Chapter 3 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
The sugar of these molecules is ribose. | ribonucleic acid |
The most abundant protein in vertebrates. | collagen |
Protein that acts as a catalyst. | enzyme |
Special proteins that help other proteins fold correctly. | chaperone |
A chain of 5 carbon sugars linked together by phosphodiester bonds with an organic base protruding from each sugar. | nucleic |
Molecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio. | carbohydrates |
Macromolecules that have seven "jobs" within the cell. | proteins |
Process in which a protein changes shape or unfolds. | denaturation |
Synthesis reaction that forms polymers by removing water. | dehydration |
Pairs with Thymine when found in DNA. | adenine |
Pairs with Cytosine when found in DNA. | guanine |
Chemical reaction that breaks up polymers by adding water molecules. | hydrolysis |
One kind of lipid with three fatty acids attached. | fat |
Fatty acid having more than one double bond. | polyunsaturated |
The shape of DNA. | double helix |
Number of different amino acids that forms proteins in all living things. | twenty |
Covalent bond linking two amino acids. | peptide |
Complex lipid used in biological membrane. | phospholipids |
C6H12O6 is most commonly found in this form. | glucose |
A nitrogen base belonging to RNA only. | uracil |
Group of biomolecules that is insoluble in water. | lipid |
A small chemical subunit, such as a nucleotide or amino acid. | monomer |
A polymer of amino acids. | protein |
Alternative forms of molecules with the same empirical formula. | isomers |
Nucleic acids are polymers of this repeating subunit. | nucleotide |
The sugars found in nucleic acids can be described in this way since they have five carbon atoms. | pentose |
Proteins like hemoglobin are used for this. | transport |
A molecule on which an enzyme acts. | substrate |
Number of levels in protein structure. | four |
Material that forms the exoskeleton of insect and crustaceans. | chitin |
Structural polysaccharide found in plant cell walls. | cellulose |
Cytosine, thymine, and uracil are all these small, singe-ring molecules. | pyrimidine |
RNA has this many strands. | one |
Many amino acids linked by peptide bonds. | polypeptide |
Plant fats are usually produced in this form. | unsaturated |
Biological molecules that is large and complex. | macromolecules |
Long chains of hydrocarbons attached to a glycerol molecule. | fatty acids |
This is made of many monosaccharides. | polysaccharide |
A molecule composed of many similar or identical molecular subunits. | polymer |
The nonpolar tails or phospholipids are said to be this. | hydropholic |
Animal fats are usually produced in this form. | saturated |
Plant polysaccharide formed from glucose. | starch |
The animal version of starch. | glycogen |
This is added to convert oil into a solid fat. | hydrogen |
The nitrogen bases in DNA that pair with each other are said to be this. | complementary |
A simple sugar. | monosaccharide |
Biological molecules containing only carbon and hydrogen. | hydrocarbons |
The third level of protein structure. | tertiary |
Molecule containing an amino group, a carboxyl group and a hydrogen atom. | amino acid |
The difference between ribose and deoxyribose is one molecule of this. | oxygen |
Biological molecules are said to be this, since they are found in organisms. | orgainic |
Adenine and guanine are in this category because they both have a double-ring structure. | purine |
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