W1 Macromolecules

Question 1

The 4 Biological Macromolecules

Answer 1

Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids

Question 2

What are macromolecules made from

Answer 2

Carbon
Hydrogen

Sometimes: Nitrogen, Oxygen

Question 3

Definition of Covalent Bonds

Answer 3

A covalent bond is a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms. These electron pairs are known as shared pairs or bonding pairs, and the stable balance of attractive and repulsive forces between atoms, when they share electrons, is known as covalent bonding

Question 4

Carbon # of covalent bonds

Answer 4

4

Question 5

Hydrogen # of covalent bonds

Answer 5

1

Question 6

Nitrogen: # of covalent bonds

Answer 6

3

Question 7

Oxygen # of covalent bonds

Answer 7

2

Question 8

Which macromolecule is not polymer

Answer 8

lipids

Question 9

distinguish subunit vs. monomer

Answer 9

Subunit may be smaller than monomer

Question 10

What is Functional Group

Answer 10

Part of Molecule with characteristic properties

Question 11

Name 4 functional groups

Answer 11

carboxyl
hydroxyl
carbonyl
amino
methyl

Question 12

Which is top left?

Answer 12

Hydroxyl

Question 13

Which is top middle?

Answer 13

Methyl

Question 14

Which is top right?

Answer 14

Carboxyl

Question 15

Which is bottom left?

Answer 15

Carbonyl (Aldehyde)

Question 16

Which is bottom right?

Answer 16

Amino

Question 17

Hydrolysis Definition

Answer 17

Breaking with water (as in a polymer)

Question 18

Standard color for N

Question 19

See pic

Answer 19

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Question 20

How to read these?

Answer 20

3d -> ?? -> skeletal