Macromolecules 1
Macromolecules 2
Macromolecules 3
Macromolecules 4
Macromolecules 5
100
Olive oil is an example of a
A lipid
100
These are the 4 major macromolecules
Lipids, proteins, carbohydrates and nucleic acids
100
Transporting signals around the body is a function of which macromolecule?
A protein
100
What is this a structure of?
A Carbohydrate
100
Glycerol is part of what lipid molecule?
Trygliceride
200
The primary molecule that plants use to store energy
Starch
200
True or false: Lipids are more efficient at storing energy than carbohydrates.
True
200
Name a food that is a protein.
Meat, beans, fish, eggs, nuts, etc.
200
These elements make up Proteins
What is CHON?
200
What is the structural molecule of a cell wall that helps maintain the structure of plants?
Cellulose
300
The monomer for a protein is
An amino acid
300
These are used for genetic information.
DNA
300
Name the types of macromolecules that store energy
Carbohydrates and Lipids
300
This type of molecule has a hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail
A phospholipid
300
What reaction breaks a polymer into smaller monomers by adding water?
Hydrolysis
400
These are the three types of lipids discussed in class
fats, phospholipids, and steroids
400
These are the sugars present in nucleic acids
Deoxyribose and Ribose
400
What is the ratio between CH and O when it is found in carbohydrates?
1:2:1
400
Give an example of a Disaccharide.
sucrose, maltose or lactose
400
This is how Amino acids differ from each other
The R group
500
Chitin is an example of which macromolecule?
Carbohydrates
500
This is the difference between saturated and unsaturated
A double bond
OR
Saturated is straight, and unsaturated is bent
500
List all of the nitrogen bases from nucleic acids.
(Just their letters is an ok answer)
What is Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine, and Uracil?
500
Other than Carbohydrates, which macromolecule also only has CH and O?
Lipids.
500
What is the process when two molecules join together to form one molecule?
Dehydration Synthesis