Water And Its Properties & macromolecules Flashcards
Hydrogen bonds
Holds water to itself and to other charged substances
Adhesion
And water sticks to other things
Cohesion
When water sticks to itself
Carbohydrates
The only macromolecule that is used for energy. This is a fancy word for sugar. The building blocks of this are monosaccharides
lipid
The only macromolecule used to store energy and provide insulation. There are three classes that’s oils and waxes. The building blocks of this are fatty acid
Proteins
The only macromolecule I can speed up chemical reactions and provide structure and support. The building blocks of this are amino acids
Nucleic acid
The only macromolecule that transmit hereditary information. There are two types of this DNA and RNA. Their building blocks on nucleotides
The chemical formula of H2O
Has two hydrogen and one oxygen