What elements are common to all 4 biomolecules?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
What is the monomer for carbohydrates?
monosaccharide
What are two functions of lipids?
Insulator, energy
A water molecule is polar because...
one end is positive and one end is negative
What type of bond is this?
hydrogen bond
Which biomolecule is found in fats, oils, and waxes and is a source of long-term energy?
Lipids
Name the structure

Cellulose
The components shown here which make up a lipid. These are?
1 glycerol and 3 fatty acid chains
The property or properties of water most responsible for this is/are?
cohesion and adhesion
Which of the following compounds may be polymers?
All
Which biomolecule is a main source of quick energy?
Carbohydrate
Differentiate between amylose and amylopectin
Amylose is simply poly-(1-4) glucose, so is a straight chain. In fact the chain is
floppy, and it tends to coil up into a helix.
Amylopectin is poly(1-4) glucose with about 4% (1-6) branches. This gives it a
more open molecular structure than amylose.
What type of bonding happens to form a triglyceride?
Ester
The film of water under the bug is best created by:
Hydrogen bonds
An organic compound with a ratio of about 2 hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom for each carbon atom is a(n)
Carbohydrate
When molecules of glucose and fructose combine to form sucrose, they do so by ___
a. electron clouds
b. dehydration synthesis
c. hydrolysis
d. radiation
b. dehydration synthesis
Is starch made up of alpha or beta glucose?
alpha
State three properties of saturated fatty acids
Contain only single C–C bonds
Closely packed
Strong attractions between chains
High melting points
Solids at room temperature
The tightness across the surface of water that enables paper clips to float is ____________.
surface tension
How does water move from the roots to the leaves of plants?
Capillary action, cohesion
What differentiates a triglyceride from a phospholipid? and give one function of each.
Triglycerides have glycerol and three fatty acids, phospholipids have glycerol, two fatty acids and a phosphate. group.
Is sucrose a reducing or non-reducing sugar?
What is the nutrient test for this called and the reagent/s used? andddddd
what colour change would be present if a substance tested present for sucrose?
Non-reducing
Benedicts Test
HCL and benedicts solution
Brick-red
Phospholipids have two main function what are they? and describe the structure of a glycolipid.
Membrane structure
Transport of fat between gut and liver.
Glycolipids are lipids with a carbohydrate attached by a glycosidic bond/a hydrophobic lipid tail and one or more hydrophilic sugar groups
Why can water have no net charge but have slight charges in different parts of the molecule?
The oxygen end is slightly negative and the hydrogen end is slightly positive
State 3 properties of unsaturated fatty acids
Contain one or more double C=C bonds
Nonlinear chains do not allow molecules to pack closely
Few interactions between chains
Low melting points
Liquids at room temperature