biology Flashcards
lipids
are made mostly from carbon and hydrogen atoms includes fats oils and waxes
nucleotides
are monomers that consist of three components a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous bass
nucleic acids
are polymers assembled from nucleotides
proteins
are macro molecules containing nitrogen as well as carbon hydrogen and oxygen
amino acids
compounds with an amino group on one end and a carboxyl group
Monosaccharide
any of the class of sugars (e.g., glucose) that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simpler sugar.
disaccharide
any of a class of sugars whose molecules contain two monosaccharide residues. mmon examples are sucrose, lactose, and maltose.
polysaccharide
a carbohydrate (e.g. starch, cellulose, or glycogen) whose molecules consist of a number of sugar molecules bonded together
fatty acid
Molecules that are long chains of lipid-carboxylic acid found in fats and oils and in cell membranes as a component of phospholipids and glycolipids
glycerol
Glycerol is a colorless, odorless liquid with a sweet taste. … Glycerol is seen in biological systems as an intermediate in carbohydrate