Question | Answer |
Monosaccharide | A single, simple sugar. |
Disaccharide | Double sugars (Maltose) |
Polysaccharide | 3 or more sugars (Starch) |
Dehydration Synthesis | The process of removing water to join two monomers together. |
"ose" | A frequent ending for carbohydrates. |
Hydrolysis | The process of adding water to split molecules into monomers. |
Cellulose | The most abundant organic compound on Earth.
Found in cell walls of plants. |
Saturated Fat | Solid at room temperature, "saturated" in hydrogen molecules, is a straight molecule, so it is stackable. |
Chitin | second most abundant organic compound on earth. Found in exoskeletons or insects and crabs. |
Glycerol | The BACKBONE of fats. |
Polymer | A large compound made of smaller monomers |
Monomer | Small sun bits that can combine to form large polymers |
Macromolecuoles | Large biological molecules |
Organic | Molecules that contain carbon. |
Carboxyl | |
Primary structure of a protein: | Peptide Bonds |
Primary Structure: | Sequence of AA |
Secondary Structure: | Folded (Beta Pleated Sheet)
Twisted (Alpha Helix) |
Tertiary Structure: | folded/twisted on top of each other |
Quantianary Structure | 2 or more polypeptide joined together |
What is homeostasis? | stable internal conditions (temperature, blood pressure, etc) |
Enzymes make reactions happen ___________ & _____________. | Faster & easier |
Unsaturated Fat | Liquid, has one or more double carbon bonds, has kinks so is it not stackable |
___ enzyme(s) for ___ reaction(s). | 1 enzyme for 1 reaction |
can be used______ & _______ | over and over |
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what are these all together? | an enzyme! :) |
NH(2) is a what? | amine |
C double bond OH is a what? | carboxyl |
CH(2) - OH is a? | Serine |
H(3)C - CH - CH is a? | Valine |
What are fatty acids made up of? | Carboxyl and Hydrocarbon |
Draw a carboxyl | |
Draw a glycerol backbone | |
Phospholipid replaces what with a phosphate? | Fatty Acid |
Draw a hydrocarbon | |
The only part of an amine that differs is the what group? | R group, which is the middle portion. |
The monomers of protein is? | Amino Acid |
Proteins are... | Poor sources of energy, but contribute to growth, development, and repair. |
Proteins contain what molecules? | HONC (hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon) |
Carbohydrates are... | our most effecient energy source |
Carbs contain what molecules? | Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen |
Carbs are found in... | Starch, glycogen, and cellulose |
Lipids are... | our most concentrated, slow burning, form of energy. |
Lipids contain what molecules? | Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen |
Lipids are found in... | Oils, waxes, steroids (cholesterol) |