Lecture 3

Question 1

large biologically relevant molecules

Answer 1

macromolecule

Question 2

what are the 4 macromolecules?

Answer 2

Proteins, Nucleic Acids,

Carbohydrates, Lipids

Question 3

Made of C, H, O in a 1:2:1 ratio
Are used as energy source or as structural
components or cells and organisms

Answer 3

carbohydrates

Question 4

A monomer of a polysaccharide

Answer 4

monosaccharide, or simple sugar.

Question 5

6-Carbon sugars

Answer 5

hexose

Question 6

5-Carbon sugars

Answer 6

pentose

Question 7

3-Carbon sugar

Answer 7

triose

Question 8

carbs biochemistry p 6

Answer 8

yes

Question 9

Most important carbohydrate in terms of energy

consumption and storage

Answer 9

glucose

Question 10

which glucose you can eat?

Answer 10

alpha

Question 11

Monosaccharides joined by

Answer 11

glycosidic bonds

Question 12

polymers made of 2 simple sugars

Answer 12

disccharides

Question 13

long chains of α-glucose. Used as energy
storage. These can be hundreds of glucose
molecules long. Found in plants.

Answer 13

starch

Question 14

Contain the information necessary for the

successful functioning of the cell and heredity

Answer 14

nucleic acid

Question 15

monomers of nucleic acid

Answer 15

nucleotides

Question 16

structure of nucleotide

Answer 16

comprised of a phosphate group,
a pentose (5-Carbon) sugar (varies with the
nucleic acid), and a nitrogenous base

Question 17

5 different nitrogenous base

Answer 17

purines: adenine and guanine
pyrimidines: cytosine, thymine(DNA) and Uracil (RNA)

Question 18

Nucleotides are joined by _________________

between sugars and phosphate groups

Answer 18

phosphodiester bonds

Question 19

dna sugar

Answer 19

Sugar present is deoxyribose

Question 20

rna sugar

Answer 20

Made of ribose sugar

Question 21

It is used as the energy currency of the cell

Answer 21

ATP

Question 22

name the 8 functions of proteins

Answer 22

Hormonal protein
Receptor protein
Contractile and motor protein
Structural protein
enzymatic protein
defensive protein
storage protein
transport protein

Question 23

all are water insoluble and hydrophobic

Answer 23

lipids

Question 24

Fat molecules are commonly called

Answer 24

triglycerides

Question 25

Fatty acids can be…

Answer 25

saturated, monounsaturated

or polyunsaturated

Question 26

important in cell growth and

cell structure

Answer 26

steroid

Question 27

important in the structure of the

cell membrane

Answer 27

cholesterol

Question 28

control cell growth

Answer 28

testosterone