Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic acids
Fun Facts
100

What are Carbohydrates used for?

Energy

100

What is the biological factor of lipids?

To Provide physical and thermal insulation

100

What do proteins do

Make up body tissue

100

What molecules make up the backbone of a DNA molecule

Deoxyribose  and Phosphate

100

What does DNA hold

Genetic information

200

What is a simple sugar called?

Monosaccharide

200

What types of fats are there

Saturated and unsaturated

200

Proteins are molecules that are formed from units called_______

Amino Acids

200

What are the pairing sequences of nitrogenous bases in DNA

Adenine-Thymine

Cytosine-Guanine

200

What foods are carbohydrates found in

Bread

300

What are the Units starch is broken down into?

Glycogen

300

What is a Saturared fat

Saturated fats have no double bonds in their chemical structure. They are “saturated” with hydrogen atoms.

300

Will a protein always contain Many amino acids

no it can have as little as 10

300

What bond holds together the nitrogenous bases

Hydrogen bonds

300

What would happen if you didn't have enough protein

your muscles would break down

400

What are carbohydrates made out of.

Carbon,Hydrogen,Oxygen

400

What is Unsaturated fat

a fat that contains one or more double bonds. 

400

How does a Peptide bond form

When an amino acid reacts to water

400

What molecules make up a nucleotide

Guaine Cytose Uracill

400

Why is having too much cholesterol bad

It Clogs the arteries

500

Where is Glycogen stored

The liver and body

500

What is the difference between unsaturated and saturated fats

Saturated has a bad impact on body unsaturated has a good impact

500

What are the monomers of polypeptides 

amino acids and proteins

500

What does DNA stand for

deoxyribonucleic acid

500

What does RNA do

  • RNA is used to direct the production of proteins by the cell.