Carbohydrates
What are the monomers and polymers for carbohydrates?
monosaccharides
What is the monomer of a nucleic acid?Nuce
Nucleotide
Monomer of Lipid
fatty acid
Enzymes are part of what macromolecule group?
proteins
What is the monomer?
amino acid
What foods contain carbohydrates?
bread/pasta/wheat
What do nucleic acids do for the body?
contain genetic information and store energy
Main reason for a lipid.
store energy
where the enzyme and substrate meet
What are some examples of proteins?
meat, fish, eggs, poultry, dairy
How does your body use carbohydrates?
main source of energy
What is a high energy molecule that contains 3 phosphate bonds?
ATP
Lipids are insoluble. (true/false)
true
a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction
What is the function?
Build living tissue
What is the ratio for the elements of carbohydrates?
1:2:1
What are 4 possible nitrogen bases?
Adenine, cytosine, thymine, and guanine
Most common steroid in the body.
cholesterol
Enzymes speed up reactions by decreasing what?
activation energy required
How many different amino acids are there?
20
What are the three structures of a carbohydrate?
monosaccharides, polysaccharides, and disaccharides
What are the 5 molecules that make up nucleic acids?
carbon, phosphate, hydrogen, phosphorus, and nitrogen
What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats?
Saturated are solid at room temp., single bond
Unsaturated are liquid at room temp, double bond
2 factors that affect enzyme productivity.
What is the term for when a protein unfolds?
dentaure