biomolecules Flashcards
molecules of life
biomolecules
long chain of molecule consisting of identical building blocks linked by covalent bonds
polymer
repeating units that serve as the building blocks of a polymer
monomers
sugar or polymers of sugar; fuel for activities, structure & support, cell to cell recognition & storage
carbohydrates
family of compounds insoluble in water; function as: storage(fats), barrier(plasma membrane), hormones(steroids)& thermoeegulation
lipids
polymer/ chain amino acids bound by peptide
protein
polymer of mny nucleotide monomers; serves as the blueprint for protein synthesis
nucleic acid
diube helix in structure w/ nucleotide bases, adenine(A),guanine(G), thymine(T), & cystosine(C)
- C pairs w/G , A pairs w/ T
DNA
single strand in structure w/ nucleotide bases A,G,C and Uracil (U) instead of T; different forms:
RNA