1. Biochemistry Word Wall

2. Biomolecules An organic molecule produced by living organisms and made mostly of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

3. Organic molecules Molecules that contain carbon; the “chemicals of life”

4. Monomer Small molecules that are the subunits or building blocks of larger molecules

5. Polymer A chain of many monomer molecules bonded together to form a large molecule

6. Carbohydrates Group of organic biomolecules made up of C, H and O and the include sugars, starches, and cellulose

7. Lipids Group of organic biomolecules made up of C, H and O and that include fats, waxes, oils, phospholipids and steroids.

8. Proteins Group of organic biomolecules made up of C, H, O and N that are chains of many amino acids bonded together.

9. Nucleic Acids Group of organic biomolecules made up of C, H, O, N, and P and that include DNA and RNA.

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

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

12. -saccharide Sugar

13. Number Prefixes Mono – one Di – two Poly - many

14. hydro water

15. -lysis To break

16. De- To remove

17. Synthesis To make

18. Carbohydrate Monomer – Monsaccharide (sugar) Polymer – Polysaccharide (starch)

19. Lipid Monomer – fatty acid and glycerol Polymer – triglyceride And phospholipid

20. Protein Monomer – amino acid Polymer – protein and polypeptide

21. Nucleic Acid Monomer – nucleotide Polymer – DNA/RNA