Carbon
Carbon's atomic symbol
C
Examples of foods that are carbohydrates
Pasta, bread, veggies, fruits, sweets
Example of foods that are lipids
dairy, oil, avocado, nuts, seeds
Examples of foods that are proteins
meats, eggs, beans
We get our most important nucleic acid, DNA, from our..
parents
Adding water to break a polymer down into its monomers
hydrolysis
Carbon's atomic number
6
Building block (monomer) of carbohydrates
*BONUS
monosaccharide (one sugar)
Building block (monomer) of lipids
triglycerides, fatty acids
Building block (monomer) of proteins
amino acids
Building blocks (monomer) of nucleic acids
*BONUS
nucleotides
(one)
Removing water to put a monomers together to form a polymer
Carbon's number of electrons
6
Elements that make up carbohydrates
*BONUS
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
(lipids)
The function of lipids in your body
long term energy storage, insulation
Total number of different amino acids
20
The function of nucleic acids in your body
directions for living things & making proteins
monosaccharides lose water to become a polysaccharide
dehydration synthesis
Carbon's number of valence electrons
4
The function of carbohydrates in your body
fast energy
Elements that make up lipids
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
Elements that make up proteins
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
Elements that make up nucleic acids
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus
Water added to a polypeptide to break it into amino acids
hydrolysis
Number of covalent bonds that carbon can form with other atoms
4
A carbohydrate polymer
disaccharide or polysaccharide
The shape of a lipid molecule
chain, the letter E
A protein polymer
*BONUS
polypeptide
(many)
Examples of nucleic acid polymers
DNA, RNA
Number of water molecules needed to break a 5 monomer polysaccharide into its monomers.
4
Word used to describe molecules made of carbon that support life
organic
The shape of a carbohydrate molecule
ring shape
The number of fatty acids on a triglyceride
3
The function of proteins in your body
enzymes - speed up chemical reactions
Three parts of a nucleotide monomer
phosphate group, sugar, nitrogen base
Number of water molecules lost to connect 7 amino acids into a polypeptide
6