| A | B |
|---|
| lipid | fats and oils |
| carbohydrate | polymer of saccharides; used for energy |
| saccharides | sugar |
| monosaccharide | simple sugar, glucose, fructose |
| disaccharide | double sugar, sucrose |
| polysaccharide | many sugars, starch and cellulose |
| organic molecule | General term for molecules which contain 2 or more carbons |
| protein | polymer of amino acids |
| amino acids | building blocks of proteins |
| nucleic acids | organic molecule which is a monomer of DNA and RNA |
| monomer | single unit (like a box car) |
| peptide bond | holds amino acids together |
| fructose | sugar from fruit |
| glucose | sugar organisms use for energy |
| glycogen | stored sugar in muscle and liver |
| cellulose | a structural carbohydrate found in plants; humans cannot break down |
| chitin | structural carbohydrate; found in exoskeletons and fingernails |
| saturated fat | 3 carbons, attached to 3 fatty acids, w/ no kinks in the hydrocarbons |
| unsaturated fat | 3 Carbons attached to 3 fatty acid chains, one is KINKED. Type of lipid which is liquid at room temperature |
| neutral | pH of 7 |
| ase | the ending for all ENZYMES |
| ose | the ending for all CARBOHYDRATES |
| denature | changing the shape of a protein due to pH or temp change |
| 7.4 | pH of blood |
| steroids | type of lipid, sex hormones and cholesterol |
| sex hornomes | tesosterone, estrogen, progesterone (steroids) |
| protein hormones | (ie insulin, dopamine, serotonin) bind to the surface of the cell, do not enter |
