Chapter 3- Carbon & Molecular Diversity

Question 0

Macromolecules

Answer 0

Carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids

Question 1

Organic compounds

Answer 1

Anything containing carbon is considered organic

Question 2

Carbohydrates

Answer 2

Serve as a fuel and building material

INCLUDES SUGARS

Question 3

Monosacharides

Answer 3

Simple sugars

Usually a multiple of CH2O

Question 4

Polysaccharides

Answer 4

Many sugars
Polymers with 100s of monosaccharides
Storage, building material
Ex: cellulose

Question 5

Trioses

Answer 5

3 carbon sugars

Question 6

Disaccharides

Answer 6

2 monosaccharides

Question 7

Lipids

Answer 7

Too small to be macromolecules

HYDROPHOBIC

Made of glycerol + fatty acids

Question 8

Saturated fats

Answer 8

Lipids without double bonds of hydrogen

Question 9

Phospholipids

Answer 9

Major part of cell membrane

Phosphorus group + lipid

Question 10

Steroids

Answer 10

Lipids with carbon skeleton

Ex: cholestorol

Question 11

Proteins

Answer 11

Speed up reactions (enzymes), defense, storage, transport

Question 12

Polypeptides

Answer 12

Proteins made up of amino acids

Question 13

Amino acids

Answer 13

Organic molecules made of an amino group and a carboxyl group

Question 14

Polypeptides

Answer 14

A peptide bond is when an amino bond is positioned next to the carboxyl bond of another

Question 15

What are proteins made of?

Answer 15

Polypeptides twisted and folded

Question 17

Primary protein structure

Answer 17

Sequence of amino acids with a carboxyl at the end

Question 18

Secondary protein structure

Answer 18

When proteins have segments coiled or folded In patterns related to their shape

Question 19

Tertiary structure

Answer 19

Overall shape of a polypeptide resulting from interactions between the R groups of amino acids