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What makes up sucrose? - answer✔fructose and glucose monosaccharides
What makes up lactose? - answer✔glucose and galactose monosaccharides
What makes up mannose? - answer✔two glucose monosaccharides
What are lipids? - answer✔soluble in other nonpolar solvents (not water)
What are triglycerides composed of? - answer✔glycerol and three fatty acids
What is saponification? - answer✔base hydrolysis of a triglyceride or other fat
strong base is added
breaks ester linkages to release hydroxyls and form glycerol
What has a higher level of unsaturation -- oils or fats? - answer✔oils
liquid at room temperature
What is the structure of the plasma membrane? - answer✔hydrophylic head
hydrophobic fatty acid tails
proteins span the phospholipid bilayer
Why type of amino acid is present in the plasma membrane among the fatty acid tails? -
answer✔hydrophobic/nonpolar
What is passive transport (simple diffusion)? - answer✔no energy required
no protein required
move from high concentration to low concentration
water, gases, ethanol (small nonpolar) can pass through
What is facilitated diffusion? - answer✔requires protein
no energy required
molecules are two large to go through on their own
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