Unit 3: Biomolecules

main energy source that cells use for most of their work

monomer that makes up proteins

loss of normal shape of a protein due to heat or other factors

molecule responsible for inheritance. Nucleic acid that contains the sugar deoxyribose

a complex organic substance present in living cells, especially DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain.

building block (monomer) of nucleic acid polymers

chain of linked amino acids

polymer constructed from a set of 20 amino acid monomers

nucleic acid containing sugar ribose

organic compound made of sugar molecules

polysaccharide consisting of glucose monomers that reinforces plant-cell walls

sugar with two monosaccharides

organic compound consisting of a three-carbon backbone (glycerol) attached to three fatty acids

polysaccharide in animal cells that consists of many glucose monomers

attracts water molecules

avoids water molecules

non-carbon based molecule

one of a class of water avoiding compounds

small molecular unit that is the building block of a larger molecule

sugar containing one sugar unit

carbon based molecule

long chain of small molecular units

long polymer chain made up of simple sugar monomers

fat in which all three fatty acid chains contain the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms

polysaccharide in plant cells that consists entirely of glucose monomers

lipid molecule with four fused rings

fat with less than the maximum number of hydrogens in one of more of its fatty acid chains