WGU C785 unit 2

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