Biochemistry Word Wall

Biomolecules• An organic molecule produced by living

organisms and made mostly of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

Organic molecules• Molecules that contain carbon; the

“chemicals of life”

Monomer

• Small molecules that are the subunits or building blocks of larger molecules

Polymer

• A chain of many monomer molecules bonded together to form a large molecule

Carbohydrates• Group of organic biomolecules made up of C,

H and O and the include sugars, starches, and cellulose

Lipids• Group of organic biomolecules made up of C,

H and O and that include fats, waxes, oils, phospholipids and steroids.

Proteins• Group of organic biomolecules made up of C,

H, O and N that are chains of many amino acids bonded together.

Nucleic Acids• Group of organic biomolecules made up of C,

H, O, N, and P and that include DNA and RNA.

Dehydration Synthesis

• The creation of a bond between monomers that releases a molecule of water when the bond is created; used to build biomolecules

Hydrolysis

• The breaking of the bonds between monomers of a biomolecule using a molecule of water to break the bond.

-saccharide• Sugar

Number Prefixes

• Mono – one

• Di – two

• Poly - many

hydro

• water

-lysis

• To break

De-

• To remove

Synthesis

• To make

Carbohydrate

• Monomer – Monsaccharide (sugar)

• Polymer – Polysaccharide (starch)

Lipid

• Monomer – fatty acid and glycerol

• Polymer – triglyceride And phospholipid

Protein

• Monomer – amino acid

• Polymer – protein and polypeptide

Nucleic Acid

• Monomer – nucleotide

• Polymer – DNA/RNA