Lipids
What are some examples of Lipids?
Oils, Nuts, Avocado, Cheeses, Butter, ETC.
What are some examples of Carbohydrates?
Bread, Pasta, Rice, ETC.
What are Macromolecules?
Large molecules that are important components in all living things.
What are some examples of Proteins?
Meats, Beans, Nuts, ETC.
What a Nucleic Acid that is seen in all cells?
DNA
What are the atoms that makeup Lipids?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
What are the atoms that makeup Carbohydrates?
Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen.
What are the types of macromolecules?
Lipids, Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids.
What atoms make up Proteins?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
What are the atoms that make up Nucleic Acids?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus.
What is the monomer of Lipids?
Glycerol and fatty acids
What is the monomer of Carbohydrates?
Monosaccharides
What does it mean when macromolecules are "organic"?
They contain Carbon.
What is the monomer of Proteins?
Amino Acids.
What is the monomer of Nucleic Acids?
Nucleotides.
Lipids do not like water which makes them what?
Hydrophobic
What is the Polymer of Carbohydrates?
Polysaccharides.
What are small pieces of macromolecules called?
Monomers
What is a special type of Protein that helps speed up chemical reactions?
Enzymes
What is the function of nucleic acids?
To carry genetic information. (Blueprint)
What is the function of Lipids?
They are long-term storage of energy, insulation, and waterproofing.
What is the function of Carbohydrates?
They are short-term energy
What are multiple small pieces of macromolecules that are connected to each other called?
Polymer
What is the function of Proteins?
Provide structure
What makes the backbone of nucleic acids?
Sugar and phosphate