Chapter 5 Test Review Flashcards
What do lipids have in common
Do not mix well with water (hydrophilic)
What does a triacylglycerol(fat) look like
1 glycerol + 3 fatty acids
Four main classes of large biological molecules
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
Chemical process by which cells make make polymers from monomers, and the opposite breaking polymers down into monomers
Dehydration reaction (hydrolysis??????)
Know types of polysaccharides
Cellulose, starch, glycogen, chitin
C18H36O2 is a
Fatty acid
How do amino acid molecules bond
Peptide bonds (covalent bonds-dehydration reaction)
Which level of protein structure is interactions between the side chains (R groups) most important
Secondary
Information flow in eukaryotic cells
DNA to RNA to PROTEINS
If DNA is 15% adenine how much is thymine
15%
Parts of a nucleotide
Nitrogenous base
5 carbon sugar (pentose)
Phosphate group
What is an enzyme
A macromolecule serving as a catalyst, a chemical agent that changes the rate of a reaction without being consumed by the reaction
2 main functions of polysaccharide
Storage material (provide sugar) Building material (structures that protect )