Bio-Chemistry test Flashcards
(49 cards)
_________ is a very important compound for all living things.
Water
The properties include __________ which allows water molecules to stick to each other.
Cohesion
The type of bond that allows this property to occur is a ______ bond
Hydrogen
This bond always forms between the ______of one water molecule and the _____oxygen of the other water molecule
Hydrogen, Oxygen
Another property of water is ______ this means that water is able to stick to other surfaces like a table top or the xylem of a plant.
Adhesion
One of the most important properties of water is its ________.
polarity
This means that a water molecule has an ______ pattern of ________.
uneven, charges
The chemical formula of water is……
h2o
A _______________ is make up of a sugar, a nitrogen base, and a phosphate group
nucleotide
Which of the nitrogen base is found in DNA but not RNA
Thymine
Lipids are different from other macromolecules because they……
are hydrophobic and don’t dissolve in water
Glycogen, cellulose, and starch are all
polysaccharides
Which 2 kinds of molecules combine to form cell membranes
phospholipids and proteins
Adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil are all…..
nitrogen bases used to make nucleotides
Which part of a phospholipid molecule is NON-POLAR &HYDROPHOBIC
the lipid (tail)
True or False: The 20 different polysaccharides used to make proteins differ in what is attached in their R group position.
False amino acids
True of False: Cellulose is a structural polysaccharide that makes plants sturdy.
True
One function of proteins is to provide insulation.
False lipids
People with diabetes cant make hemoglobin to control their blood sugar.
False insulation
______ made by joining amino acid subunits in long chains which provide a wide variety of functions in cells
Proteins
_____made rom carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms in a 1:2:1 ratio
carbohydrates
________ made from nucleotide subunits which store and carry information
nucleic acids
_____ Hydrophobic fats, oils, waxes, and steroids made mainly from carbon and hydrogen atoms in long chains or multiple rings
lipids
Sucrose
Glucose + Fructose