Biomolecules

Question 1

Biomolecules

Answer 1

Compounds found in living organisms

Question 2

Carbon

Answer 2

All biomolecules contain a Carbon chain

Question 3

Backbone of biomolecules

Answer 3

Carbon

Question 4

Monomers

Answer 4

building blocks

Question 5

Polymers

Answer 5

multiple monomers

Question 6

Dehydration synthesis

Answer 6

monomers to polymers

Question 7

Hydrolysis

Answer 7

polymers to monomers

Question 8

Carbohydrates

Answer 8

short term energy

Question 9

Monosaccharide

Answer 9

simple sugars

Question 10

Types of monosaccharide

Answer 10

Glucose, fructose, galactose

Question 11

Disaccharide

Answer 11

double sugar

Question 12

Glycosidic bond

Answer 12

bonds two monosaccharides

Question 13

glucose + fructose

Answer 13

sucrose

Question 14

glucose + glucose

Answer 14

maltose

Question 15

glucose + galactose

Answer 15

lactose

Question 16

Polysaccharide

Answer 16

complex carbohydrates

Question 17

Starch

Answer 17

energy storage of plants

Question 18

Glycogen

Answer 18

energy storage in animals/fungi/bacteria

Question 19

Chitin

Answer 19

cell wall in fungi, exoskeletons, fish scales

Question 20

Lipids

Answer 20

long term energy storage

Question 21

Monomer of lipids

Answer 21

techenically none, but fatty acid chain ig :P

Question 22

Types of lipids

Answer 22

Fatty acids, Triglycerides, Phospholipid, Steroids, Waxes

Question 23

Saturated Fats

Answer 23

solid at room temp; no double bond; straight

Question 24

Unsaturated

Answer 24

liquid at room temp; double bond in fatty acid chain; curved

Question 25

Polyunsaturated fats

Answer 25

has two or more double bonds in the carbon chain; omega vitamins

Question 26

Triglycerides

Answer 26

3 fatty acids attached to glycerol (mukhang intergrated circuit)

Question 27

Phospholipid

Answer 27

Hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail

Question 28

Steroids

Answer 28

Cholesterol and Hormones

Question 29

Proteins

Answer 29

Basis for the major structural components of animal and human tissues

Question 30

Most abundant macromolecule

Answer 30

protein

Question 31

Amino acid

Answer 31

monomer of protein

Question 32

Nucleic Acids

Answer 32

DNA and RNA

Question 33

DNA

Answer 33

double helix strand

Question 34

RNA

Answer 34

single strand

Question 35

Nitrogenous base

Answer 35

adenine guanine, thymine, cytosine, uracil