Hydrophilic |
| What is the polarity of a phospholipid? | The head is polar, hydrophilic, the two fatty acid tails are non-polar, hydrophobic |
| What is the backbone of a triglyceride? | Glycerol |
| This monosaccharide is shaped like a hexagon, primarily used in insulin metabolism | Glucose |
| This monosaccharide is an isomer of glucose | Galactose & Fructose |
| What is a disaccharide that is composed of two glucoses | Maltose |
| what is an Isomer | Compounds with the same formula, but a different arrangement of atoms. |
| What is the composition of lactose? | Glucose+Galactose |
| What is the composition of Maltose? | Glucose+Glucose |
| Is Maltose a Mono, Di, or poly-saccharide | Disaccharide |
| What is the chemical formula of Glucose | C6H12O6 |
| What is the chemical formula of Fructose | C6H12O6 |
| What is the Chemical formula of galactose | C6H12O6 |
| This is the main component in table sugar | Sucrose |
| Animal lipids are called this | Fats |
| Plant lipids are called this | Oils |
| This is an example of a Nucleic Acid | DNA/RNA |
| What is DNA/RNA in terms of classification of our four main macromolecules? | Nucleic Acid |
| This is the monomer of Nucleic Acids | Nucleotides |
| This is a monomer of Carbohydrates | Monosaccharides |
| This is a monomer of Proteins | Amino Acids |
| This is a monomer of Lipids | Glycerol and Fatty acids |
| What is the composition of a triglyceride | 1 glycerol, 3 Fatty Acids |
| What is the three tails of a triglyceride called? | Fatty acid tails |
| This means that a chain is Hydrogen- Rich | Saturated |
| This means that a chain is Hydrogen-Poor | Unsaturated |
| What type of bond is found within a unsaturated fatty acids | A single bond |
| Phospholipids have a ____phosphate head group | Polar, Hydrophilic |
| Phospholipids have a _____ fatty acid tails | Non-polar, hydrophobic |
| This prefix means one: | Mono |
| This prefix means two | Di |
| This prefix means many | Poly |
| This Macromolecule contains Thymine and Adenine | Nucleic Acids |
| Lactose is an example of what macromolecule? | Carbohydrate |
| How many Valence é (electrons) does carbon have? | 4 |
| What type of energy storage do carbohydrate engage in? | immediate energy |
| Another word for simple sugars is... | disaccharide |
| What is cellulose present in? | plant cell walls |
| What is glycogen present in? | animals liver and muscles |
| Two functions of lipids is to... | Store energy, form cell membranes |
| another two functions of lipids is to... | form waterproof coverings, and hormones |
| What are hormones? | A lipid, they are a chemical messenger |
| properties of unsaturated fatty acids are | oils that tend to be liquid at room temperature |
| properties of saturated fatty acids are | butter, lard that tends ti be solid at RT |
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