The monomer unit for carbohydrates
simple sugars or monosaccharide
The monomers unit for lipids
fatty acids
The monomer unit for proteins
What is Amino acids?
The monomer unit for nucleic acids
What is nucleotides?
Building complex molecules that comprise living thing
What is Macromolecules?
When fueling for a big race the night before, you are...
carb-loading
functions of lipids include
cell membrane structure, long term energy storage, cell signaling, hormone production, etc.
Proteins are organized at four levels, they are...
What is primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary?
2 types of nucleic acids
What is deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) & ribonucleic acid (RNA)
2 or more atoms joined by chemical bonds
What is molecule?
Carbohydrates are a group of macromolecules that are...
What is a vital short-term energy source for the cell?
Lipids are a class of macromolecules that...
what is a nonpolar and hydrophobic in nature.?
Proteins are a class of macromolecules that...
many functions: long-term energy storage, enzymes, cell structure support, transport/storage
Nucleic acids are macromolecules that...
What store genetic information and enable protein production?
Macromolecules are made up...
What is monomers?
Carbohydrates are biological molecules made up of...
What is carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen?
Lipids are insoluble in polar solvents such as...
What is water?
Most common proteins contain more than...
What are 100 amino acids linked to each other in a long peptide chain?
In DNA, the nucleotides are referred to in shorthand as...
What are A, C, T, and G?
DNA stands for...
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
Carbohydrates are classified as...
What is saccharides (mono, di, poly)
Main examples of lipids include
fats & oils
protein (non-food) examples include:
keratin (hair/nails), collagen (con. tissue), hemoglobin (carry O in blood), Lipoproteins (transport chol/trig), insulin (blood/sug), growth hormones, testosterone, antibodies, etc.
In RNA, the nucleotides are...
What are A, C, U, and G?
RNA stands for...
What is ribonucleic acid?