living large and small: the biomolecules chapter summary

the building blocks of proteins are the ________, which may be classified as ____ or ______, depending on the _________ attached to the a-carbon.

a ____________ is an amide bond containing the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of another amino acid

the structure of a protein has four different forms: __________, _________, _______ and ____________

____________ is the unraveling of the three-dimensional shape of the protein resulting from a disruption in the secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure organization because of outside factors such as heat and high concentrations of chemicals such as acids or bases.

_______ are proteins that act as catalysts in performing biological functions.

________ serve as the chief food sources of most organisms and are responsible for structural support in plants

carbohydrates are _____________ or ____________ that contains at least three carbons in its backbone chain

the simplest carbohydrates are known as _______________, which can combine to form more complex carbohydrates such as ___________, ______________, and ___________

__________ are formed through glycosidic bonds between monosaccharide units

_____________ are predominant in solution and are formed by the interaction of a carbonyl group with an alcohol of an open chain monosaccharide.