Biology Terms

3. A macromolecule consisting of nucleotides and a phosphate carbon backbone
6. A location on an enzyme away from the active site that a molecule can bind
7. Monomers and polymers that are able to store energy for both short and long periods of time to be used as fuel. This includes monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides.
8. These attach to an enzyme and the enzyme performs a reaction on them, either splitting it up, or combining it together. These bind to the active site of an enzyme
9. Many amino acids joined together in a polypeptide chain that then changes and forms a shape through different levels of structure. These have many different functions
10. A long chain of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen atoms that stores energy to be broken down in the body. These can come in one, two, or many monomers.
12. A protein molecule that helps to speed up a reaction. These are specific to a reaction and are reusable
13. The part of an enzyme where a competitive inhibitor or a substrate binds
15. There are 20 of these and they make up polypeptides
16. A type of lipid that has a carbon skeleton of four fused rings

1. A long molecule that consists of many of the same or similar building blocks
2. A polysaccharide that makes up plant cell walls
4. Polymers that are in DNA and are able to store and express genetic information
5. A saturated fatty acid that is often used outside of the kitchen
7. A molecule that binds to an enzyme in its active site, preventing the substrate from binding
11. A monosaccharide that makes up sucrose
14. Generally called macromolecules rather than polymers, and these macromolecules tend to be hydrophobic.