Carbohydrates
The elements that make up carbohydrates
What are CHO?
The elements that make up lipids
What is CHO?
A food that is high in protein
What is meat? (or nuts, beans, eggs)
The elements that make up nucleic acids
What is CHONP?
The term that describes water molecules sticking together
What is cohesion?
A food that is high in carbohydrates
What is a grain or fruit?
A food that is high in lipids
What is butter? (Or oil, meat)
The elements that make up proteins
What is CHON?
The monomer of nucleic acids
What is a nucleotide?
Water molecules sticking to other surfaces
What is adhesion?
The monomer of carbohydrates
What is a monosaccharide?
The monomers of lipids (2)
What are glycerol & fatty acids
The monomer of proteins
What is an amino acid?
The main function of nucleic acids in cells
A molecule that has a slightly negative side and a slightly positive side
What is a polar molecule?
An example of a carbohydrate in living things
What is glucose? (or sugar, starch, fructose, glycogen, cellulose)
An example of a lipid in living organisms
An example of proteins
What is hemoglobin? (Or collagen, enzymes, antibodies, channels in cell membranes, hormones)
The specific type of nucleic acid that holds the code for making proteins in a double stranded molecule
What is DNA?
Attractions (weak bonds) between water molecules
What are hydrogen bonds?
A main function of carbohydrates in organisms
What is a quick source of energy or plant cell structure?
A main function of lipids in organisms
What is a long-term source of energy (or cell membranes, steroids, insulation)
A main function of proteins in organisms
What is the make-up of many structures, like muscle tissue, hair, etc.)?
The specific type of nucleic acid that transcribes a genetic code and takes it to ribosomes to make proteins from the code
What is RNA?