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Week7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A large molecule composed of subunits of sugar, a nitrogen base, and a phosphate bond is a | Nucleic acid |
| most important monosaccharide is | glucose |
| The lipid that is often referred to as a tissue hormone is | prostaglandin |
| What term is often used to describe certain arrangements of atoms attached to the carbon core of many organic molecules? | functional group |
| In base pairing of DNA molecules, adenosine is bound to _____. | Thymine |
| What determines how a protein performs? | Shape |
| All proteins have which four elements? | carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen |
| The carbon-containing molecules formed by living things are often called | organic molecules |
| Chaperone proteins assist in the proper folding of other proteins so they can have the correct functional shape? True or false | True |
| Any large molecule made up of many identical small molecules is called a(n) | polymer |