Bio 120 Exam 1 WKU Mountjoy Questions And Answers Complete Study Solutions

________________ are polymers of monosaccharide monomers - polysaccharides acids - donates protons, H+ is in higher concentration aldose - carbonyl group at end of carbon chain alpha linkage - starch (more for energy storage) amino groups - attract a proton and act as bases anion - gains electrons, negative charge atomic number - number of protons, orders the elements atomic weight - mass of all the naturally occurring isotopes bases - bases - accept protons beta linkage - cellulose (more for support) Bond that links monosaccharides together to form polysaccharide - glycosidic linkage (is covalent) bonds between the nitrogenous bases - hydrogen bondsBonds of nucleic acids - phosphodiester bonds carbonyl group - have sides that link molecules into more complex compounds carboxyl group - drop a proton, act as acid cation - loses electrons, positive charge Central Dogma - flow of info in cells. DNA-RNA-proteins