Carbohydrates
What type of energy do Carbohydrates provide?
Short term energy
What type of energy do lipids provide?
Long term energy
What can proteins build in the body?
Build muscle and bone density.
What are some foods that have nucleic acids?
Strawberries, bananas, etc
What type of macromolecule are enzymes and what is their purpose?
Enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body
Give some examples of foods that are carbohydrates.
Bread, rice, pasta, glucose sugars
What are the three types of lipids?
Triglycerides, Phospolipids, and Steroids(cholesterol)
What monomers make up proteins?
Amino acids
What is the name of the monomer that makes up nucleic acids?
nucleotides
What is the object that latches onto a enzyme called?
substrate
What elements make up carbohydrates?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
Give some examples foods that have lipids
fried foods, butter, oil etc
Give some examples of foods that have proteins
Chicken, Beef, beans, eggs, etc
What is the name of the nucleic acid that is inside of the nucleus of a cell? ( must say the full name: no acronym)
deoxyribonucleic acid
Where can we find enzymes?
Saliva, stomach, small intestines, pancreas
True or false: Refined grained carbohydrates are healthier than whole grain carbohydrates
false
All fats are bad! True or false and why?
False. Some fats are good fats. They can be found in foods such as avocado and almond
What is the name of the cell organelle responsible for making proteins?
ribosomes
What is the name of the nucleic acid that ribosomes use to make protein? ( must say the full name: no acronyms).
ribonucleic acd
This is the process where enzymes slightly change their shape to create a more perfect fit for the substrate.
induced fit
One example of a carbohydrate is glucose. What is its chemical formula?
C6H12O6
The cell membrane contains two layer. One of the layer fears water while the other layer loves water. What are the two terms to describe this phenomena?
Hydrophobic, Hydrophilic
How many amino acids are there?
20
What would happen if our DNA get damaged?
Birth defects, changes in genetic make up of a organism( appearance, life expectancy, overall health etc)
How can increasing the temperature affect the performance of a enzyme?
For increasing temperature, some enzymes work better( such as a fever around 103 degrees) but if you raise it too much the enzyme will denature.