Macromolecules 1
Definition of a Macromolecules
What is a giant molecule or a big group of atoms.
Serve as quick energy and structure
What is Carbohydrates?
What does the ending -ose mean
What is a sugar?
What parts of your body can protein be found in
What are Muscles, skin, hair?
Cholesterol is an example of what macromolecule?
What are lipids?
Name the Macromolecules
What are Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Nucleic Acids?
What kind of polymers do Carbohydrates have
What is polysaccharides or sugars
What kind of lipid is solid at room temperature?
What is saturated fats
Make up proteins
What is amino acids ?
I help speed up reactions
What are enzymes ?
Definition of a Polymer
What is a long molecule consisting of many similar building blocks? or long chains of monomers.
Source of stored or long term energy
Lipids
Has 3 parts and makes up nucleic acids.
What is a nucleotide?
Give 3 examples of carbohydrates
Pastas, breads, sugars, starchy foods
Enzyme are made of what?
Proteins
The building blocks in a Polymer
What is a Monomer?
Unsaturated fats are what kind of macromolecule?
What is Lipids?
I build muscles
What is a Protein?
Starch is an example of what macromolecule?
What is Carbohydrates?
The Carbohydrate Ratio
What is 1:2:1 ?
Which of the four classes of life’s organic molecules does NOT dissolve in water?
What is Lipids?
Consist of 2 fatty acids and makes up cell membranes
What is Phospholipids?
What two elements are in every macromolecule?
What is carbon and hydrogen?
What are the three parts of a nucleotide
phosphate group, nitrogen base, 5 carbon sugar
Contains genetic information in the form of genes
What are Nucleic Acids?