Chemistry of Life, Biology

Athletic endurance

What is related to the amount of glycogen you have stored (glycogens= energy reserve)

Chitin

________: has amino groups (NH2) bonded to glucose.

Carboxylic Acid Group

________: made of a Carbon atom, 2 oxygen atoms, and a H atom.

Proteins

________: made of amino acids, needed for cells to grow and repair.

Cells

________ make macromolecules by bonding smaller molecules togethes, into chains called polymers.

Phospholipids

________: 2 fatty acids and one phosphate group bonded to the glycerol molecule.

Monosaccharide

________: the smallest type of carb molecule; 2 of the most common are glucose and fructose.

Starch

Glucose made polysaccharides: ________: formed by plants to store glucose.

Polysaccharides

________: made up of monosaccharides.

Glucose

________ made polysaccharides: Starch: formed by plants to store ________.

Cholestrol

________ is the abundant steroid and is the starting material for other steroids like male and female hormones.

Amino group

________: made of 2 H atoms, each bonded with a Single covalent bond to a nitrogen atom.

Cellulose

________: strong material that is the primary structural component of plants.

Fats

________: made of C, H, O; Also called tryglycerides as it is made of 1 glycerol and 3 fatty acids.

Lipids

What are not polymers? Answer with a single words or term.

Sugar molecules

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

Steroids

________: macromolecules in this category all share a similar 4 linked carbon atom structure.

Glycogen

________: animals and fungi use it to store glucose from their food.

Nitrogen atom

What is attached to the central Carbon atom by a covalent bond? Answer with a single words or term.

Backbone of a sugar molecule

What is a hydrocarbon? Answer with a single words or term.

Fats

Who are stored in ________ deposits which serve as stored energy? Answer with a single words or term.