BiochemistryR Silent Tea Party
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1. What are macromolecules?
Four main classes of large biological molecules (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins,
nucleic acids) made up of many smaller molecules and atoms.
2. What are monomers?
small chemical unit that can join together with other small units to form larger
units called polymer
3. What are polymers?
Large compounds formed from combinations of many monomers.
4. What are organic compounds?
Compounds that contain carbon atoms and are found in living things. They
usually contain both Carbon and Hydrogen.
5. What are inorganic compounds?
Compounds that do not contain both carbon and hydrogen; many are also
essential to life.
6. What are polysaccharides?
large carbohydrate molecules composed of many smaller units, linked together
in complex arrangements
7. What are disaccharides?
sugar molecules with only two monomers
8. What are monosaccharides
simple sugar molecules that are a building block for polysaccharides(glucose
and fructose are examples)
9. What are fatty acids?
One of the components of lipids
10. What are saturated fats?
A fat that is solid at room temperature, found in animal fats such as lard and
butter. All of its carbon to carbon bonds are single. Too much of this can
increase the chance of cardiovascular disease
11. What are unsaturated fats?
A fat that contains fewer numbers of hydrogen (less stored energy) and is liquid
at room temperature, found in vegetable oils, nuts, and seeds. Atleast one of its
carbon to carbon bonds is double or triple.
12. What are proteins?
macromolecules containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen; usually
made of more than one polypeptide chain.
13. What are amino acids?
building blocks (monomers) of proteins; twenty kinds
14. What are Reactants?
Substances that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction.
15. What are Products?
The substances that result from a recombination of atoms.
16. What are Isomers?
Two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but a different
arrangement of atoms in the molecule and different properties.
17. What is Dehydration Synthesis?
Covalently joining two monomers together. Water is released as a result.
18. What is Hydrolysis?
Breaking a polymer into shorter strands by adding water.
19. What are the functions of carbohydrates?
Provides short term energy, long term energy and structure in plants
20. What are Complex carbohydrates?
Polysaccharide- Starch and cellulose
21. What is the molecular formula for glucose?
C6 H12O6
22. What are Polypeptides?
Polymer of amino acids
23. What is the Function of Proteins?
Build and repair tissue, structures, enzymes, membrane transport, immunity
24. What is denaturation?
A change in shape of a protein due to high temperatures or extreme pHs, causing
protein to stop working
25. What is starch?
a polysaccharide found in plants to store energy long term
26. What is glycogen?
a polysaccharide found in animals to store energy long term
27. What is cellulose?
a polysaccharide found in plants to provide structural support(cell wall)
28. What is phospholipid?
a lipid with two fatty acid tails and a polar phosphate head. It's the molecule that
makes up most of the cell membrane.
29. What is peptide bond?
the bond between two amino acids
30. What is the molecular formula for a disaccharide?
C12 H 22O 11
31. What is the function of lipids?
Long term energy storage and phospholipids make up the cell membrane