Carbohydrates
All or Nothing:
What is the building block (monomer) of a carbohydrate?
Monosaccharides
What are the building blocks (monomer) of a lipid?
Fatty Acids and Glycerol
What are the building blocks (monomers) of proteins?
amino acids
What are the building blocks (monomers) of nucleic acids?
Nucleotides
Enzymes work best with what kind of ph?
6-8
Most carbohydrates end in what 3 letters?
OSE
Double Jeopardy:
What type of energy storage is does a lipid provide?
Long term energy
Transfer Request:
How many calories are in a gram of protein?
4 cal
What do nucleic acids contain?
Hereditary Information
This is how much energy is required for a chemical reaction.
Activation Energy
What is the best example of a simple sugar?
glucose
How many calories per gram are found in lipids?
9 Cal
Proteins are chosen when for energy?
Last
IRS:
When does the body use nucleic acids for energy?
Never
What makes enzymes unique?
They are substrate specific.
What is the ratio of a carbohydrate (CH2O)?
1:2:1
What lipid is usually solid at room temperature?
Gift:
Saturated Fats
What is the main function of proteins?
There is no main function, because they do so much.
What are the polymers of nucleic acids?
DNA and RNA
Double Jeopardy:
Where do the substrate and enzyme combine?
active site
Transfer Request:
What are two carbohydrates that don't end in -ose?
Starch and Glycogen
Name three examples of lipids.
Wax
Oil
Cholesterol
Saturated fats
Proteins act as what molecule?
Enzymes
Nucleic acids are the instructions for making what?
Proteins
A reaction in which the substrates have more energy than the products.
Exothermic