Key Concepts of Biological Macromolecules and Reactions

Multiple Answer Question of Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life. Please bear with me as this are ai generated as I'm not sure it gonna be in test or not.

Level of protein conformation with alpha-helices and beta-pleated sheets

Secondary Structure

Phospholipids

The type of molecules that form the lipid bilayer of cell membranes.

Thymine

The nitrogenous base that pairs with adenine in DNA.

Tertiary Structure

The kind of structure that enzymes often have that is critical for their function.

Secondary Structure

The level of protein structure associated with alpha helices and beta sheets.

Glycosidic bond

The type of bond that links monosaccharides to form a disaccharide.

Principal categories of macromolecules

Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, and Nucleic Acids

Dehydration Reaction

Chemical process for polymer formation

Triglycerides

Type of lipid for long-term energy reserves

Nucleotides

Essential structural unit of nucleic acids

Peptide Bond

The type of bond that links amino acids in proteins.

Tertiary Structure

The level of protein structure where amino acids interact to form a three-dimensional shape.

Information Storage and Transfer

The role of nucleic acids in cells.

The correct sequence that describes the flow of information in genetics.

DNA → RNA → Protein

Hydrolysis Reaction

The type of reaction that breaks down polysaccharides into monosaccharides.

False Statement about Macromolecules

All macromolecules are hydrophilic.

Lower the Activation Energy

The primary role of enzymes in biochemical reactions.

Cellulose

The type of carbohydrate primarily involved in structural support in plants.

Hydrolysis

The reaction utilized to break down polysaccharides into monosaccharides.

Sugar and Phosphate Groups

The components that form the backbone of a nucleic acid.

Nucleic acids - Energy storage

The incorrectly matched structure with its function.

Dehydration synthesis

The type of reaction that combines monomers with the loss of water to form polymers.

Provide cellular energy

The function that is not associated with proteins.

The nucleic acid primarily involved in making proteins.

All of the above

The characteristic that defines a saturated fatty acid.

Higher melting point than unsaturated fatty acids

What the quaternary structure of a protein refers to.

Arrangement of multiple polypeptide chains

ATP

The primary energy currency of the cell.

The properties of chitin.

All of the above

mRNA

The type of RNA that carries the genetic code from DNA to ribosomes.

Cytoplasm

The part of the cell where protein synthesis occurs.

Glucose

Fundamental monosaccharide

A and G

Nitrogenous bases classified as purines

Function of enzymes in biochemical reactions

They facilitate an increase in the rate of biochemical reactions.

Hydrophobic Nature

The property that allows lipids to not mix with water.

Phosphodiester bond.

The type of bond that joins nucleotides in a nucleic acid

Guanine

The nitrogenous base that pairs with cytosine in DNA.

Glycogen

The polysaccharide primarily responsible for energy storage in animals.

The true statement regarding fatty acids.

Both types can form triglycerides