Biomolecules
How many major biomolecule groups are there?
4
What is the primary function of carbohydrates in diet?
Source of quick energy
What is the primary function of a lipid?
Long term energy storage
Which foods are where proteins are found in the most abundance?
Meats, chicken, and/or fish
What 2 genetic coding information are found in nucleic acids?
DNA and RNA
What are the 3 elements that are present in all 4 biomolecules?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
What is carbohydrate's monomer?
Monosaccharide
What are the components of a triglyceride?
glycerol (head) and 3 fatty acids (tails)
What is the monomer or a protein?
Amino Acid
Monomers of nucleic acids are.
Nucleotides
What are the four major biomolecules?
carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids.
What is the name of the polysaccharide is found in flour?
Starch
what elements make up the protein biomolecule?
C H O N
What is the unfolding of proteins by adding extreme conditions called?
Denaturation
Two examples of nucleic acids?
DNA and RNA
The word or words for molecules needed for all life.
macromolecules or biomolecules or biological macromolecules
What are 3 elements found in carbs?
C H O
What type of fat has only single bonds, the most hydrogens, and is solid at room temperature?
saturated fat
What are long chains of amino acids called?
polypeptides
What is the function of Nucleic Acid?
Stores genetic information
How many calories per gram does each biomolecule have?
proteins have 4, carbohydrates have 4, lipids have 9
What is the name for the polysaccharide that plants use to build their cell walls for leaves and stems?
Cellulose
Which type of lipid is considered healthiest?
Polyunsaturated fats
In which stage does a protein fold into helixes and sheets: primary, secondary, tertiary, or quaternary?
Secondary
What elements make up the nucleic acid biomolecules?