Carbohydrates
What is the building block of carbohydrates?
Glucose
What is the building block of a lipid?
Glycerol and fatty acids
What is the building block of a protein?
Amino acids
What does diegest mean?
to break down
What is the difference between organic compounds and inorganic compounds?
Organic compounds contain carbon and/or hydrogen
What is the use of a carbohydrate?
Stores energy
Quick energy
What is the use of a lipid?
Used to store large amounts of energy
What is the use of a protein?
Proteins are EVERYTHING
what is a monosaccharide?
Glucose
What is a substrate?
substance on which the enzyme reacts on
Are carbohydrates organic or inorganic?
Organic
Are lipids organic or inorganic?
Organic
Are lipids organic or inorganic?
Organic
what is another name for protein?
polypeptides
What is a peptide bond?
The bond formed between amino acids(proteins)
What are the THREE elements of a carbohydrate?
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
What are the elements of a lipid?
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
What are the elements of a protein?
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
What is a compound?
Two or more chemicals stuck together from a chemical bond
what does the word polysacharide mean?
2 or more monasacharides(Glucose)
What is a carbohydrate made into?
Carbs
What is a lipid made into?
Fats and oils
Chemistry is the study of....
matter
What is polymer?
Many units
What is the basic unit of matter?
atoms