Chapter 2 Flashcards
(33 cards)
Encode and transmit genetic info
Nucleic Acids
Provide structural support and act as catalysts for chemical reactions
Proteins
Provide a source of energy and make up the cell wall in bacteria, plants, and algae
Carbohydrates
Make up cell membranes, store energy, and act as signaling molecules
Lipids
Complex molecules made up of repeated simpler units connected by covalent bonds
Polymers
Proteins are polymers of?
Amino Acids
Nucleic Acids are made of?
Nucleotides
Carbohydrates are built from?
Simple sugars
Lipid membranes consists of?
Fatty acids
Proteins that accelerate the rates of chemical reactions are?
Enzymes
Each amino acid consists of?
A central carbon (alpha carbon), carboxyl group (COOH), amino group (NH2), a hydrogen, and an R group (side chain)
What kind of bonds link amino acids to form protein?
Peptide bonds
DNA and RNA consists of?
Covalently bonded nucleotides
Nucleotides are composed of?
A 5-carbon sugar, a nitrogen containing base, and a phosphate group
Pyrimidine bases include?
Thymine (T), Cytosine (C), and Uracil (U)
Purine bases include?
Adenine (A) and Guanine (G)
Each adjacent pair in DNA and RNA consists of a phosphodiester, what is it?
It forms when the phosphate group of 1 nucleotide connects with a sugar unit of another nucleotide
Carbohydrates are composed of?
Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
Saccharides are…?
Simple carbohydrate sugars
One simple sugar is a..? 2 simple sugars linked together are..?
Monosaccharide and disaccharides
Long branched chains of monosaccharides are?
Complex carbohydrates
Monosaccharides with an aldehyde group (HC=O) are? A keyone group (C=O)?
Aldoses and Ketoses
Monosaccharides are attached by covalent bonds called?
Glycosidic bonds
Glycosidic bonds require the loss of? What is the bond between?
A water molecule. Carbon 1 of the monosaccharide and a hydroxyl group