MACROMOLECULES AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
OVERVIEW.
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Macromolecules - Answer: Large molecules essential for living organisms.
Lipids - Answer: One of four major macromolecules, includes cholesterol.
Cholesterol - Answer: A lipid that builds cell membranes and hormones.
Triglycerides - Answer: Lipids that store unused calories for energy.
Phospholipids - Answer: Lipids forming cell membrane bilayer.
Proteins - Answer: Polymers made of amino acid monomers.
Amino Acids - Answer: 20 building blocks of proteins.
Polypeptide - Answer: Long chain of amino acids forming proteins.
Protein Structure - Answer: Shape determines protein function and activity.
Membrane Proteins - Answer: Proteins associated with cell membranes, perform
various functions.
Lipoproteins - Answer: Particles carrying cholesterol, made of protein and lipids.
LDL - Answer: Low-Density Lipoprotein, carries cholesterol into cells.
HDL - Answer: High-Density Lipoprotein, carries cholesterol out of cells.
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, Nucleic Acids - Answer: One of four major macromolecules, includes DNA.
DNA - Answer: Deoxyribonucleic acid, genetic material of cells.
Nucleotide - Answer: Monomer of DNA, consists of sugar, phosphate, base.
Deoxyribose - Answer: Sugar component of DNA nucleotides.
Nitrogen Bases - Answer: Four types in DNA: adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine.
Hydrogen Bond - Answer: Weak bond between nitrogen bases in DNA.
DNA Structure - Answer: Polymer of nucleotides in double helix formation.
Opposite Directions - Answer: DNA strands run in antiparallel orientation.
DNA - Answer: A molecule made of nucleotide chains.
Nucleotide - Answer: Building blocks of DNA and RNA.
Double Helix - Answer: Twisted structure of DNA molecule.
Hydrogen Bonds - Answer: Connect nitrogen bases in DNA pairs.
Base Pair - Answer: Two nitrogen bases connected by hydrogen bonds.
Adenine (A) - Answer: Nitrogen base pairing with Thymine (T).
Thymine (T) - Answer: Nitrogen base pairing with Adenine (A).
Cytosine (C) - Answer: Nitrogen base pairing with Guanine (G).
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OVERVIEW.
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Macromolecules - Answer: Large molecules essential for living organisms.
Lipids - Answer: One of four major macromolecules, includes cholesterol.
Cholesterol - Answer: A lipid that builds cell membranes and hormones.
Triglycerides - Answer: Lipids that store unused calories for energy.
Phospholipids - Answer: Lipids forming cell membrane bilayer.
Proteins - Answer: Polymers made of amino acid monomers.
Amino Acids - Answer: 20 building blocks of proteins.
Polypeptide - Answer: Long chain of amino acids forming proteins.
Protein Structure - Answer: Shape determines protein function and activity.
Membrane Proteins - Answer: Proteins associated with cell membranes, perform
various functions.
Lipoproteins - Answer: Particles carrying cholesterol, made of protein and lipids.
LDL - Answer: Low-Density Lipoprotein, carries cholesterol into cells.
HDL - Answer: High-Density Lipoprotein, carries cholesterol out of cells.
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, Nucleic Acids - Answer: One of four major macromolecules, includes DNA.
DNA - Answer: Deoxyribonucleic acid, genetic material of cells.
Nucleotide - Answer: Monomer of DNA, consists of sugar, phosphate, base.
Deoxyribose - Answer: Sugar component of DNA nucleotides.
Nitrogen Bases - Answer: Four types in DNA: adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine.
Hydrogen Bond - Answer: Weak bond between nitrogen bases in DNA.
DNA Structure - Answer: Polymer of nucleotides in double helix formation.
Opposite Directions - Answer: DNA strands run in antiparallel orientation.
DNA - Answer: A molecule made of nucleotide chains.
Nucleotide - Answer: Building blocks of DNA and RNA.
Double Helix - Answer: Twisted structure of DNA molecule.
Hydrogen Bonds - Answer: Connect nitrogen bases in DNA pairs.
Base Pair - Answer: Two nitrogen bases connected by hydrogen bonds.
Adenine (A) - Answer: Nitrogen base pairing with Thymine (T).
Thymine (T) - Answer: Nitrogen base pairing with Adenine (A).
Cytosine (C) - Answer: Nitrogen base pairing with Guanine (G).
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