Unit 3 List 1 Voc- Macromolecules IS

Question 1

Organic

Answer 1

of, relating to, or derived from living organisms

Question 2

Macromolecule

Answer 2

a very large molecule important to biological processes,

Question 3

Monomer

Answer 3

atoms or small molecules that bond together to form more complex structures such as polymers

Question 4

Polymer

Answer 4

any of a class of natural or synthetic substances composed of very large molecules, called macromolecules, which are multiples of simpler chemical units called monomers

Question 5

Carbohydrates

Answer 5

sugar molecules

Question 6

Lipids

Answer 6

fatty compounds that perform a variety of functions in your body

Question 7

Fatty acids

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Protein

Answer 8

made up of chemical ‘building blocks’ called amino acids

Question 9

Amino acids

Answer 9

molecules that combine to form proteins

Question 10

Enzymes

Answer 10

proteins that help speed up metabolism, or the chemical reactions in our bodies

Question 11

Nucleic acids

Answer 11

large biomolecules that play essential roles in all cells and viruses

Question 11

Catalyst

Answer 11

a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible

Question 12

Hormone

Answer 12

chemical messengers that affect and manage hundreds of bodily processes

Question 13

Nucleotide

Answer 13

A molecule that is the basic building block of the nucleic acids DNA and RNA

Question 14

Steroids

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Dehydration synthesis

Answer 15

a type of chemical reaction that involves the combining of reacting molecules to make a large molecule, following the loss of water

Question 16

Hydrolysis