Chapter 1: Plants in Our Lives

Gymnosperms

________ are seed- bearing plants, but seeds are in cones.

Monosaccharides

________ (simple sugars) are glucose, galactose, and fructose.

amino acids

There are 20 ________ that rearrange in different orders and configurations to make all the proteins.

Maltose

________ (2 glucose) is a breakdown product of starch and is used to make beer.

RNA

________ is single- stranded and uses ribose in the backbone, which uses A, U, G, and C as bases.

Fungi

________ generally have a threadlike body (mycelium) and reproduce through spores.

Carbohydrates

________ (sugars, cellulose, and starches) are composed of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen.

Disaccharides

________ are two sugar molecules bonded together such as sucrose (fructose + glucose)

DNA

________ is a double helix (double- stranded), deoxyribose sugar, that uses A, T, G, and C as bases.

Polysaccharides

________ consist of many sugars bonded together such as starch, glycogen, and cellulose.

sources of energy

They can be ________ (triglycerides), structural components (phospholipids and cholesterol), or hormones (steroids)

Chitin

________ is the structural component of fungi.

Lipids

________ are composed of only Carbon and Hydrogen, (there may be small amounts of oxygen)

Fungal diseases

________ do ruin some crops however, the most serious diseases are caused by fungi.

source of construction

They are a(n) ________ wood, fuel, and paper.

Proteins

________ are composed of a peptide linkages of multiple amino acids.

DNA

These are ________ and RNA which hold genetic code.