Biology Macromolecules

carbohydrate

carbohydrate

lipid

protein

protein

nucleic acid

What type of molecule includes an example with a long chain of carbon?

lipids

Which molecule has a central carbon atom with 4 different components around it?

proteins

Which molecule has a sugar, nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group?

nucleic acids

The presence of which elements make a molecule polar?

oxygen and hydrogen

What type of bond is a bond between sugars?

glycosidic bond

What type of bond is between amino acids?

peptide bond

single sugar molecule and monomer for carbohydrates

monosaccharide

multiple sugar molecules bonded

polysaccharide

Water is being removed from the reactants in a chemical reaction

dehydration synthesis

What are the four classes of organic compounds?

carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids

Water is being added in a chemical reaction

hydrolysis

acronym for elements in carbohydrates

cho

acronym for elements in lipids

cho

acronym for elements in proteins

chons

acronym for elements in nucleic acids

chonp

Which type of molecules have R side chains?

amino acids

like dissolves like

things will mix or dissolve best when their polarities are similar

what occurs to the bonds of molecules during a chemical reaction?

they continually break and reform

what must happen for a bond to break?

energy has to be absorbed

what occurs when bonds are formed?

energy is released

what happens when more energy is released than stored during a chemical change?

the process can be used as a source of energy

the more carbon atoms in a molecule, ___

the more energy it can provide to an organism

what are the monomers of proteins?

amino acids

building blocks for the major biological macromolecules

monomers

molecules made up of multiple monomers

polymer

what make up lipids?

fatty acids

what are the monomers of nucleic acids?

nucleotides