bio 101 exam 2 Flashcards
polymer of carbohydrates
polysaccharides
dehydration reaction joins two monosaccharides
disaccharides
carbohydrate monomer (simple sugars)
monosaccharide
bond between two monosaccharides
glycosidic linkage
sugars
carbohydrates
carbohydrate functions
source of energy and structural support
carbon based molecule made of many atoms
macromolecule
repeating units that are the building blocks of polymers
monomers
long molecule consisting of many similar identical building blocks linked by covalent bonds
polymer
making a polymer by removing a water molecule with atoms contributed from each reactant
dehydration reaction
bond formed by dehydration synthesis
covalent
breaking down a polymer by adding a water molecule (hydrogen attaching to one monomer and hydroxide to the other
hydrolysis
proteins that speed up biological chemical reactions
enzyme
polymer of glucose that plants store
starch
polymer of glucose that animals store
glycogen
polymer of glucose, major component of plant cell walls
cellulose
polymer of glucose used by arthropods to build exoskeletons and in cell walls of fungi
chitin
hydrophobic macromolecules with regions of hydrocarbon tails and nonpolar covalent bonds
lipids
lipids used to store energy
fats
long hydrocarbon chain attached to a carboxyl group (-COOH)
fatty acid
3 Cs with a hydroxyl group (-OH) at each C
glycerol
lipid with single bonds between Cs, solid at room temperature
saturated fatty acids
lipid with 1+ double bonds between Cs, liquid at room temperature
unsaturated fatty acids
other names for fats
triacylglycerols and triglycerides
create the bilayer of the cell membrane
phospholipids
rearranged atoms on either side of a fatty acid double bond
trans fat
signaling molecules and component of cell memebranes
steroids
component of cell membranes and the precursor to all other steroids synthesized by animals
cholesterol
carbon atom that is attached o four different types of atoms or groups of atoms
asymmetric carbon
molecules consisting of only C and H
hydrocarbons
compounds that have the same molecular formula but different structures
isomers
compounds that differ in covalent bond arrangement of atoms
structural isomer
compounds that differ in arrangement around double bonds
cis-trans isomer
compounds that are mirror images of one another
enantiomers
-OH, functional group, polar, H bonds with water, dissolves compound
hydroxyl group
-COOH, functional group, acts as an acid (can donate H+)
carboxyl group
organic compound where a hydroxyl group is bound to a carbon atom
alcohol
C=O, includes ketone groups and aldehydes
carbonyl group
NH2, acts as a base (can pick up H+)
amino group
SH, helps stabilize protein structure, controls hair structure, only hydrophobic functional group
sulfhydryl group
PO4, contributes a negative charge, reacts with water, used to transfer energy from one molecule to another
phosphate group
CH3, affects expression of genes when bonded to DNA or to proteins bonded to DNA, only nonpolar functional group
methyl group
R2C=O
ketone
R-CH=O
aldehyde
compound derived from ammonia (NH3)
amine
similar to alcohols and phenols but containing a sulfur atom in place of the oxygen atom
thiol