Bio-Chemistry Flashcards
What is used in plant cell walls?
Cellulose
Long term energy
Lipids
Short term energy
Carbohydrates
Water is?
Polar
Many amino acids joined together
Polypeptide
Soap is a?
Emulsifier
Storage form of carbohydrate in plants?
Starch
Acidity is created by an excess of?
H ions
A nucleotide is made up of
Phosphate a pintos and a nitrogenous base.
Which element forms up to 4 bonds with other substances?
Carbon
A fatty acid that contains at least one double bond between carbon atoms
Unsaturated fatty acid
Hydrogen bonds are
Weak
Lipid that makes up cell membrane
Phospholipids
The term for a pro Tien losing its three-dimensional shape?
Denaturation
A molecule made up of two amino acids join together.
Dipeptide
What are the bonds in proteins called
Peptides
What two elements are needed to make an organic molecule?
Carbon and hydrogen