A&P1_HW02 Flashcards
describe how the cell theory applies to prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are the basic unit of structure and function in organisms
What occurs during a hydrolysis reaction?
Water breaks covalent bonds in a polymer, creating separate monomers.
Examples of Monomers
simple sugars, amino acids
Decribe a monomer
individual subunits of larger molecules
Decribe polymers
molecules composed of smaller subunits linked together
Examples of polymers
Starch, muscle protien, RNA
What is a monomer?
a small molecule that can form a hydrogen bond with another molecule
examples of molecules that could be produced by a hydrolysis reaction.
amino acids from digesting the protein in chicken and glucose molecules formed when a starch molecule is broken down
Hydrolysis
Break down polymers
Describe DNA
- is a single molecule that can be over 10,000,000 nucleotides long
- is the genome for eukaryotic organisms
- is usually double stranded
- includes deoxyribose sugar
Describe RNA
- is usally single stranded
- includes the base uracil
- can be translated into a protein
- is a single molecule that can form a complex secondary structure
What intermolecular force is responsible for holding the two strands of a DNA double helix together?
hydrogen bond
How can we distinguish Purines
two ring structure
How can we distinguish Purines
two ring structure
How can we distinguish Pyrimidines
one ring structure
Name two biomolecules that are types of protein?
enzymes
myosin
What is a peptide bond?
a covalent bond formed when the carboxyl group of one molecule reacts with an amino group of a different molecule
Which substances contain, or are examples of, lipids?
cell memebran
testosterone
beeswax