Carbohydrates
What is the ratio of carbohydrates?
1:2:1
What elements does a lipid have?
Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen
What elements does a protein contain?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
Sometimes sulfur
What elements make up nucleic acids?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus
What is an organic molecule made up of?
Carbon bonded to Hydrogen
What elements make up a carbohydrate?
Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen
What are some examples of a lipid?
Fats, oils, waxes
What is the main example of a protein?
enzymes
What in the monomer of nucleic acids?
Nucleotides
How many blocks are in a monomer?
1
What are the 2 main carbohydrates?
Sugar and starch
Can lipids dissolve in water?
No
What is the monomer of a protein?
Amino acids
What are the 2 examples of nucleic acids?
DNA and RNA
What is the minimum amount of a polymer?
6
What does a disaccharide consist of?
What element does a lipid have little of?
What is the polymer of proteins?
Polypeptides
What is function of nucleic acids?
Storage of genetic info
What is the key component of combining monomers to make a polymer?
Dehydration
What is the main function of a carbohydrate?
Energy source
What is the main function of a lipid?
A lipid stores energy
How many different amino acids are there?
20
What is the job of an RNA?
Stores and transfers info from DNA that is needed for the production of proteins
What is the word for macro molecules breaking down?
Hydrolysis