| A | B |
|---|
| fatty acid | long hydrocarbon chain with carboxyl group on one end |
| hydrophilic | substance that will dissolve in water |
| hydrophobic | substance that will not dissolve in water |
| isomer | molecules with the same molecule formula but different molecular arrangement |
| lipid | organic group with C, H, and few O |
| monosaccharide | single sugar |
| nucleic acid | very large and complex molecules that store important information in the cell. |
| nucleotide | monomer of nucleic acids |
| peptide bond | bond between the C of th Carboxyl group and the N of the amine group characteristic of proteins |
| phospholipid | glycerol, phosphate and one fatty acid; major component of cell membrane |
| polysaccharide | polymer of carbs |
| steroid | molecules composed of four fused carbon rings with various functional groups |
| substrate | substance acted upon by an enzyme |
| triglyceride | glycerol + 3 fatty acids |
| wax | long fatty acid chain joined to a long alcohol chain |
| saturated fatty acid | has only single bonds |
| unsaturated fatty acid | has a double or triple bond |
| nucleotide | composed of pentose sugar, nitrogenous base and a phosphate |
| amine group | nitrogen atom bonded to 2 hydrogen atoms |
| enzyme | organic molecule that acts as a catalyst |
| amino acid | monomer building blocks of proteins |
| carbohydrate | organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen |
| dipeptide | when two amino acids bond together they form this |
| disaccharide | double sugar |
