Biological molecules
Cards (56)
- What do carbohydrates literally mean?
- What is the primary use of carbohydrates in the human body?
- How are carbohydrates stored in the liver and muscles?
- What are monosaccharides?
- What is the general formula for monosaccharides?
- What are the two types of carbohydrates mentioned?
- What is the difference between a monomer and a polymer?
- What is glucose classified as?
- What does it mean for glucose to be a polar molecule?
- How many carbons does glucose contain?
- What are the two structural forms of glucose?
- What are isomers?
- Where is the hydroxyl group on alpha glucose?
- Where is the hydroxyl group on beta glucose?
- What is glycogen used for?
- What is cellulose used for?
- What are proteins made from?
- What elements are amino acids made from?
- What do amino acids join together to form?
- What is the primary structure of a protein?
- What determines how a protein folds into a specific shape?
- What bonds are present in the primary structure of proteins?
- What is the secondary structure of a protein?
- What holds the secondary structure together?
- What is the tertiary structure of a protein?
- What bonds hold the tertiary structure together?
- What is quaternary structure in proteins?
- What is a prosthetic group?
- What are globular proteins?
- How many polypeptide chains does haemoglobin have?
- What does each polypeptide chain in haemoglobin contain?
- What is collagen?
- Why is collagen insoluble in tissue fluid?
- What are glycoproteins?
- What role do glycoproteins play in cell membranes?
- What are triglycerides primarily used for?
- How do triglycerides compare to carbohydrates in energy content?
- What are triglycerides made from?
- What type of bonds attach fatty acids to glycerol?
- What are the two types of fatty acids?