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Two units of sugar.
Disaccharide
Macromolecule that serves as
quick energy and is made of simple
sugars.
Carbohydrate
Used to test for the presence of
Protein.
Biuret Soluton
One unit of sugar
Monosaccharide
Inorganic molecules come from Living or
Nonliving things?
Nonliving
Macromolecule made of carbon,
hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and
sometimes sulfur.
Protein
Organic molecules come from Living
or Nonliving things?
Living
Indicator solution that is used to test for presence of starch.
Starch
Made of carbon, hydrogen and
oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio
Carbohydrate
Characterized as having long
hydrocarbon chains.
Lipid
“ose” at the end of a word denotes a
what?
Sugar
“ase” at the end of a word denotes a
what?
Enzyme
Animals store carbohydrates as
what?
Glycogen
The exoskeleton of insects is made of a carbohydrate called
what?
Chitin
Plants store carbohydrates as
what?
Starch
What is C6H12O6 ?
Glucose or Fructose
When glucose and fructose which are
monosaccharides are added together, they make a disaccharide
called what?
Sucrose
Another name for table sugar is?
Sucrose
This macromolecule is hydrophobic in
water.
Lipid
One monomer of protein.
Amino Acids
The building blocks to a lipid.
Three Fatty Acids and One
Glycerol
The building blocks to a nucleic
acid.
nucleotide
Three things that make up a nucleotide.
A Phosphate Group, A Nitrogenous Base and a
Simple Sugar
Nucleic acid responsible for the
synthesis of protein.
RNA
Fats, oils and waxes are classified as this
macromolecule.
Lipid
Carbohydrate found in plant cell walls that provide
support.
Cellulose
Carbohydrate that if eaten by animals
cannot be digested.
Cellulose
Many units of sugar added
together.
Polysaccharide
Proteins that act as catalysts that speed
up chemical reactions.
Enzymes
Proteins secreted by the endocrine system
that help maintain homeostasis in the
body?
Hormones
0 – 6.99 on the pH scale.
Acid
7.1 – 14 on the pH scale.
Base
2.0 on the pH scale is a strong what?
Acid
All atoms have these three things
in common.
Protons, Electrons, and Neutrons
Two or more monomers together
make what?
Polymer
Solution used to test for the
presence of sugar.
Benedict Solution
Glucose and fructose are considered what because
they have the same chemical formula but different structures.
Isomers
Amino acids are held together by
what type bonds in proteins.
Peptide Bond
Acids release what in water?
Hydrogen Ions
Bases release what in water?
Hyrdoxide Ions
Large organic molecules.
Macromolecule
All organic molecules possess
what?
Carbon
Hydrochloric Acid (HCl): Organic or
Inorganic?
Inorganic
The brown paper bag test for the presence of what
macromolecule?
Lipid
Sudan III and Sudan IV test for the presence of what macromolecule?
Lipid
One amino acid is called what?
Peptide
Two amino acids are called what?
Dipeptide
Three or more amino acids are called what?
Polypeptide
Sugar found in DNA?
Deoxyribose
Macromolecule that function as long term energy storage and
insulation?
Lipid
Sugar in RNA?
Ribose
Table Salt (NaCl): Organic or Inorganic?
Inorganic
Nucleic Acid that store genetic information and house the code
to make all protein.
DNA
Water (H2O): Organic or Inorganic?
Inorganic
Macromolecule that accounts for 50% of the dry weight of cells
Protein
There are how many commonly
known amino acids?
20
Six elements needed in l large quantity for
living things?
Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur
The smallest unit of a substance.
Monomer