Compounds

Question 1

Any chemical compound that contains carbon
•carbohydrates
•proteins
•lipids
•nucleic acids

Answer 1

Organic Compounds

Question 2

Bring important nutrients like vitamins and minerals

Answer 2

Carbohydrates

Question 3

Types of Carbohydrates

Answer 3

•Monosaccharides
•Disaccharides
•Polysaccharide

Question 4

Simplest unit of carbohydrates that contains single sugar molecules

Answer 4

Monosaccharides

Question 5

2 simple sugars combined by chemical bond

Answer 5

Disaccharides

Question 6

Carbohydrate made up of more than 2 simple sugars

Answer 6

Polysaccharides

Question 7

Types of Monosaccharides

Answer 7

•Glucose
•Fructose
•Galactose

Question 8

Types of Disaccharides

Answer 8

•Maltose
•Sucrose
•Lactose

Question 9

Types of Polysaccharides

Answer 9

•Starch
•Glycogen
•Cellulose

Question 10

Most abundant organic molecules of living system.

•In plant cells 2nd most common molecule after carbohydrates

Answer 10

Proteins

Question 11

Levels of Protein Structure
• The sequence of amino acids that make up a polypeptide chain
*20 amino acids

Answer 11

Primary Structure

Question 12

Levels of Protein Structure
• Stable local folding of portions of protein involving hydrogen bonding between backbone atoms

Answer 12

Secondary Structure

Question 13

Secondary Structure hydrogen bonds

Answer 13

•Alpha - Helix
•Beta - Pleated Sheet

Question 14

Levels of Protein Structure
•Three dimensional structure of polypeptide
•Interaction in R groups of amino acids that make up a protein

Answer 14

Tertiary Structure

Question 15

Levels of Protein Structure
•Occurs when a protein consists more than one polypeptide chain

Answer 15

Quaternary Structure

Question 16

Coding and expressing genetic information
•DNA- deoxyribonucleic acid
•RNA- ribonucleic acid

Answer 16

Nucleic Acids

Question 17

Building Blocks of RNA (Nucleobases)

Answer 17

•Cytosine
•Guanine
•Adenine
•Uracil

Question 18

Building Blocks of DNA (Nucleobases)

Answer 18

•Cytosine
•Guanine
•Adenine
•Thymine

Question 19

•Fats and oily substances
•Source of fat soluble vitamins
•Insoluble in water

Answer 19

Lipids

Question 20

Substance that doesn’t contain carbon and hydrogen
• Water
• Bases
• Salts
• Acids

Answer 20

Inorganic Compounds

Question 21

Plants require a large amount of these nutrients

Answer 21

Macronutrients

Question 22

MACRONUTRIENTS
•Essential for photosynthesis of amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids

Answer 22

Nitrogen (N)

Question 23

MACRONUTRIENTS
•Vital for energy transfer (ATP), nucleic acids, and phospholipids in cell membranes

Answer 23

Phosphorus (P)

Question 24

MACRONUTRIENTS
•Important for enzyme activation , photosynthesis,and osmotic regulation

Answer 24

Potassium (K)

Question 25

MACRONUTRIENTS •Needed for cell wall structure and stability, and signaling

Answer 25

Calcium (Ca)

Question 26

MACRONUTRIENTS •Central atom in chlorophyll, crucial for photosynthesis and enzyme activation

Answer 26

Magnesium (Mg)

Question 27

MACRONUTRIENTS •Component of amino acids and vitamins, involved in protein synthesis

Answer 27

Sulfur (S)

Question 28

Nutrients that plants needed in smaller amounts

Answer 28

Micronutrients

Question 29

MICRONUTRIENTS •Essential for chlorophyll synthesis and electron transport in photosynthesis

Answer 29

Iron (Fe)

Question 30

MICRONUTRIENTS •Involved in photosynthesis and enzyme functions

Answer 30

Manganese (Mn)

Question 31

MICRONUTRIENTS •Important for enzyme function and protein synthesis

Answer 31

Zinc (Zn)

Question 32

MICRONUTRIENTS •Required for photosynthesis, respiration, and lignin synthesis

Answer 32

Copper (Cu)

Question 33

MICRONUTRIENTS •Necessary for cell wall formation and nucleic acid metabolism

Answer 33

Boron (B)

Question 34

MICRONUTRIENTS •Involved in nitrogen fixation and reduction

Answer 34

Molybdenum (Mo)