Carbohydrates
What is the monomer for carbohydrates called?
What is monosaccharide?
The building blocks of proteins are called this.
What are amino acids?
The building blocks of lipids are called this.
What are fatty acids and glycerols?
This molecule carries genetic information and is made up of nucleotides.
What is DNA?
This macromolecules type is primarily responsible for providing energy to living organisms.
What are carbohydrates?
This simple sugar is the primary energy source for cells.
What is glucose?
This type of protein speeds up chemical reactions in the body?
What is an enzyme?
This type of lipid is the main component of cell membranes.
What are phospholipids?
The two strands of DNA are held together by these types of bonds between complementary nitrogenous bonds.
What are hydrogen bonds?
This macromolecules plays a key role in the structure and function of cells, including enzymes and antibodies.
What are proteins?
This is considered to be the ratio for the elements of carbohydrates. (Give me the elements and the ratio)
What are 1 carbon, 2 hydrogens, and 1 oxygen?
What kind of protein would a ligase be?
What is an enzyme?
These lipids are known for their long-term energy storage in the body.
What sugar makes up RNA?
What is ribose?
This macromolecule is important for long-term energy storage, insulation, and cellular signaling.
What are lipids?
These complex carbohydrates are made of long chains of glucose units and are stored in plants.
What is starch?
What is an example of a transport protein, which carries oxygen in the blood.
What is hemoglobin?
This type of fatty acid has no double bonds between carbon atoms.
What is a saturated fatty acid?
What sugar makes up DNA?
What is deoxyribose?
This macromolecule is essential for heredity and the storage of genetic information.
What are nucleic acids?
The structural component of plant cell walls, this carbohydrate is not digestible by humans.
What is cellulose?
This structure describes the unique sequence of amino acids in a protein.
What is primary structure?
Cholesterol is an example of this type of lipid, which is important for hormone production.
What are steroids?
What 3 parts make up a nucleotide?
What is a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base?
These molecules are often referred to as "biomolecules" and are essential for life.
What are macromolecules?