Macromolecules 1
Definition of a Macromolecules
Serve as energy and structure
What is Carbohydrates?
The two fats that make up Lipids
What are Saturated and Unsaturated Fats?
Triglyceride is an example of what
What are lipids
Lipid structure
What is long term energy storage and biological membranes
Name one of the Macromolecules
What are Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Nucleic Acids?
What kind of polymers do Carbohydrates have
Organic means...
What is containing carbon
What are Amino Acids made up of
What is Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen Atoms?
Macromolecules that end in -ose
Definition of a Polymer
What is a long molecule consisting of many similar building blocks?
The simplest Carbohydrates
What is Monosaccharides or Single sugars?
Draw a carbohydrate
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Monomer of nucleic acid
Enzymes are an example of what macromolecule
What are Protein?
The building blocks in a Polymer
What is a Monomer?
Which of the four Macromolecules are nonpolar?
What is Lipids?
Function of Proteins
What is...
Catalyze chemical reactions
Provide structural support
function in cell movement
Transport substances
Protects against disease
Example of Starch
What is Carbohydrates?
The Carbohydrate Ratio
What is C:2H:O?
Which of the four classes of life’s organic molecules are NOT polymers
What is Lipids?
Carbon can form up to this many bonds
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Examples of Nucleic Acid (name all three)
DNA, RNA, ATP
Contains genetic information in the form of genes
What are Nucleic Acids?