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 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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