Biomolecules, Chemistry, Enzymes Flashcards
A _____ is made up of a sugar, nitrogen base, and a phosphate group
Nucleotide
No other atom can form the number and variety of molecules that ______ can because it can bond to 4 other atoms at the same time to make carbs, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins
Carbon
What nitrogen base is found in DNA but not RNA
Thymine
Lipids are different from other macromolecules because they are
Hydrophobic and don’t dissolve in water
Glycogen, cellulose, and starch are all
Polysaccharides- carbs
Which 2 kinds of molecules combine to form cell membranes
Phospholipids and proteins
Adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil are all
Nitrogen bases used to make nucleotides
Which part of a phospholipid molecule is non- polar and hydrophobic
Lipid tails
This molecule is a
Amino acid
This molecule is
ATP
Polysaccharides
B
Nucleic acids
C
Proteins
A
Made by joining amino acid subunits in long chains which provide a wide variety of functions in cells
Protein
Made from carbon, hydrogen, an oxygen atoms in a 1:2:1 ratio
Carbohydrates