biomolecules Flashcards
(9 cards)
molecules of life
biomolecules
long chain of molecule consisting of identical building blocks linked by covalent bonds
polymer
repeating units that serve as the building blocks of a polymer
monomers
sugar or polymers of sugar; fuel for activities, structure & support, cell to cell recognition & storage
carbohydrates
family of compounds insoluble in water; function as: storage(fats), barrier(plasma membrane), hormones(steroids)& thermoeegulation
lipids
polymer/ chain amino acids bound by peptide
protein
polymer of mny nucleotide monomers; serves as the blueprint for protein synthesis
nucleic acid
diube helix in structure w/ nucleotide bases, adenine(A),guanine(G), thymine(T), & cystosine(C)
- C pairs w/G , A pairs w/ T
DNA
single strand in structure w/ nucleotide bases A,G,C and Uracil (U) instead of T; different forms:
RNA