carbs
What are the elements in a carb?
Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen with a 1:2:1 ratio.
What are examples of lipids?
Steroids, waxes, and oil
What are the monomers called in proteins?
Amino acids
What are the polymers called in nucleic acids?
The polymers are the nucleic acids in the DNA and RNA
What kind of bond does unsaturated fat have?
A double bond
What are the monomers in a carb called?
Monosaccharides
What are the monomers of the lipids called?
What are the elements in protein?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
What are the elements in nucleic acids?
Phosphate, carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen
What are monomers?
Monomers are carbon molecules that are built up from smaller/ simpler molecules
What are the polymers called in a carb?
Polysaccharides
What are the polymers in lipids called?
There are no polymers in lipids
What are the functions of proteins?
What are examples of nucleic acids?
DNA and RNA
What kind of bond does saturated fat have?
A single bond
What are the functions of carbs?
Carbs are a source of energy and structural materials.
What are the functions of lipids?
Energy and carbon source for plants and phospholipids.
What are examples of proteins?
Collagen, albumin, and hormones
What are functions of nucleic acids?
Holds genetic information
What are polymers?
Polymers are molecules that consist of repeated, linked units
What are examples of carbs?
What are the elements in lipids?
Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a long chain
What are the polymers called in proteins?
Polypeptides
What are the monomers called in nucleic acids?
Nucleotides
What are macromolecules?
Macromolecules are large polymers