BioChem C785 unit 2 Quiz/Questions & Answers Hydrogen bond (ANS- Weak bond interaction Between two molecules
amino group (ANS- Consists of hydorgen and nitrogen atoms (-NH3+)
Macromolecules (ANS- A giant molecule in a living organism formed by the joining of smaller
molecules: a protein, carbohydrate, or nucleic acid.
polymer (ANS- a long molecule consisting of many similar or identical building blocks linked by covalent bonds
Amino acid (ANS- Amino group + Carboxylic acid + R group = Amino acid
carboxyl group (ANS- A -COOH group, found in organic acids.Coo-, O=C-O-
Four classes of biological macromolecules (ANS- Proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, lipids
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SPONCH
(ANS- Sulfur phosphorous oxygen nitrogen carbon hydrogen
polymer (ANS- a long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together by covalent bonds.
R group (ANS- a functional group that defines a particular amino acid that makes it a specific protein (20 amino acids) aka side chain
Catalyst (ANS- Speed up chemical reactions but remain unchanged by the reaction.
Monomers (ANS- repeating units that serve as the building blocks of a polymer
enzymes (ANS- specialized macromolecules that speed up chemical reactions in cells
alpha carbon (ANS- the central carbon atom of each amino acid
Atomic number (ANS- number of protons
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