Ch.3 The Molecules Of Life

Front 1

Glucose

Back 1

Hint 1

Monomer of carbohydrates

Front 2

Polypeptides

Back 2

The polymers of protein

Front 3

Monosaccharides

Back 3

The monomers of sugars

Front 4

Chemical reaction in which an enzyme builds a large molecule from smaller subunits; water also forms

Back 4

Condensation Reaction

Hint 4

Also known as dehydration synthesis

Front 5

Organic molecule that speeds up a reaction without being changed by it.

Back 5

Enzyme

Hint 5

Pacman!

Front 6

An atom (other than hydrogen) or a small molecular group bonded to a carbon of an organic compound; imparts a specific chemical property

Back 6

Functional Group

Front 7

Compound or region of one that consists only of carbon and hydrogen atoms

Back 7

Hydrocarbon

Front 8

Water requiring chemical reaction in which an enzyme breaks a molecule into smaller subunits

Back 8

Hydrolysis

Front 9

All of the enzyme-mediated chemical reactions by which cells acquire and use energy as they build and break down organic molecules

Back 9

Metabolism

Front 10

Molecules that are subunits of polymers.

Back 10

Monomers

Front 11

Describes a molecule that consists mainly of carbon and hydrogen atoms.

Back 11

Organic

Front 12

Molecule that consists of multiple monomers

Back 12

Polymer

Front 13

Process of molecular change

Back 13

Reaction

Front 14

Molecule that consists primarily of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms in a 1:2:1 ratio. Used mainly for structural material, fuel and storing and transporting energy.

Back 14

Carbohydrate

Front 15

Tough, insoluble carbohydrate that is the major structural material in plants.

Back 15

Cellulose

Front 16

Lipid that consists of a glycerol molecule with one, two or three fatty acid tails.

Back 16

Fat

Front 17

Organic compound that consists of a chain of carbon atoms with an acidic carboxyl group group at one end.

Back 17

Fatty Acid

Front 18

Fatty, oily, or waxy organic compound.

Back 18

Lipid

Front 19

Double layer of lipids arranged tail to tail; structural foundation of cell membranes.

Back 19

Lipid Bilayer

Front 20

A lipid with a phosphate group in its hydrophilic head, and two nonpolar tails typically derived from fatty acids.

Back 20

Phospholipid

Front 21

Triglyceride that has three saturated fatty acid tails. Solidifies at room temperature

Back 21

Saturated Fat

Front 22

Type of lipid with four carbon rings and no tails

Back 22

Steroid

Front 23

A fat with three fatty acid tails

Back 23

Triglyeride

Front 24

Triglyceride that has one or more unsaturated fatty acid tails.

Back 24

Unsaturated Fat

Front 25

Water-repellent mixture of lipids with long fatty acid tails bonded to long chain alcohols or carbon rings

Back 25

Wax

Front 26

What molecule is this?

Back 26

Amino Acid

Front 27

Small organic compound that is a subunit of proteins. The monomers of proteins.

Back 27

Amino Acids

Hint 27

There are 20 of these.

Front 28

The bond between an amine group of one amino acid and the carboxyl group of another. Joins amino acids in proteins.

Back 28

Peptide Bond

Front 29

Short chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds

Back 29

Peptide

Front 30

Long chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds.

Back 30

Polypeptide

Hint 30

The polymer of proteins

Front 31

Organic molecule that consists of one or more polypeptides.

Back 31

Protein

Front 32

To unravel the shape of a protein or other large biological molecule.

Back 32

Denature

Hint 32

Usually caused by heat, salt, shifts in pH or detergents.

Front 33

An infectious protein

Back 33

Prion

Front 34

Nucleotide that serves an important role as an energy carrier in cells

Back 34

ATP

Hint 34

Adenosine Triphosphate

Front 35

Consists of two chains of nucleotides twisted into a double helix. Holds information necessary to build cells and multi-celled individuals.

Back 35

DNA

Hint 35

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Front 36

Polymer of nucleotides ; DNA or RNA

Back 36

Nucleic Acids

Front 37

Monomer of nucleic acids; have five carbon sugar, a nitrogen-containing base, and one, two or three phosphate groups.

Back 37

Nucleotide

Front 38

single stranded chain of nucleotides. Carries out protein synthesis.

Back 38

RNA

Hint 38

Ribonucleic Acid

Front 39

Has become standard in an American diet. Fats that have been changed through hydrogenation, a process that adds hydrogen atoms in order to change them into solid fats. Increases the shelf life of unsaturated fats.

Back 39

Trans Fat