Chemistry of Life

what’s a hydrogen bond?

how do two strand of DNA bind to create a double helix?

what are ways that R groups affect the structure of the protein?

identify properties of water (caused by hydrogen bonds)

what makes water polar?

what moves water against gravity up a capillary tube?

what allows a water strider to walk on water?

how many hydrogen bonds are found between each complementary base pairing in DNA?

what are the three options for the R group and describe the polarity for each

how did hydrogen bonding allow for each property/

what are the four macromolecules?

what are the elements found in carbohydrates?

what are three functions of carbohydrates in living organisms?

what are the functional groups in all amino acids?

what are three functions of proteins in living organisms?

what are elements found in nucleic acids?

what are the parts of all nucleotides?

what are three functions of nucleic acids in living organisms?

what are elements found in lipids?

how are the three types of lipids different?

what are three functions of lipids in living organisms?

which macromolecule(s) contain nitrogen?

which macromolecule(s) contain phosphorus?

which macromolecule(s) contain sulfur?

how does the R group affect the folding of the protein? (include polar and nonpolar R groups)

what is dehydration?

what is an example of dehydration?

what is hydrolysis?

what is an example of hydrolysis?

what type of bond is found in carbohydrates?

a) where is it located?

what type of bond is found between protein monomers?

a) where is it located?

what type of bond is between nucleic acid monomers?

a) where is it located?

what is the monomer of a carbohydrate?

a) identify the components of the monomer

what is the monomer of a protein?

a) identify the components of the monomer

what is the monomer of a nucleic acid?

a) identify the components of the monomer

identify the components of a phospholipid

what type of bond is found in starch?

what type of bond is found in cellulose?

which bond, starch or cellulose, can be broken by animals?

how does a saturated and unsaturated fatty acid differ?

a) how does the level of saturation affect the function?

describe how nonpolar to polar R group substitution changes the structure and function of a protein

describe how a cytosine to thymine substitution changes the structure and function of DNA

describe how a cytosine to guanine substitution changes the structure and function of DNA

describe how a deoxyribose to ribose changes the structure and function of a nucleic acid

describe the structure of the nucleic acid polymer

a) what are the ends called and what is found at each end?

b) which end is the location of the growing nucleic acid strand?

what are the complementary base pairings found in nucleic acids?

a) identify the number of hydrogen bonds found between these two nitrogenous bases

what are the ends of a protein called and what is found at each end?

a) which end is the location of the growing polypeptide strand?

describe the structure of a carbohydrate polymer

What are the components of a fat molecule?

What are the components of a phospholipid?

Describe the structure of a steroid

what are the three components of a DNA or RNA molecule?