Unit 3 List 1 - macromolecule

Question 1

Macro molecule

Answer 1

a very large molecule, often a polymer, composed of thousands of covantely bonded atoms

Question 2

Organic

Answer 2

study of the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds and organic materials

Question 3

Monomer

Answer 3

a molecule of any of a class of compounds, mostly organic, that can react with other molecules to form very large molecules, or polymers

Question 4

polymer

Answer 4

a large molecule composed of repeating structural units

Question 5

carbohydrates

Answer 5

organic molecules composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

Question 6

lipids

Answer 6

fatty, waxy, or oily compounds that are soluble in organic solvents and insoluble in polar solvents such as water

Question 7

fatty acids

Answer 7

building blocks of lipids, acting as structural components of cell membranes

Question 8

protein

Answer 8

structures composed of amino acids

Question 9

amino acids

Answer 9

natural compounds composed of amine and carboxylic acid functional groups, linked to the same carbon atom

Question 10

enzymes

Answer 10

a protein that acts as a biological catalyst

Question 11

catalyst

Answer 11

increase in rate of a chemical reaction due to an added substance - catalyst

Question 12

nucleic acids

Answer 12

large biomolecules that are crucial in all cells and viruses

Question 13

nucleotide

Answer 13

the fundamental building block of nucleic acid

Question 14

Hormone

Answer 14

studies hormones, chemical messengers that regulate various bodily functions

Question 15

Steroids

Answer 15

includes all the sex hormones, adrenal cortical hormones, bile acids, and sterols of vertebrates, as well as the molting hormones of insects

Question 16

Dehydration synthesis

Answer 16

the creation of larger molecules from smaller monomers where a water molecule is released

Question 17

Hydrolysis

Answer 17

any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds