Biological Molecules

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  1. 4. Forms when two monosaccharides bond and a water molecule is created.
  2. 5. Starch is made up of alpha glucose sub-units, but cellulose is made up of ______________ subunits.
  3. 6. A storage polysaccharide in animals.
  4. 11. The phospholipid bilayer of membranes forms because each phospholipid has a hydrophobic part and a ______________ part.
  5. 14. Nitrogen base that bonds with guanine.
  6. 16. Sucrase, lactase, and maltase.
  7. 17. Macromolecules that code for proteins and are involved in their construction. (2 words)(2 words)
  8. 20. The process by which water is used to break larger molecules into smaller ones.
  9. 21. The process by which two molecules bond and a water molecules is formed. AKA dehydration synthesis.
  10. 23. The sugar that forms when two glucose molecules bond and water is formed.
  11. 26. A storage polysaccharide in plants.
  12. 27. Alpha helix and pleated sheet are formed due to ______________. (2 words)
  13. 29. All living things use this process to get useable cellular energy for this process. (2 words)
  14. 34. A type of lipid made up of glycerol, two fatty acids, and a phosphate group.
  15. 35. The disaccharide formed when glucose and fructose bond and water is produced.
  16. 36. The disaccharide that forms when glucose and galactose bond and water is formed..
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  1. 1. Forms when two amino acids are bonded and a water molecule forms.
  2. 2. There are twenty unique forms of this monomer that are used to build proteins.(2 words)
  3. 3. Also known as a triglyceride, this molecule contains glycerol and three fatty acids.
  4. 5. A natural emulsifier that breaks fat into smaller particles. It has a hydrophobic and a hydrophilic part and is formed in the gall bladder.
  5. 7. Macromolecules that do not dissolve in water due to polar functional groups.
  6. 8. A chain of many amino acids that is coded for by DNA.
  7. 9. Macromolecules that perform many functions including communication, movement, transport, and immune.
  8. 10. Reactions of biological molecules can be anabolic and catabolic because they are ______________.
  9. 12. A structural polysaccharide in plants.
  10. 13. Long chains of glucose bonded together by condensation synthesis.
  11. 15. Codes for all proteins, has two sugar-phosphate backbones, uses thymine, and is anti-parallel.
  12. 18. Macromolecules that have a carbon to hydrogen to oxygen ratio of 1:2:1.
  13. 19. A structural polysaccharide in animals.
  14. 22. Nitrogen base that bonds with thymine or uracil.
  15. 24. A specialized RNA nucleotide that is made up of adenine, ribose, and three phosphate groups. It can transfer energy to molecules to power cell processes and is formed through cellular respiration.
  16. 25. A type of carbohydrate with 6 carbon atoms, 12 hydrogen atoms and 6 oxygen atoms.
  17. 28. The three types of monosaccharides are: fructose, galactose, and ______________.
  18. 30. The three parts of an amino acid are the carboxyl group, the ______________ group, and the variable part of the molecule.
  19. 31. These lipids all have a backbone of four fused carbon rings and include testosterone, estrogen, and cholesterol.
  20. 32. Nucleic acid that has one sugar-phosphate backbone, uses uracil, and has three forms all involved in protein synthesis.
  21. 33. The subunit of DNA or RNA that consists of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base.