Proteins
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Nucleic Acid
Nutrition Matters
100
The monomer
What are amino acids?
100
The monomer of carbohydrates.
What are monosaccharides?
100

monomer of lipids

What are fatty acids and steroids?

100

nucleotide

What is a single unit of a nucleic acid?

100

This is required by law to be put on the package of all food products

What is nutrition label?

200
The name for a polymer.
What is a polypeptide or protein?
200

The major function of carbohydrates.

What is energy?

200
Has only single bonds and is solid at room temperature.
What is saturated lipid (fat)?
200

bond that links nucleic acids

What is a phosphate ester linkage?

200

Amino acids your body needs but can not create are called this

What are essential?

300
A type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions.
What are Enzymes?
300
Examples are glucose, fructose and galactose.
What are monosaccharides?
300
Two major functions of a lipid.
What are long term energy (stored energy) and to make cell membrane?
300
Nucleotide bonding in DNA

What are A-T and G-C?

300

Omega 3 

What is fat found in fish which can help prevent heart disease?

400

3D shape of protein

What is tertiary structure?

400
Examples are cellulose, starch and glycogen.
What are polysaccharides?
400
Elements found in lipids.
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen?
400

Nucleotide different between DNA and RNA

What is uracil and thymine?

400

Number of kcal in protein

What is 4 kcal/g?

500

The functions of proteins

What are for Structural support, membranes, protection, catalysts (enzymes), transport, defense (anti-bodies), non-steriod hormones, regulation, movement (remember MEANS)

500
the storage unit of carbohydrates in animals. Stores excess carbs in the liver.
What is glycogen?
500

five types of lipids

What are phospholipids, glycolipids, steroids, sphingolipids, and triacylglycerol?

500

Differences between RNA and DNA

What is RNA is single-stranded, contains ribose and uracil, while DNA is double-stranded, contains deoxyribose, and contains thymine?

500

Number of kcal in a al pastor taco from taco palenque (17g fat, 25 g carb, 16 g protein)

What is 277 kcal?

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