2.3 Vocab

Question 1

Amino acid

Answer 1

Compound with an amino group on one end, and a carboxyl group on the other end

Question 2

Carbohydrate

Answer 2

Compound made of carbon hydrogen and oxygen atoms, type of nutrients that are the major source of energy to the body

Question 3

Lipid

Answer 3

Macromolecule made mostly from carbon and hydrogen atoms, includes fats, oils, and waxes

Question 4

Monomer

Answer 4

Small chemical unit that makes up a polymer

Question 5

Nucleic acid

Answer 5

Macro molecule containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus

Question 6

Nucleotide

Answer 6

Subunit of which nucleic acids are composed, made up of a five carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base

Question 7

Protein

Answer 7

Macro molecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. Needed by the body for growth and repair.

Question 8

Polymer

Answer 8

Molecule composed of many monomers, mix up macromolecules