Building Blocks
What is a polymer?
What is multiple monomers bonded together.
What elements are found in Nucleic Acids?
CHONP
What are the 4 main groups for biomolecules?
What is Lipids, Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Nucleic Acids.
What elements are found in Carbohydrates and Lipids?
What is CHO.
How are biomolecules broken down?
What is Digestion (Hydrolysis).
How are biomolecules built?
What is dehydration synthesis.
Where monomers join to form polymers by losing water.
What is the primary function of nucleic acids?
What is to store and transmit genetic information.
What 3 elements are present in all 4 biomolecules?
What is carbon (C), hydrogen (H), and oxygen (O).
What elements are found in Proteins?
What is CHON. Stick figure with a central C atom.
Glycogen and glucose are examples of what biomolecule?
What is carbohydrates.
How do we get the biomolecules our cells need?
What is our diet, by consuming foods that contain carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. Our body then digests these foods to extract the necessary monomers. EAT!
DAILY DOUBLE: What is an example of a nucleic acid?
What is DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) or RNA (ribonucleic acid).
There are 20 different kinds of amino acids. What is different between each one?
What is the R group (side chain), which determines the specific properties and functions of each amino acid.
What is the shape of a Protein molecule? Describe it.
What is a stick figure with a central C atom.
Which biomolecule is typically hydrophobic?
What is Lipids.
How are monomers and polymers connected?
What is covalent bonds:
during condensation reactions, creating larger macromolecules.
Are there nucleic acids in your food?
Yes, nucleic acids are found in all foods that come from living organisms, such as meats, plants, and grains.
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the monomer for Carbohydrates and the monomer for Proteins?
What is monosaccharide (sugar) and Amino acid.
What are the two shapes of Lipids?
What is linear with a carbon backbone or 4 rings.
What is the function of Actin and Myosin?
What is movement (muscles).
Why is it important to eat a well-rounded diet?
A well-rounded diet is important because it ensures that we obtain all necessary biomolecules, including carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids, which are vital for our body's functions.
What makes one nucleotide different from another?
What is the nitrogen base. (different shapes that meet in the middle of the DNA molecule)
Explain how it is possible that with only 20 different types of amino acids, our cells can make an almost infinite number of different types of proteins, each with their own very specific function.
The sequence and arrangement of the 20 amino acids can vary greatly, leading to different protein structures and functions. The specific sequence of amino acids in a protein determines its shape and function, allowing for a vast diversity of proteins.
What are the two shapes a Carbohydrate molecule looks like?
What is carbon ring (Hexagon, Pentagon) or linear stick like.
What are two-ringed bases in nucleotides called?