Macromolecules 1
What are the 4 major macromolecules?
lipids, proteins, carbohydrates and nucleic acids
How many calories/gram do you get from lipids?
9 calories/gram
What macromolecule do fats and oils belong?
Lipids
How many pairs of chromosomes do human cells have?
23
What element is in every organic compound?
Carbon
What is the monomer of carbohydrate?
monosaccharide
Lipids have longer lasting energy than Carbohydrates. True or False.
TRUE
What is the monomer of Protein?
amino acid
What is on the outside of the Rough ER that makes it rough?
Ribosomes
What is a solution?
A uniform mixture of two or more substances
What is the polymer for carbohydrates?
Polysaccharides
What is the polymer for lipids?
Triglycerides
What is the polymer for proteins?
Polypeptides
What is a solvent?
The thing doing the dissolving (ex. water)
What is the function of the chloroplast?
To break down food into usable energy through photosynthesis
What are the four structures of proteins?
Primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary
What macromolecule whose function is about carrying genetic information?
Nucleic Acid
The monomer units that make up nucleic acids.
Nucleotide
What is the difference between precision and accuracy?
Precision is how close the data is to each other, while accuracy is how close the data is to the goal or target.
What is the correct order of Mitosis?
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
How many calories/gram do we get from nucleic acids?
0 calories/gram
We do NOT get energy from nucleic acids!
What are the two types of lipids?
Saturated and Unsaturated
What are the two nucleic acids?
What is DNA and RNA?
What are the two main reasons for cell division?
Growth and repair
What is apoptosis?
Programmed cell death