Unit 3 macromolecules MA

Question 1

Macromolecule

Answer 1

a very large molecule important to biological processes,

Question 2

Organic

Answer 2

of, relating to, or derived from living organisms.

Question 3

Monomer

Answer 3

atoms or small molecules that bond together to form more complex structures such as polymers.

Question 4

Polymer

Answer 4

any of a class of natural or synthetic substances composed of very large molecules, called macromolecules, which are multiples of simpler chemical units called monomers.

Question 5

carbohydrates

Answer 5

sugar molecules.

Question 6

Lipids

Answer 6

fatty compounds that perform a variety of functions in your body.

Question 7

lipids

Answer 7

the building blocks of the fat in our bodies and in the food we eat.

Question 8

Protein

Answer 8

made up of chemical ‘building blocks’ called amino acids.

Question 9

Amino acids

Answer 9

molecules that combine to form proteins.

Question 10

Enzymes

Answer 10

proteins that help speed up metabolism, or the chemical reactions in our bodies.

Question 11

Catalyst

Answer 11

a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction, or lowers the temperature or pressure needed to start one, without itself being consumed during the reaction.

Question 12

Nucleic acids

Answer 12

large biomolecules that play essential roles in all cells and viruses.

Question 13

Nucleotide

Answer 13

A molecule that is the basic building block of the nucleic acids DNA and RNA

Question 14

Hormone

Answer 14

chemical messengers that affect and manage hundreds of bodily processes

Question 15

Steroids

Answer 15

a man-made version of hormones normally produced by the adrenal glands

Question 16

Dehydration synthesis

Answer 16

occurs when two molecules or compounds are joined to form a larger molecule following the removal of water

Question 17

Hydrolysis

Answer 17

a chemical process in which a molecule of water is added to a substance.