Chap 2 Flashcards
Inorganic
this is mostly build from carbon and Hydrogen and nitroge
Organic compounds
are very large and very complex and they have carbon to carbon bonds ,carbon dioxide bond and often they have oxygen.
What is needed for biological function?
Inorganic and Organic compounds-
Triglycerides are?
Lipids (fats) that give your body energy
Triglycerides are made up of a ——— molecule and 3 ——- ——
Glycerol Ave fatty acid
A () is a lipid with a carbohydrate chain attached
Glycolipid
—–are formed from a cholesterol base with various functional group attaced
Steroids
Glycogen is made up of ——– molecules linked together?
Glucose
Proteins are made up of ——– —— linked together
Amino acids
A substance that dissolved in water and releases a hydroxyl ion is called a
Phosphate
How many nucleotide are needed to create the code for an amino acid
5
When two monosaccharides are joined together they form a
Polysaccharide
Water is a universal solute
No
Unsaturated fatty acids do not contain double bonds between car on atoms
False
Proteins are the most abundant organic compounds in the body
True
Hair is composed of structural proteins
True