Carbohydrates
What are Carbohydrate rich foods?
Pasta, Bread, Potatoes, Fruits and Veggies
What are Protein rich foods
Meat, eggs, and beans
What are 2 forms of Nucleic Acid?
DNA and RNA
What are lipid rich foods?
Olive oil and Butter
Monomer of Carbohydrates
Monosaccharide such as Glucose.
What is the monomer of Proteins
Amino acids
What is the monomer of Nucleic Acids
Nucleotides
What is the monomer of lipids
There are no true monomers of lipids but they are made mostly of hydrocarbons
What is the polymer of a carbohydrate?
Disaccharides and polysaccharides
What are the polymers of proteins?
Polypeptides such as lactase
What are the Nucleotides nitrogenous bases in DNA and RNA
DNA: Cytosine, Thymine, Adenine, Guanine
RNA: Same as above but transcribes Thymine as Uracil.
What are the types of lipids?
Fats(triglycerides), Phospholipids, Steroids.
What is the function of Chitin?
It is a carbohydrate polymer that is integral in the construction of arthopod exoskeletons.
Name at least 3 functions of proteins.
Enzymatic, Defensive, Storage, Transport, Hormonal, Receptor, Contractile and Motor, Structural.
What are the two families of Nucleotides and which bases belong to which family?
Pyrimidies:Cytosine, Thyamine and Uracil and Purines: Adenine and Guanine
How are phospholipids different from fats?
Fat has 3 fatty acids and phospholipids have only 2 fatty acids.