11 - Can you distinguish carboxylic acid, amino, and phosphate functional groups?
12- The 4 major types of macromolecules found in living cells are: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids.
13- What distinguishes a monomer from a polymer. What are the monomer subunits that are used to produce the different types of macromolecules.
14- What is the general formula for a carbohydrate.
15- What are biologically important kinds of lipids. Why are these molecules important.
16- The monomer building block of a protein is an amino acid. What is the basic structure of an amino acid.
17- A nucleotide (the monomer building block of a nucleic acid) is comprised of a nitrogen base, a pentose (5C) sugar, and at least one phosphate.
18- What is the complete name for the nitrogen bases commonly referred to as A, G , C, T, and U. Which are purines? Which are pyrimidines?
19- What is the significance ATP?
20- Generally speaking, what are the functions of the different types of macromolecules.
11 - Can you distinguish carboxylic acid, amino, and phosphate functional groups?
12- The 4 major types of macromolecules found in living cells are: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids.
13- What distinguishes a monomer from a polymer. What are the monomer subunits that are used to produce the different types of macromolecules.
14- What is the general formula for a carbohydrate.
15- What are biologically important kinds of lipids. Why are these molecules important.
16- The monomer building block of a protein is an amino acid. What is the basic structure of an amino acid.
17- A nucleotide (the monomer building block of a nucleic acid) is comprised of a nitrogen base, a pentose (5C) sugar, and at least one phosphate.
18- What is the complete name for the nitrogen bases commonly referred to as A, G , C, T, and U. Which are purines? Which are pyrimidines?
19- What is the significance ATP?
20- Generally speaking, what are the functions of the different types of macromolecules.
