Carbohydrates
What is the monomer of a carbohydrate?
monosaccharide aka simple sugar
What is the monomer of a protein?
What is the monomer of a lipid?
fatty acid and/or glycerol
What is the monomer of a nucleic acid?
nucleotide
What are the 4 types of macromolecules?
carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids
What is the main function of a carbohydrate?
provides energy
What is the main function of a protein.
provide support and structure, speed up chemical reactions
What is the main function of a lipid?
energy storage, cell membranes
What is the main function of a nucleic acid?
store genetic information or cell energy
monomer
The main energy storage polymer in plants.
Starch
How many amino acids make up all living things?
20
These lipids are chemical messengers.
Steroids and Hormones
Two examples of nucleic acids are...?
RNA, DNA, ATP
The type of reaction that makes polymers from monomers.
Dehydration Synthesis Reaction
What substance is an example of a monosaccharide?
glucose, galactose, fructose
The name for a protein that speeds up chemical reactions.
Enzyme
Give one example of a lipid.
fats, oils, waxes, steroids
Which nitrogenous base replaces thymine in RNA?
Uracil
What polysaccaride makes up the cell wall of plant cells?
Cellulose
Two linked up monosaccharides are called...?
A sequence of amino acids in a protein are called...?
Polypeptide
What special lipid is found in the cell membrane?
List the three prts of a nucleotide.
Sugar, Phosphate, Base
Living things are considered organic because they contain what element?
Carbon