Carbohydrates
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Organic Molecules Potpourri
100
Carbohydrates are made of these three elements
What are carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen?
100
Proteins are made up of these 4 (sometimes 5) elements
What are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sometimes sulfur?
100
Lipids contain these three elements.
What are carbon, hydrogen, and small amounts of oxygen?
100
Nucleic Acids carry what for every living organism.
What is genetic information?
100
Organic molecules must contain this element
What is carbon?
200
List 4 carbohydrates that you eat.
What are bread, pasta, candy, cake, etc.?
200
Proteins are made up of chains of these building blocks.
What are amino acids?
200
Lipids are similar to what other organic molecule.
What is carbohydrates?
200
Name the two nucleic acids.
What are DNA and RNA?
200
Describe macromolecules.
What are the linking of smaller parts into large chains?
300
Name the two main functions of carbohydrates.
What are quick energy source and dietary fiber?
300
Name the three functions of a protein
What is structure, enzymes, and hormones?
300
The two functions of lipids
What are 1) long term energy storage (Fats) and 2) cell membrane building materials (phospholipids)
300
Name the building blocks of both DNA and RNA.
What are nucleotides?
300
Name the function of DNA
What is tells the cells to build whatever it needs?
400
Name the simplest monosaccharide and a more complex carbohydrate.
What is glucose and sucrose (table sugar)?
400
Amylase is a protein found in our mouth that has this job
What is digestion of certain carbohydrates?
400
Stored lipid (fat) energy is only used after this is used up.
What are carbohydrates?
400
Name the shape of DNA.
What is double helix (like a ladder)?
400
Name the 4 organic molecules that make up all living things.
What are carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids?
500
Explain the function of dietary fiber and what disease does it help to prevent.
What is helps food move through the digestive system and cancer?
500
Name two hormones found in the human body that are made of protein
What are adrenalin and insulin?
500
Phospholipids have these two ends and make up this part of a cell
What is polar and nonpolar end and cell membrane?
500
Name two of the three things that cause mutations in human DNA.
What is ultraviolet light, controlled substances (drugs), and radiation?
500
Describe how you can get the four organic molecules that are essential for life.
What is What is eat carbohydrates in bread, pasta, proteins in meat, lipids in butter, fats/oils and we are born with DNA?
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