Proteins
What 4 elements make up Proteins?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
What 3 elements make up Lipids? And what are the uses of Lipids?
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
They are used for energy storage, chemical messengers, and structure
What 3 elements make up carbohydrates?
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
What 5 elements make up nucleic acids?
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Carbon
Phosphorus
Nitrogen
What are monomers
building blocks
What are the building blocks of Proteins?
Amino Acids
What are the building blocks of Lipids?
Glycose and fatty acids
What are the building blocks of carbohydrates?
monosaccharides
What are the building blocks?
Nucleotides
Monomers can build together to create:
Polymers
What are two things proteins are used for?
Control and regulate chemical reactions
Structural purpose
Transportation
Fighting disease
Messengers
Saturated fats are what in shape? How many double bonds do they have?
Straight in shape, 0 double bonds
What are carbohydrates used for?
Short-term energy
What are they used for?
Stored genetic info
Transmitting genetic info
What is an example of a monomer?
Glucose, Fructose, Galactose
How many different amino acids are there?
20
Unsaturated fats are in what shape? How many double bonds do they have?
Unsaturated fats are bent in shape and they have at least one double bond.
How many groups are there of carbohydrates? What are they?
3 groups:
Monosaccharides
Disaccharides
Polysaccharides
What are the two different groups of Nucleic Acids?
RNA and DNA
Are they made of monomers?
Yes
Trans fats are straight and have at least one double bond
Which can you digest? Cellulose or starch?
Starch
DNA has 4 different bases:
Cytosine
Thymine
Guanine
Adenine