| A | B |
|---|
| primary protein structure | sequence of amino acids |
| secondary protein structure | alpha helix and beta pleated sheets |
| tertiary protein structure | when a polypeptide folds up on itself |
| cause of protein primary structure | RNA sequence |
| cause of tertiary protein structure | amino acid sequence |
| dehydration synthesis | the process of combining amino acids, or monosaccharides, or fatty acids and glycerol |
| water | the substance released when two monomers are combined to form a polymer |
| monomer | a single unit |
| polymer | a string of single units |
| examples of purines | adenine and guanine |
| examples of pyrimidines | cytosine, uracil, and thymine |
| purines | double ring nitrogen bases |
| pyrimidines | single ring nitrogen bases |
| deoxyribose has one less oxygen than ribose | difference between DNA and RNA nucleotides |
| Watson and Crick | discovers of DNA structure |
| hydrogen bonds | the two DNA strands are held together with |
| unsaturated fat | fatty acids with double or triple bonds. They contain less than the maximum amount of hydrogen atoms. |
| saturated fat | fatty acids with all single bonds. They have the maximum number of hydrogens. |
| unsaturated fats | the fats that are liquids at room temperature |
