WGU C785 unit 2 Hydrogen bond - CORRECT ANSWER Weak bond interaction Between two molecules amino group - CORRECT ANSWER Consists of hydorgen and nitrogen atoms (-NH3+) macromolecules - CORRECT ANSWER A giant molecule in
a living organism formed by the joining of smaller molecules: a protein,
carbohydrate, or nucleic acid.polymer - CORRECT ANSWER a long molecule consisting of many similar or identical building blocks linked by covalent bonds Amino acid - CORRECT ANSWER Amino group + Carboxylic acid + R group = Amino acid 1 / 3
carboxyl group - CORRECT ANSWER A -COOH group, found in organic acids.Coo-, O=C-O- Four classes of biological macromolecules - CORRECT ANSWER Proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, lipids SPONCH - CORRECT ANSWER Sulfur phosphorous oxygen nitrogen carbon hydrogen polymer - CORRECT ANSWER a long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomers linked together by covalent bonds.R group - CORRECT ANSWER a functional group that defines a particular amino acid that makes it a specific protein (20 amino acids) aka side chain 2 / 3
Catalyst - CORRECT ANSWER Speed up chemical reactions but remain unchanged by the reaction.monomers - CORRECT ANSWER repeating units that serve as the building blocks of a polymer enzymes - CORRECT ANSWER specialized macromolecules that speed up chemical reactions in cells alpha carbon - CORRECT ANSWER the central carbon atom of each amino acid Atomic number - CORRECT ANSWER number of protons atomic mass - CORRECT ANSWER number of protons plus number of neutrons
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