WGU C785 unit 2 EXAM STUDY REVIEW DETAILED FOR SUCCESS

WGU C785 unit 2 EXAM STUDY REVIEW
DETAILED FOR SUCCESS
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