Carbs
What is the shape of glucose?
Hexagon
Protein that acts as a biological catalyst
Enzyme
What is the shape of lipids?
Long chains
Function of nucleic acids
Store and transmit genetic material
Small molecules that can join together
Monomers
What are the monomers for carbohydrates? Give an example.
Monosaccharides.
Any fruits, or natural sugars
What are the monomers of proteins?
Saturated fats are _____ at room temperature
Solid
Monomers of nucleic acids
Amino Acids
When monomers come together they form what?
Polymers
Give an example of a disaccharide?
What is table sugar, powdered sugar, etc
What is a function of proteins?
Transport, rebuilding, speed up reactions, etc.
Function of lipids
Long term energy storage
Example of nucleic acids
DNA, RNA
Large organic molecules that can form rings or chains
Macromolecules
What are the polymers of carbs? Give an example
Polysaccharides
Any starches, pasta, bread, etc
Polymers of proteins
Polypeptides
Polymers of Lipids
Fats, Oils, Waxes
The phosphate group, bafse pair, and ribose sugar made up what part of DNA?
Nucleotide
All carbs are broken down into their simplest form called
Glucose
What atoms make up carbs?
What are the elements in proteins?
C, H, O, N
What are the elements in Lipids
C, H, O
What are the elements/atoms in nucleic acids?
C, H, O, N, P, S
What is the value range of an acid?
1-6