Biochemistry Flashcards
1
Q
Monomers of nucleic acids
A
nucleotides
2
Q
Polymers of amino acids
A
proteins
3
Q
Disaccharide composed of glucose and galactose
A
lactose
4
Q
Sugar storage in plants, composed of multiple glucose molecules
A
starch
5
Q
Simple sugars
A
monosaccharides
6
Q
Glycerol molecule with three covalently bonded fatty acid tails
A
triglyceride
7
Q
Polymers composed of one or more fatty acids or their derivatives
A
lipids
8
Q
Sugar storage in humans, composed of multiple glucose molecules
A
glycogen
9
Q
Proteins with specific metabolic actives
A
enzymes
10
Q
___ fatty acids do not contain double bonds
A
saturated
11
Q
A diglyceride consisting of two fatty acid tails and a polar head group
A
phospholipid
12
Q
disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose
A
sucrose
