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What is the building blocks of Carbohydrate?
Monosaccharide
The Building blocks of proteins
Amino acids
Monomer of Nucleic acid?
Nucleotide
Monomer of Lipids
Glycerol and Fatty acids
Which of the Biomolecule is Hydrophobic and do not dissolve in water?
LIPID
What do you call the process of combining 2 monosaccharides by a losing water molecule?
Condensation reaction/Dehydration synthesis
What nitrogenous base is present in RNA but not in DNA?
Uracil
Starch
What do you call the covalent bond between carbohydrate and another molecule?
Glycosidic
Bonds between disaccharide is broken upon addition of water. The process is referred as
Hydrolysis Reaction
What is the function of carbohydrates
Major/fast energy source
Component of cellwall
Component of exoskeleton
What is the function of protein?
growth, immunity, enzymes, transport, cell signaling, structural support
What is the function of lipids?
long-term energy storage, Component of cell membrane, shock absorption, insulation, chemical messengers/hormone
What is the function of Nucleic acid?
They provide genetic instruction, storage of information
Give 2 examples of Lipids
STEROID
TRIGLYCERIDE
FATS AND OILS
CHOLESTEROL
Enumerate the elements present in Protein
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
What are the 3 components of a nucleotide?
Phosphate, sugar, and nitrogenous base
Enumerate the Elements present in Lipids
Carbon, Hydrogen, and oxygen
What are the Elements present in Nucleic acid?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus
Provide 3 examples (not sources) of Carbohydrates
Monosaccharide (glucose, fructose galactose)
Disaccharide (Sucrose, Maltose, Lactose)
Polysaccharide (Starch, Glycogen, Cellulose, Chitin)