Week 2 Vocabulary Quiz

small molecular unit that is the building block of a larger molecule.

• polymer
• monomer
• dimer
• soluble

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

able to be dissolved.

• insoluble
• precipitate
• immiscible
• soluble

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

incapable of being dissolved.

• soluble
• dissolvable
• insoluble
• drinkable

A monomer of a carbohydrate, single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose.

• Disaccharide
• Polysaccharide
• Oligosaccharide
• Monosaccharide

Primary structural component of cellular membrane

• Carbohydrates
• Proteins
• Phospholipids
• Cholesterol

monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base

• Amino acid
• Fatty acid
• Carbohydrate
• Nucleotide

To go or cause to go into solution. To be absorbed or to cause a solid to be absorbed by a liquid.

• Dissolve
• Evaporate
• Concentrate
• Disappear Forever

A large molecule, such as a protein, consisting of many smaller molecules linked together.

• Macromolecule

• Monosaccharide

• Fatty Acid

• Monomer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

The smallest particle of a substance that retains the chemical and physical properties of the substance and is composed of two or more atoms.

• Molecule
• Element
• Compound
• Atom

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Made of many sugar molecules combined together. Rich in fiber, found in whole plant foods so are high in vitamins and minerals.

• Disaccharides
• Monosaccharides
• Complex Carbohydrates

• Simple Carbs