Carbohydrates
What is the momomer of a Carbohydrate?
What are foods that fall under this category?
Monosaccarides-( sweet foods- sugars)
What are the monomers of a lipid?
Fatty acids and glycerol.
Polymer of a protein?
Polypeptides.
Monomer of Nucleic Acids?
nucleotides.
Do lipids have long or short chains?
Long Chains
What is the polymer of Carbohydrates?
What are examples of this polymer?
Polysaccrasides- starchy foods, simple sugars like glucose galactose,fructose
What are the elements of a lipid?
Carbon- Hydrogen- little oxygen
Monomer of a protein?
Amino acids
Polymer of Nucleic Acids?
There are NONE
What is the job of RNA?
Stores and transfers info from DNA that is needed for the production of proteins.
What are the elements of a Carbohydrate?
Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen. 1:2:1 ratio
What is the polymer of a lipid.
No direct choice, (vairity and variation)
What are the elements of a protein?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur.
Examples of Nucleic Acids?
DNA and RNA
How are macromolecules made?
A dehydration reaction.
What is the difference between carbs and starches?
Carbs give only a small energy boost and are easier to break down while starches give you a substantial amount of energy.
Stores energy- also biological and waterproof coverings.
Function of a protein?
Controls the rate of chemical reactions, moves substances in and out of cells, immune responses.
Function of Nucleic Acids?
Storage of genetic information.
What makes up a phospholipid?
2 fatty acids attached to a glycerol.
Main energy source for humans- structural support for plants.
Examples of lipids?
Fats,oils, waxes, triglyceride, steroids.
What makes each amino acid unique?
How many different amino acids are there?
The different R groups
20
Elements of Nucleic Acids?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, CHONP
How many monomers does a polysaccharide have?
4 or more.