TEAS 7-Biology (A+ Graded answers)

Monomers correct answers small molecular building blocks of polymers Endothermic Reaction correct answers A reaction that ABSORBS energy in the form of heat Hydrolysis correct answers a chemical reaction that adds water to a macromolecule in order to break its covalent bond; key component in digestion The creation of macromolecules is what kind of reaction? correct answers Endothermic reaction called dehydration The breakdown of macromolecules is what kind of reaction? correct answers Exothermic reaction called hydrolysis 4 Types of Macromolecules correct answers carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids Macromolecules are also known as correct answers biopolymers Simplest unit of a carbohydrate correct answers monosaccharide At the molecular level, carbohydrates contain correct answers Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen Glucose correct answers A very common carbohydrate monomer that exists as a hexose (meaning it has 6 carbons in it). Carbohydrate monomers tend to end in correct answers -ose Carbohydrate functions in living systems correct answers 1. storage 2. structure 3. communication/recognition Plants use carbohydrates in the form of correct answers cellulose chitin correct answers carbohydrate used by fungi to add structure to their cell wall and by insects/anthropods in their exoskeleton Glycoprotein correct answers A protein with one or more carbohydrates covalently attached to it, used by the human body for cellular recognition. Oligosaccharide with amino acids attached that attaches to a cell's lipid membrane in cellular recognition; antibody, immunoglobulin Carbohydrate stored in the liver correct answers glycogen Smallest unit of a lipid correct answers fatty acid On a molecular level, lipids contain a lot of correct answers hydrogen and carbon