Building Blocks
What elements make up lipids?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
What are the primary functions of lipids?
Stores energy, forms cell membranes, and carries messages
Where is nucleic acid found?
DNA and RNA
What foods are proteins found in?
Beans, Meat, Eggs, Soy
What elements make up carbohydrates?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
What are the primary functions of carbohydrates?
Provides energy to cells, stores energy, and forms body structures
What are examples of lipids?
Fats, Oils, Butter, Fatty Acids
In what foods are carbohydrates found?
Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Sugar
What elements make up nucleic acids?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus
What are the primary functions of nucleic acids?
They contain instructions for proteins, pass instructions from parents to offspring via reproduction, and help make and form proteins.
What are examples of carbohydrates?
Sugars, Antibodies, Chitin
In what foods are lipids found?
Oils, Butter, Fatty foods
What are proteins made of, and what elements form proteins?
Amino Acids, Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur
What are the primary functions of proteins?
Help cells keep their shape, make up muscles, speed up chemical reactions, and carry messages and materials.
Where is protein found?
Digestive system (amylase, catalase), Bones (keratin), Skin (melanin), Blood (hemoglobin), Antibodies
Where in the cell are nucleic acids produced?
In the nucleus of the cell