BSC1010 2.5 VOCABULARY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED.
organic molecule
compound containing both carbon and hydrogen
monomer
a single unit of a polymeric molecule
polymer
a long molecule composed of similar subunits (monomers)
macromolecule
a very large molecule (as of a protein, nucleic acid, or rubber) built up from smaller chemical structures
carbohydrate
compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio 1:2:1
lipid
hydrophobic organic molecule consisting mostly of carbon and hydrogen
protein
a polymer consisting of amino acids and folded into its functional three-dimensional shape
nucleic acid
, a long polymer of nucleotides; DNA or RNA
dehydration synthesis
formation of a covalent bond between two molecules by loss of water
hydrolysis
splitting a molecule by adding water
monosaccharide
a sugar that is one five- or six- carbon unit
disaccharide
a simple sugar that consists of two bonded monosaccharides
polysaccharide
carbohydrate consisting of hundreds of monosaccharides
triglyceride
lipid consisting of one glycerol bonded to three fatty acids
fatty acid
long-chain hydrocarbon terminating with a carboxyl group
saturated fatty acid
a fatty acid with single bonds between all carbon atoms
unsaturated fatty acid
a fatty acid with at least one double bond between carbon atoms
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED.
organic molecule
compound containing both carbon and hydrogen
monomer
a single unit of a polymeric molecule
polymer
a long molecule composed of similar subunits (monomers)
macromolecule
a very large molecule (as of a protein, nucleic acid, or rubber) built up from smaller chemical structures
carbohydrate
compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio 1:2:1
lipid
hydrophobic organic molecule consisting mostly of carbon and hydrogen
protein
a polymer consisting of amino acids and folded into its functional three-dimensional shape
nucleic acid
, a long polymer of nucleotides; DNA or RNA
dehydration synthesis
formation of a covalent bond between two molecules by loss of water
hydrolysis
splitting a molecule by adding water
monosaccharide
a sugar that is one five- or six- carbon unit
disaccharide
a simple sugar that consists of two bonded monosaccharides
polysaccharide
carbohydrate consisting of hundreds of monosaccharides
triglyceride
lipid consisting of one glycerol bonded to three fatty acids
fatty acid
long-chain hydrocarbon terminating with a carboxyl group
saturated fatty acid
a fatty acid with single bonds between all carbon atoms
unsaturated fatty acid
a fatty acid with at least one double bond between carbon atoms
