Ch 2-Part 2

Question 1

carbohydrates

Answer 1

variety of sugars, larger ones have sugar strung together in large polymers (glucose or cellulose)

Question 2

lipids

Answer 2

do not interact well with water, largely carbon and hydrogen (cholesterol or coconut oil)

Question 3

proteins

Answer 3

serve as enzymes in order to facilitate chemical reactions, transporters to get things across the membrane, store materials, provide structure and support for the cell (keratin or hexokinase)

Question 4

nucleic acids

Answer 4

transmitting genetic info (DNA or RNA)

Question 5

macromolecules

Answer 5

large molecules with complex structure

Question 6

hydrolysis

Answer 6

method in which proteins are broken down into amino acids

Question 7

dehydration synthesis

Answer 7

making a bond between two monomers by removing water from their structure–build polymers

Question 8

Monosaccharides

Answer 8

simple sugars

Question 9

Disaccharide

Answer 9

two monosaccharides together

Question 10

Polysaccharide

Answer 10

two or more monosaccharides being joined

Question 11

More on carbohydrates

Answer 11

common source of dietary energy for animals and important building blocks of plants, include simple sugars and larger molecules made from sugars