Carbohydrates
Elements that make up a carbohydrate
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
Fatty acids and glycerol are
Monomers
Examples of proteins
Collagen, albumin, hemoglobin
Functions of nucleic acids
transfer genetic info to the cell
There are _____ different types of amino acids
Twenty
Monomers of carbohydrates
Monosaccharides
Functions of a lipid
not water soluble, store energy
The polymers of proteins, _______, are composed of amino acids held together by covalent bonds, and form part of or the entirety of proteins
Polypeptides
Two major types (examples) of Nucleic acids
Deoxyribonucleic acid and Ribonucleic acid
1:2:1
Ratio of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a carbohydrate
Polymers of carbohydrates
disaccharides, polysaccharides
Elements that compose a lipid
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
Elements of a protein
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
Elements that compose nucleic acids
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphate
Lipids have long chains of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, but there is far more ______ than oxygen
Hydrogen
Purpose of a carbohydrate
To serve as an energy source or structural matrerials
_________ ____ differ from unsaturated fats in that they lack double bonds between carbon atoms
Saturated fats
Monomers of proteins are
Amino Acids
Polymers of Nucleic Acids
Both DNA and RNA are composed of thousands of linked monomers
The reaction in which the addition of a water molecule to a substance causes it to break down
Hydrolysis
Examples of carbohydrates
Glucose, fructose, galactose
Examples of lipids
Triglycerides, phospholipids, steroids, waxes, pigments
What proteins make up
Horns, hair, skin, muscles
Nucleotides are
Monomers
Only _____ _____ have phosphate
Nucleic Acids