Chapter 3 vocab Flashcards
a group of atoms responsible for the characteristic reactions of a particular compound.
Functional groups
Polymers, including DNA, proteins, Lipid, Carbohydrates.
Macromolecules
a substance that has a molecular structure consisting an entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together (monomers).
Polymers
A reaction that removes a molecule of water as two molecule of water as two molecules became bonded together.
Dehydration reaction
The chemical break down of compound due to reaction of water
Hydrolysis
Stored glucose in a animal’s body.
Glycogen
The monomers of carbohydrate
Monosaccharide
Water-fearing
Hydrophobic
Lipids that have no double bound in it’s tail
Saturated fatty acid
A form of unsaturated fat, two types: natural and artificial. Both found negative to our health.
Trans Fat
A type of lipid that is a major component of cell membrane.
Phospholipid
The building block of polymers.
Monomers
Lipids in which the carbon skeleton contains four fused rings.
Steroid
The removal of weak bonds by removing water.
Denaturation
20 or more amino acids
Polypeptide
Deoxyribose acid, contains our genetic info, double helix structure
DNA
Single helix structure, contain genetic info
RNA
The monomers of nucleic acids.
Nucleotide
Two stranded structure
Double helix
Determin our characteristics, can be transferred from parents to offspring.
Gene
the linear sequence of amino acids in a peptide or protein.
Primary structure
a white, granular, organic chemical that is produced by all green plants.
Starch
Water-lover
Hydrophilic
Build cell wall
Cellulose
Used to make exoskeleton for insects and cell walls for fungi.
Chitin
