Macromolecules Structure
The small building blocks of macromolecules
What are monomers?
These macromolecules provide a quick source of energy for our cells.
What are carbohydrates?
breads, pastas, sugars, fruits, fibers, and starches have these macromolecules
What are carbohydrates?
The type of molecule that water is called because its atoms have partial electrical charges
What is polar?
These molecules have carbon and hydrogen bonds and they are found in living things
What are organic molecules?
The macromolecules whose monomers are monosaccharides and fatty acids
What are carbohydrates and lipids?
These macromolecules provide long term energy storage for our cells and make up our cell membranes
What are lipids?
Butters, fats, oils, waxes, and cholesterol have these macromolecules
What are lipids?
The word that describes the property of water molecules sticking to other polar molecules, for example water sticking to a plant's root
What is adhesion?
Water (H2O) is not an organic molecule because it does not contain this element
What is carbon?
The macromolecules whose monomers are amino acids and nucleotides
What are proteins and nucleic acids?
These macromolecules provide structural support, help defend, and help to control chemical reactions
What are proteins?
Meat, eggs, nuts, and beans have these macromolecules
What are proteins?
The word that describes the property of water molecules sticking to other water molecules
What is cohesion
Because carbon can form stable bonds with many different elements it is essential to these living things
What is all living things?
The elements that carbohydrates and lipids are made of
What are carbon C, hydrogen H, and oxygen O?
These macromolecules code for proteins and a responsible for transmitting hereditary information
What are nucleic acids?
DNA and RNA have these macromolecules
What are nucleic acids?
The words that describe the property of water being able to absorb a lot of energy before its temperature increases
What is high specific heat?
The cycle in which carbon moves between the land, atmosphere, and ocean
What is the carbon cycle?
The names for one sugar molecule (or saccharide), two sugar molecules bonded together, and many sugar molecules bonded together
What is monosaccharide, disaccharide, and polysaccaride?
Living things rely on these 4 main types of biological macromolecules to maintain homeostasis and survive
What are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids?
Macromolecules found in grilled cod sandwich on a bun with cheese
What are carbohydrates (bun), proteins (cod and cheese), and lipids (cheese)?
The reason why ice floats on top of water
What is "Why is ice less dense than water?"
The macromolecules that have carbon in them
What are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids?