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9 - Bio
Bio - Macromolecules
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a line on a digram of a picture of a molecule is called | chain |
| an equal sign on a digram of a picture of a molecule is called | ring |
| a diagram of a molecule that looks like a spider web is called | branching chain |
| large organic molecules found in living things | macromolecules |
| living things use what as sourcesof energy and for structural purposes | carbohydrates |
| large and varied group of macromolecules that are not generally soluble in water; they are a great source of stored energy. | lipids |
| polymers made of nucleotide monomers | nucleic acids |
| polymers made of amino acid monomers | proteins |
| this is a functional molecule built from one or more polypeptides | protein structure |
| what are made by stringing together many smaller molecules called monomers | polymers |
| proteins that speed up chemical reactions | enzymes |
| what are chemicals that are made in the glands that are in one place in teh body and then put into the blood to be used by another? | hormones |
| The four things that make up a protein are: Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and _________________ (plus sometimes sulfur) | nitrogen |
| The four things that make up a protein are: Nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen and _________________ (plus sometimes sulfur) | carbon |
| The four things that make up a protein are: Carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and _________________ (plus sometimes sulfur) | hydrogen |
| The four things that make up a protein are: Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and _________________ (plus sometimes sulfur) | oxygen |
| a double sugar, that joins two monosaccharid | disaccharide |
| if many polymers are linked together, this is a | complex carbohydrate |
| plant energy storage molecule or a polysaccharide in a plant | starch |
| proteins with sugar attached on the surface of cells that help cells recognize "self" | glycoproteins |
| example of a polysaccharide in animals | glycogen |
| what is the most abundant organic compound on Earth? It is also a major component of wood. | cellulose |
| the ost common monomer of lipids is... | triglycerides |
| Testosterone, estrogen and progesterone are all examples of _________________ involved in reproduction. | steroid hormones |
| the monomer of a nucleic acid is a ___________ | nucleotide |
| An example of nucleic acid | RNA or DNA |
| These are the tiny repeating parts that link up to make a polymer | monomer |
| enzymes are _______________ that act as biological catalysts or increase the rate of chemical reactions in living systems. | proteins |
| the active site on the enzyme is where the _______________ bind. | substrates |
| Substrates are the __________ in a chemical reaction requiring enzymes | reactants |
| what is the factor by which the enzyme increases the rate of reaction? | acceleration |
| the distortion or change in shape that occurs at high temperatues or altered pH is known as | denaturation |
| a type of protein that speeds up reactions | enzyme |
| what is produced after the chemical reaction | product |
| enzymes are biological __________ that speed up chemical reactions in living organisms. | catalysts |
| Enzymes are protein molecules that are made up of long chains of | amino acids |
| the shape of an enzyme is very important to its | function |
| the sequence and type of amino acids are ___________ in each protein, so the produce enzymes with many different shapes and functions. | different |
| a basic unit of a carbohydrate | monosaccharide |
| organic compounds that are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ration are called... | sugars |
| these are found mostly in animal fats and oils and contain double covalent bonds between carbons in the hydrocarbon chain | unsaturated fatty acids |
| carbohydrates are broken down in cells to create.... | energy |
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