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Enzymes12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A group of _______ that is held together by covalent bonds. | atoms |
| A group of atoms that is held together by covalent bonds is known as _______ | Molecule |
| If bonding accurs between two or more carbon atoms, the group is known as an __________ | organic molecule |
| _____ are groups of molecules that are joined together. | Macromolecules |
| There are four main macromolecules of life: carbohydrates, nucleic acids, lipids, and _____ | porteins |
| ______ are organic macromolecules that are made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. | Carbohydrates |
| Carbohydrates atoms are combined in a ratio of: 1 carbon atom: 2______: 1 oxygen atom | Hydrogen atoms |
| Simple carbohydrates are also known as _________ | monosaccharides |
| Monosaccharides can be combined to form more complex carbohydrates known as _________ | polysaccharides |
| Glycogen, ____, and cellulose are all examples of polysaccharides | starch |
| Nucleic acids are formed from _____ monomers. | Nucleotide |
| Nucleotides are chemical compounds that are primarily comprised of the elements carbon, ____, oxygen, ____, and phosphorus. | hydrogen, nitrogen |
| There are two main types of nucleic acids- ribonucleic acids and ____________ acids. | deoxyribonucleic |
| Lipids are ____ macromolecules that are insoluble in water. | organic |
| The most important lipis are _____. | fats |
| Triglycerides are a type of fat that contain one ______ molecule and three ______. | Glycerol, fatty acids |
| Fatty acids are long ___ of CH2 units joined together. | chains |
| The fatty acids in ______ fats do not contain any double bonds between the CH2 units. | saturated |
| The fatty acids in _______ fats contain some carbon-carbon double bonds. | unsaturated |
| Proteins are organic macromolecules that are composed of __________ monomers. | amino acid |
| There are __ essential amino acids that are used by all living things to construct proteins. | 20 |
| These _______ are made up of the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. | amino acids |
| Hormones are ____-containing substances that play a role in the rgulation of cellular functions. | protein |
| Substances containing proteins that play a role in defense are ______. | antibodies |
| Other proteins known as _____ can also help speed up cellular reactions. | enzymes |
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