Eyes on Macros
Macros Run The Cell
Types of Macros Galore
Make a macromolecule
The shape is the name of the game
100
The structure of these macromolecules are varied due to the vast amount of types of this macromolecule
What are proteins?
100
These macromolecules are used by cells as energy storage and insulation
What are Lipids
100
Sugars, starches and cellulose are this type of macromolecule.
What are carbohydrates?
100
All macromolecules are made from these small molecules that bond together to form bigger molecules.
What is a monomer?
100
These macromolecules are made up of a ring of carbon surrounded by hydrogen and oxygen bonds
What is a carbohydrate?
200
The macromolecule that we cannot obtain from the food we eat.
What is nucleic acid?
200
These macromolecules are part of the body's immune system
What are proteins?
200
This specific type of macromolecules are utilized as an energy source, but are used less quickly than simple sugars
What are starches?
200
The monomer of a carbohydrate.
What is a monosaccharide?
200
What is a phospholipid?
300
Animals would store their excess energy as this macromolecule. Explain why.
What are lipids because they store twice as much energy per gram?
300
These macromolecules are the cell's primary energy source.
What are carbohydrates
300
These macromolecules include the hormone testosterone, which is responsible for triggering facial hair growth in males
What are proteins?
300
How polymers are broken
What is hydrolisis (i.e. adding water)?
300
What are proteins?
400
These macromolecules are arranged like beads on a string
What are proteins?
400
These macromolecules are broken down for energy after all carbohydrates have been depleted
What are lipids?
400
These macromolecules include enzymes, which assist in many biochemical reactions in the body
What are proteins?
400
Molecules containing carbon are _______ and those without carbon are considered __________.
What is organic and inorganic?
400
Starch, cellulose, and glycogen are complex carbohydrates made of many single sugars. These types of molecules are called ____________.
What are polysaccharides?
500
These macromolecules are composed of amino acids connected by peptide bonds
What are proteins?
500
This specific macromolecule makes up the majority of the cell membrane's structure.
What are phospholipids?
500
These are the monomers of lipids.
What are fatty acids? (and glycerol...not directly in the notes but talked about in class)
500
How are polymers built?
What is a dehydration reaction (i.e. removing water)?
500
What are the 5 possible nitrogen-containing bases of a nucleotide? (Pictured in pink/orange)
What are Adenine, Guanine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Uracil?