Chromosomes, Genes, and DNA

Sugars, fatty acids, amino acids and nucleotides are small molecules called ___________. (25% of body)

name the three classes of macromolecules:

Every macromolecule is a ________ built by linking together small subunits, the subunits are called _______.

Match the macromolecule with the monomer. sugar, proteins amino acids, nucleic acids nucleotides, polysaccharides

polysaccharides are built from sugar molecules. The bond that holds one sugar to the next is a _______ bond.

forming a covalent bond by displacing a water molecule is called a _________ reaction.

___________ are built by dehydration reactions with an input of energy that connects monomers to join via covalent bonds.

______ bonds hold bases to one another or enable sugar-phosphate backbone to interact with water

_____ bonds are strong and require energy to form. _____ bonds are weak and form spontaneously.

_____ bonds and _____ bonds are examples of non covalent bonds.

___________ bonds work together to give macromolecules shape, structure, and function.

__________ and sugars are better known as carbohydrates.

______ is an energy storehouse in plants. ______ is an energy storehouse in animals.

starch and glycogen are polymers made of ______.

glycogen breaks down into glucose for energy. a chemical reaction that converts a polymer of glycogen into monomers of glucose is called a ________ reaction.

there are ____ kinds of amino acids? (how many)

________ are linked together by dehydration reaction to form a covalent bond that is called a peptide bond.

______ and _____ are two types of nucleic acids found in cells.

_____ are sometimes grouped with macromolecules, but they are NOT polymers. (not built from monomers joined by dehydration reaction)

a third class of lipids includes steroids, which includes ___________ and hormones _________/________.

phospholipids/triglycerides are both made from ______ and _____.

______ is a type of sugar. _______ are long hydrocarbon chains w/ carboxylic end.

fatty acids with _____ bonds between carbon atoms are called saturated fatty acids. fatty acids with ___ bonds between carbon atoms are called unsaturated.