Test on 11/8/23 Flashcards
What category do steroids and fatty acids fall into
Lipid
What type of fat Is butter
Saturated Fat
What is a simple sugar using basic units of carbohydrates
A monosaccharide
When dehydration synthesis occurs what gets released
Water
True or False
Lipids are only slightly soluable in water
true
Which amino acid typically starts the mRNA strand
Methonine
What prevents a substrate from reaching its active site
an inhibitor
what sugar is RNA
ribose
Carbohydrates can also be considered a __?__
steroid
When you split a molecule using water that is called __?__
Hydrolysis
Enzymes are apart of the __?___ group of organic molecules
Protein
What is a brussel sprout
Cellulose
Molecule used for long term storage
Lpid
The Head of the phospholipid is
Hydrophilic
metabolism uses __?__ to cut
water
When you pass a genetic trait
heredity
What did Watson and Crick do?
They made the 1st 3d model of DNA
Beef Jerky is an example of a
Protein
when you have 3 base pairs what do you call them
ex. ACU GUC AGG
Codon
Biology is the study of
Life
Nucleotide = Phosphate + sugar + ____?____
base
glucose + fructose = __?__
Sucrose
DNA Polymerase does what
bulids / replicates the DNA strand
Which cell organelle builds protein
Ribosomes
Poly means
Many
Carbohydrate, Lipid, Protein, and Nucleic Acids are __?__
Organic molecules
true or false
Translation is when RNA is used to make protein
True
3 elements present in all organic molecules
Cabon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
CHO
_
___?___ when DNA produces an RNA molecule
transcription
symbol
N
Nitrogen
true or false
A chemical change transforms the identity of a substance
true
Covalent bonds occur when atoms __?__ electrons
share
what kind of bond??
H2O uses a special bond with other H2O molecules
Hydrogen Bond
True or False
DNA looks like 2 pieces of string twisted around each other
true
A phospholipid Carbolyx end
the tails
2 important people we’ve studied
Watson and Crick
all living things are made of
Organic Compounds
putting together of substances by living things
biosynthesis
Bio means
Life