macro-molecule vocab

Question 1

macro molecule

Answer 1

a very large molecule important to the biological processes

Question 2

organic

Answer 2

containing carbon compoundsm

Question 3

monomer

Answer 3

small molecules that bond together to form polymers

Question 4

polymer

Answer 4

molecules made by bonding a series of building blocks

Question 5

carbohydrate

Answer 5

a group of organic compounds, gets broken down quickly by the body to be used as energy

Question 6

lipids

Answer 6

fatty compounds apart of your cell membrane, moves and stores energy

Question 7

fatty acids

Answer 7

the building block of the fat in our bodies and in the food we eat

Question 8

protein

Answer 8

responsible for structure, function, and regulation of body tissues and organs

Question 9

amino acids

Answer 9

building blocks of proteins, help break down foods

Question 10

enzyme

Answer 10

help speed up metabolism, or chemical reactions in our bodies

Question 11

catalyst

Answer 11

substance that changes the rate of chemical reaction but is itself unchanged at the end

Question 12

nucelic acid

Answer 12

molecules composed of nucleotide, stores genetic data DNA, RNA

Question 13

hormone

Answer 13

chemical messengers, help control how cells and organs do their wokr

Question 14

steroids

Answer 14

a man made version of hormones normally produced by the adrenal glands

Question 15

dehydration synthesis

Answer 15

chemical reaction in which 2 small molecules join to form a large molecule following the release of water

Question 16

hydrosis

Answer 16

chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks down one or more chemical bonds