Chapter 3 Flashcards: Molecules of life

Chapter 3 Flashcards: Molecules of life

Hint macro large (a macro lens enlarges tiny objects) [prefix]
Hint macromolecules made of C, H, and O (carbon and water) carbohydrates
Hint hydrate water (carbohydrates are made of carbon and water) [suffix]
Hint simple sugars composed of one ring of carbohydrates monosaccharides
Hint mono one (monotone) [prefix]
Hint di two (disaccharide) [prefix]
Hint poly many (polygon) [prefix]
Hint phobic afraid of something (hydrophobia is fear of water) [suffix]
Hint nonpolar molecules that are said to be "afraid" of water and are insoluble in water hydrophobic
Hint hydrocarbon (hydrophobic) tails of fats fatty acids
Hint contains only single bonds in the hydrocarbon tails saturated fat
Hint lipids with 4 carbon rings that serve as precursors to estrogen and testosterone sterols
Hint 20 different kinds of subunits making up a protein amino acids
Hint the site on the enzyme surface where a substrate binds active site
Hint subunits of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen-containing base nucleotides
Hint de remove, reduce (decrease, degrade; deoxy mean remove oxygen) [prefix]
Hint the sugar found in RNA ribose


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