macromolecules Flashcards
what element is nucleic acid made up of
CHONP
what are monomers
NUCLEOTIDES
what are nucleotides functions
contain genetic information (heredity) or store energy
what 3 part are in a nucleotide
5 carbon sugar (deoxyribose or ribose), phosphate group,nitrogen base
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
what stores hereditary information
DNA
DNA Structure
2 strands of nucleotides (like sides of ladder)
deoxyribose and ribose are what
sugars
what are the sugar in Nucleotides
Deoxyribose
what is the strand in DNA that the nucleotides are linked together by
dehydration synthesis
saturated fat is solid or liquid at room temp
solid
what elements do nucleotide contain
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen,nitrogen,phosphorus
monomer of protein
amino acid
DNA and RNA are what
nucleic acid
how many amino acids are there
20