Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections, Chapter 3 - Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids.

Fats

Who are also called triglycerides as they are made up of three fatty acids and a glycerol molecule? Answer with a single words or term.

Parallel chains

What are cross- linked by hydrogen bonds to form bundles called microfibrils? Answer with a single words or term.

Inorganic compounds

What are by default are all the molecules other than those in the category? Answer with a single words or term.

Glucose

________ is also found in a polymer form of starch, glycogen, and cellulose.

Ribose

________ is part of one of the important organic molecules in photosynthesis, ribulose bisphosphate.

Carbohydrates

What are a family of organic molecules made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms? Answer with a single words or term.

Glycerol

________ is an alcohol with three C each with a- OH group.

Waxes

What are more hydrophobic than fats which makes them great at protecting surfaces of fruits, vegetables, and insects? Answer with a single words or term.

Organic compounds

________ are based on carbon and are found in living things.

Steroids

What are lipids that form 4 rings? Answer with a single words or term.

Starch

What is an energy storage molecule in plants? Answer with a single words or term.

Cholesterol

What is part of cell membranes in animal cells? Answer with a single words or term.

Chitin

What is a tough modified polysaccharide made up of chains of β- glucose molecules? Answer with a single words or term.

Phospholipids

________ are structurally similar to fats the only thing is that they have two fatty acids instead of three.

Monosaccharides

What are single- sugar molecules? Answer with a single words or term.

Glycogen

What is the energy storage compound in animal tissues and in many fungi? Answer with a single words or term.

fatty acid

What is a long chain of about 15C atoms attached to a carboxyl group? Answer with a single words or term.

Disaccharides

What are double- sugar molecules joined with a glycosidic bond? Answer with a single words or term.

Important structural material

________ found in plants.