Chemistry 101 Monomers and Polymers Metabolism
100
What is atomic weight?
Mass of an atom relative to a hydrogen atom
100
What is a monomer?
Building block of macromolecules
100
What is catabolism?
Breakdown of food molecules into smaller molecules
200
What is a proton?
Positively charged subatomic particle
200
What is a polysaccharide?
Macromolecules joined by glycosidic linkages
200
What is anabolism?
Uses energy to synthesize molecules
300
What is 6 x 10^23?
Avogadro's number
300
What is amphipathic?
Has hydrophilic and hydrophobic sections
300
What is an enzyme?
Accelerate, or catalyze, specific reactions
400
What is an ionic bond?
Bond formed when electrons are donated from one atom to another?
400
What is unsaturated?
Fatty acid with double bonds
400
What is the active site?
Groove in enzyme where substrate fits
500
What is a polar molecule?
Molecule with separation of charge
500
What is a sugar?
Macromolecules with L and D forms
500
What is allosteric inhibition?
Binding of enzyme at a site other than the active site to prevent enzyme from working






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