Carbohydrates
The monomer of carbohydrates
What is monosaccharide (glucose)
The monomers of Lipids
What are Glycerol and Fatty Acid Tails
The monomer of proteins
What are amino acids
The monomer of nucleic Acids
What are nucleotides
The type of biomolecule for enzymes.
What are proteins
The polymer of Carbohydrates
What is polysaccharide
A polymer of lipids
What is fat
What are polypeptide chains (that form proteins)
The polymer of nucleic Acids
What are nucleic acids
The role of enzymes.
What is speed up (catalyze) chemical reactions.
The role of carbohydrates in animals
What is quick energy (In plants it is quick energy, but also longer energy in starch, and structure in cellulose)
The primary role of lipids
What is long term energy storage (insulation/protection from cold and chemical messengers like steroids)
A role of proteins
What is transport, structure, protecting the body, or acting as enzymes
The role of nucleic Acids
What is genetic information storage and transmission
The name of when an enzyme no longer works.
What is denature
The elements found in carbohydrates
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen (CHO)
The elements found in lipids
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
The elements found in proteins
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen (and sometimes Sulfur - CHON(S))
The elements found in Nucleic Acids
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus
These 3 factors impact how well an enzyme works.
What are temperature, pH, and Enzyme concentration.
An example of a carbohydrate polymer found in plants.
What is starch or cellulose (glycogen is found in animals, chitin is found in animals and mushrooms)
An example of a saturated fat.
What is butter, lard, fat on meat (any fat that is solid at room temperature)
An example of a structural protein
An example of a nucleic Acid
What are DNA, RNA, or ATP
Enzymes often end in this suffix.
What is -ase (lactase, protease, lipase, sucrase)