Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
What is
100
What is the monomer of a carb?
glucose/monosaccharide
100
What are examples of lipids?
olive oil, butter, waxes
100
What is the monomer of proteins?
Amino acids
100
What do nucleic acids do?
Store and transmit genetic information
100
What is this molecule?
Nucleic Acid
200
What are examples of complex carbohydrates?
starch, glycogen, and cellulose
200
What are the functions of a lipid?
Long-term energy storage, cushioning of vital organs, and insulation of the body
200
Structural proteins are used for support in what parts of the body?
Connected tissue, keratin that forms hair and fingernails
200
What are the pairs for the nitrogenous bases in RNA?
Cytosine-Guanine
Uracil-Adenine
200
What is bread and pasta an example of?
Carbs
300
What are the molecules and ratio that build up carbohydrates?
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
1:2:1 ratio
300
Fats are insoluble in water.
What is another way to describe insoluble?
It can't dissolve
300
What are the molecules that compose amino acids?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur.
300
What are the molecules that make up nucleic acids?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus
300
What is the connection between the nitrogenous bases of RNA and DNA?
Hydrogen bond
400
How is cellulose used in plants?
Structure
400
The cell membrane is made up of _______ heads and _______ tails.
hydrophilic, hydrophobic
400
What does the S stand for in the picture above?
Sulfur
400
Both DNA and RNA are composed of small units called nucleotides. What makes up a nucleotide?
A nitrogenous base, a simple sugar, and a phosphate group
400
What is the molecule that is present in all of the macromolecules?
Carbon
500
How do carbohydrates and ATP relate?
ATP stores the energy that carbohydrates produce
500
Steroids are a type of lipid. Name the structure that steroids are made of.
4 carbon rings
500
List the 5 types of proteins and what they do.
Contractile --> control movement
Hormone --> coordinate body activities
Enzymatic --> accelerate body functions
Structural --> support
Transport --> move substances around the body
500
What simple sugar is in DNA and RNA?
DNA --> Deoxyribose
RNA --> Ribose
500
!!BONUS!! True/False: all organic molecules have the same amount of energy.
False