B.   Name the 2 nucleic acids found in organisms. 
DNA & RNA

 

C.   List the name for the elements making up cytosine.
Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen 

 

D.   Name the other 3 nitrogen bases found on DNA.
Adenine, Guanine, & Thymine  

 

E.   What nitrogen base is found on RNA but not DNA?
Uracil  

A.   Glycerol is one of two molecules that make up a monomer known as
Triglycerides 

 

B.   Besides glycerol, what 3 other molecules make up a triglyceride?
Fatty Acids  

 

C.   Glycerol and other organic compounds with an –ol ending are called
Alcohols  

 

D.   Triglycerides are the monomers for what type of macromolecule?
Lipids  

 

E.   Give 3 types of lipids and give their function. 

             

2.    What gives carbon the ability to form chains that are almost unlimited in length?  

The amount of bonding sites on each atom. 

3.    Many of the molecules in living cells are so large they are called macromolecules 

4.    Dehydration Synthesis is the process that forms large organic molecules. 

5.    When two or more molecules join together, a polymer forms. 

6.    Create a table in which you compare the components and functions of the following macromolecules: carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins.
7.    What role does water play in the process of building macromolecules? Why is it such an important component of life? 
Water molecules play an invaluable role in governing the structure, stability, dynamic, and function of these biomolecules. It's an important component of life because they catalyze and regulate reactions, transport substrates, code and transcribe genetic information.
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