L2 - Building Blocks Of Cells

Question 1

Higher order structure

Answer 1

Building blocks, macromolecules, supermolecular assemblies, and organelles

Question 2

Building blocks

Answer 2

Amino acids, nucleobases, simple carbohydrates, fatty acids, and hydrocarbon rings.

Question 3

Macromolecules

Answer 3

Proteins, DNA, RNA, complex carbohydrates, lipids.

Question 4

Supermolecular assemblies

Answer 4

Membranes, ribosomes, chromatin.

Question 5

Organelles

Answer 5

Nucleus, mitochondria, Golgi, ER.

Question 6

Making Macromolecules

Answer 6

Building blocks joined by covalent bonds, to form polymeric or non-polymeric molecules that are macromolecules.

Question 7

Polysaccharides

Answer 7

Complex carbohydrates

Question 8

Nucleic acids

Answer 8

DNA, and RNA

Question 9

Proteins

Answer 9

Large, complex molecules

Question 10

Lipids

Answer 10

Non-polymeric molecules

Question 11

Levels of carbohydrates

Answer 11

Monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, and polysaccharides

Question 12

Monosaccharides

Answer 12

One sugar, simple carbohydrates

Question 13

Disaccharides

Answer 13

2 sugars, simple carbohydrates

Question 14

Oligosaccarides

Answer 14

Few/3-10 sugars, complex carbohydrates

Question 15

Polysaccharides

Answer 15

Many/10+ sugars, complex carbohydrates

Question 16

Hexose

Answer 16

6 carbons

Question 17

Pentose

Answer 17

5 carbons

Question 18

Carbohydrate functions

Answer 18

Recognition, energy, structure

Question 19

Functions of proteins

Answer 19

Structure, regulation, contractile, transport, storage, protection, catalytic, toxic

Question 20

Functions of lipids

Answer 20

Structural, regulatory, energy