BioChem C785 unit 2 Quiz/Questions & Answers/WGU

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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 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 atomic mass (ANS- number of protons plus number of neutrons dehydration synthesis (ANS- a chemical reaction in which two molecules become covalently bonded to each other with the removal of a water molecule. amino acid backbone (ANS- The structure comprised of the amino group, carboxyl group with a central alpha carbon atom. dehydration reaction (ANS- A chemical reaction in which two molecules covalently bond to each other with the removal of a water molecule. [Show More]

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