Carbohydrate
What are carbohydrates used for by the body?
short term energy/ instant energy
Class of lipids whose molecule has hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tails derived from fatty acids.
Phopholipid
What is the double-stranded molecule that stores genetic information in most organisms?
DNA
What are proteins made of?
amino acids
Water-loving molecules
hydrophilic
What is the definition of organic?
contains carbon
Are lipids polar or non-polar?
non-polar.
What are nitrogenous bases of RNA
Adenine, Uracil, Guanine, cytosine
Process by which cells build proteins from amino acids.
Protein synthesis
Which is bigger? DNA or RNA?
DNA
It consists of monosaccharides connected by a glycosidic bond
Disaccharides
What elements make up lipids?
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
What are nucleic acids?
Macromolecules / Biomolecules / Biological molecules / organic molecules
Type of protein that speeds up chemical reaction
Enzyme
What does the word "MACRO" means in macromolecules?
Large
What are the monomers of carbohydrates called?
monosaccharide
What type of fat contains only single bonds between carbon atom.
Saturated fats
What are the two main types of nucleic acids that store and transmit genetic information?
DNA and RNA
Give 3 examples of body parts that are primarily made up of protein
Hair, nails, skin, muscle, organs, bones
What does saccharide mean?
sugar
It is also known as brain sugar
Galactose
What do you call the molecule that is insoluble in water.
Hydrophobic
What is the simplest form of nucleic acids?
nucleotides
What do enzymes do?
speed up chemical reactions