Carbs
Monosaccharides are also known as...
Simple sugars
Enzymes are a type of ________ and they...
Protein
Phospholipids make up the ______ __________.
Cell membrane
Full name of DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What makes fat dissolve within water?
Emulsifiers
Ratio of Hydrogen to Oxygen within carbohydrates...
2H:1O
List two of the seven types of proteins and describe their functions.
Answers will vary.
Phospholipids replace one __________ with a ___________.
Fatty acid
Phosphate Group
Nucleic acids... (function)
Form genetic information.
Which two macromolecules use the same three elements and no others?
Carbs and Lipids
(Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen)
Two functions of carbs:
Short term energy
Form cellular components
Which elements make up proteins?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur.
Steroids have how many carbon rings?
Four
Monomers and Polymers of Nucleic Acids
Monomers: Nucleotides
Polymers: DNA, RNA
CH3 is a...
Methyl group
Monomers and Polymers of Carbohydrates...
Mono: Monosaccharides/Simple Sugars
Poly: Polysaccharides/Complex Sugars
Three functions of proteins:
1.) Form
2.) Carry
3.) Speed up (enzymes)
What are the four main functions of lipids?
2.) Insulation
3.) Formation of the Nervous System
4.) Layer of protection for the body
Which elements make up Nucleic Acids?
Nitrogen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorous
NCHOP
The central carbon of an amino acid is connected to...
1.) Hydrogen
2.) R group
3.) Amino (Nitrogen and 2 hydrogen)
4.) Acid (Carbon with double bonded oxygen and an oxygen w/ hydrogen)
Storage of carbs, starting with starch
Starch ——> Glucose (blood) ——> Glycogen
Amino Acids bond with
Peptide bonds
What makes up a triglyceride?
Three Fatty Acids + Glycerol
What are the FIVE bases for DNA and RNA... and which ones are exclusive to which sugar?
DNA and RNA have:
Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine
DNA has:
Thymine
RNA has:
Uracil
Okay this is really tricky i get it but... what concentration of glucose is the blood maintained at?
0.1%