UTA - Biology 1441 - Exam One
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Cellulose polysaccharide that comprises the plants' cell wall; provides structural support
to the cell
Chaperone (also, chaperonin) protein that helps nascent protein in the folding process
Chitin type of carbohydrate that forms the outer skeleton of all arthropods that include
crustaceans and insects; it also forms fungi cell wallsdehydration synthesis (also, condensation)
reaction that links monomer molecules, releasing a water molecule for each bond formed
Denaturation loss of shape in a protein as a result of changes in temperature, pH, or
chemical exposure
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) double-helical molecule that carries the cell's hereditary
information
Disaccharide two sugar monomers that a glycosidic bond links
, UTA - Biology 1441 - Exam One
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Enzyme catalyst in a biochemical reaction that is usually a complex or conjugated protein
Glycogen storage carbohydrate in animals
glycosidic bond bond formed by a dehydration reaction between two monosaccharides
with eliminating a water molecule
Hormone chemical signaling molecule, usually protein or steroid, secreted by endocrine
cells that act to control or regulate specific physiological processes
Hydrolysis reaction that causes breakdown of larger molecules into smaller molecules by
utilizing water
Lipid macromolecule that is nonpolar and insoluble in water
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messenger RNA (mRNA) RNA that carries information from DNA to ribosomes during
protein synthesis
Monomer smallest unit of larger molecules that are polymers
Monosaccharide single unit or monomer of carbohydratesnucleic acid biological
macromolecule that carries the cell's genetic blueprint and carries instructions for the cell's
functioning
Nucleotide monomer of nucleic acids; contains a pentose sugar, one or more phosphate
groups, and a nitrogenous base
omega fat type of polyunsaturated fat that the body requires; numbering the carbon
omega starts from the methyl end or the end that is farthest from the carboxylic end
peptide bond bond formed between two amino acids by a dehydration reaction
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Cellulose polysaccharide that comprises the plants' cell wall; provides structural support
to the cell
Chaperone (also, chaperonin) protein that helps nascent protein in the folding process
Chitin type of carbohydrate that forms the outer skeleton of all arthropods that include
crustaceans and insects; it also forms fungi cell wallsdehydration synthesis (also, condensation)
reaction that links monomer molecules, releasing a water molecule for each bond formed
Denaturation loss of shape in a protein as a result of changes in temperature, pH, or
chemical exposure
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) double-helical molecule that carries the cell's hereditary
information
Disaccharide two sugar monomers that a glycosidic bond links
, UTA - Biology 1441 - Exam One
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Enzyme catalyst in a biochemical reaction that is usually a complex or conjugated protein
Glycogen storage carbohydrate in animals
glycosidic bond bond formed by a dehydration reaction between two monosaccharides
with eliminating a water molecule
Hormone chemical signaling molecule, usually protein or steroid, secreted by endocrine
cells that act to control or regulate specific physiological processes
Hydrolysis reaction that causes breakdown of larger molecules into smaller molecules by
utilizing water
Lipid macromolecule that is nonpolar and insoluble in water
, UTA - Biology 1441 - Exam One
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messenger RNA (mRNA) RNA that carries information from DNA to ribosomes during
protein synthesis
Monomer smallest unit of larger molecules that are polymers
Monosaccharide single unit or monomer of carbohydratesnucleic acid biological
macromolecule that carries the cell's genetic blueprint and carries instructions for the cell's
functioning
Nucleotide monomer of nucleic acids; contains a pentose sugar, one or more phosphate
groups, and a nitrogenous base
omega fat type of polyunsaturated fat that the body requires; numbering the carbon
omega starts from the methyl end or the end that is farthest from the carboxylic end
peptide bond bond formed between two amino acids by a dehydration reaction
