Vocabulary
Biomolecules
Biomolecules 2
100
What does the prefix "poly" mean?
Many!
100
Skittles are primarily composed of which biomolecule?
Carbohydrates
100
Olive oil is primarily composed of which biomolecule?
Lipids!
200
A simple building block of a biomolecule.
What is a monomer?
200
What is the monomer of a lipid?
Fatty acids attached to a glycerol backbone
200
Which type of biomolecule is the following compound?
Lipid!
300
A long-chain of monomers bonded together.
What is a polymer?
300
Which type of biomolecule are the following compounds?
Carbohydrates
300
What is the polymer of lipids called?
Lipid!
400
The four types of biomolecules.
What are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids?
400
What are 3 functions of carbohydrates in the body?
1. Short term energy
2. Long term energy
3. Structural support
400
What are the monomers and polymers of carbohydrates called?
Monosaccharides and polysaccharides
500
Give a food example for each of the 4 biomolecules.
Answers vary.
500
Draw the chemical structure of sucrose (glucose-fructose) on the board.
Answers vary.
500
What is the difference between a saturated and an unsaturated fatty acid?
Saturated creates solids at room temperature due to no double bonds.
Unsaturated means there is a double-bond between 2 carbons, causing fats to be liquids at room temperature.