Water Properties
Macromolecules
Carbohydrate
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
100
Water is known as the universal ________? Because of it's polarity that helps it dissolve polar substances.
Solvent
100
Name the four Macromolecules
Nucleic acids, Proteins, Carbohydrates, Lipids
100
What foods contain carbohydrates?
Bread, potatoes, pasta, grains, sugars
100
Lipids are made of
glycerol or fatty acids
100
The monomer of a protein is
amino acids
100
The monomer of a nucleic acid
a nucleotide.
200
What bond holds the 2 positive hydrogen atoms and 1 negative oxygen atom in H20
Covalent
200
This is the subunit of any macromolecule
Monomer
200
The polymer of a carbohydrate is
polysaccharides
200
What foods contain lipids?
Butter, oils, Fat, meats, cheese, nuts
200
What foods contain protein?
Meat, beans, milk, eggs
200
What do nucliec acids do to our protiens
Codes them and gives genetic information
300
Which property of water is relating to the phrase "Water sticking to water"
Cohesion
300
This is made up of many monomers and can be compared to chain of monomers
polymers
300
How does your body use carbohydrates?
Quick energy/Structure
300
What do lipids not dissolve in
Water/waterproof
300
How does your body use protein?
Builds bones and muscle, controls the rate of reactions in your body. Structure, support, transport, defense
300
How does your body use nucleic acids?
Stores genetic
information (DNA, RNA).
400
Waters tendency to resist rupture when placed under stress
Surface Tension
400
What 3 elements do all macromolecules have
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
400
The monomer of a carbohydrate is
monosaccharides
400
How does your body use lipids?
Long term energy, insulation, cell membranes for cell structure.
400
What element do proteins have that lipids and carbs don't, but nucleic acids do?
nitrogen
400
What are the three parts of a nucleotide?
Sugar
b. Phosphate
c. Nitrogen base
500
Adhesion and Cohesion help water climb upward through roots of plants and also any glass tubes. What is this property called?
Capillary Action
500
What is the macromolecule that has 1 function and is the reason you look similar to your parents?
Nucleic Acids
500
What are the 3 elements that make Carbohydrates?
Carbon,Hydrogen, Oxygen (CHO)
500
what do lipids help make for all cells?
cell membrane
500
What are special proteins that speed up reactions in your body
Enzymes
500
A sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base form the building blocks of which organic compound?
nucleic acid