Bio Flashcards
1
Q
Primary Structure
A
Amino Acids making up the polypeptide chain.
2
Q
Secondary Structure
A
alpha helix and beta fold making up polypeptide backbone.
3
Q
Tertiary Structure
A
entire polypeptide chain linked by amino acids, 3d shape
4
Q
Quaternary Structure
A
3d arrangement, more than 1 polypeptide chain.
5
Q
ELEMENT carbohydrate
A
CHO
6
Q
ELEMENT lipids
A
CHO
7
Q
ELEMENT proteins
A
CHON
8
Q
ELEMENT nucleic acids
A
CHONP
9
Q
MONOMER carbohydrates
A
sugar/monosaccharide
10
Q
POLYMER carbohydrates
A
polysaccharide
11
Q
MONOMER Lipids
A
glycerol and fatty acid
12
Q
MONOMER protein
A
amino acid
13
Q
POLYMER protein
A
Polypeptide chain
14
Q
MONOMER Nucleic Acid
A
nucleotide
15
Q
POLYMER Nucleic Acid
A
Nucleic Acid- makes DNA & RNA