Carbohydrates
what is a monosaccharide and what does it mean?
monosaccharide is the monomer of carbohydrates, it means one sugar
Name 3 everyday items that are high in lipids
butter, fats, oil, wax
name the two types of nucleic acids
DNA, RNA
What are the building blocks (monomer) for Proteins?
amino acid
what are the two types of carbohydrates?
simple and complex
the main function of carbohydrates *BE SPECIFIC!
short-term energy
What are the monomers of lipids?
glycerol head, fatty-acid tails
the monomer of nucleic acids
nucleotide
How are proteins synthesized (made)?
I am running a marathon tomorrow. What kind of food should I eat tonight to make sure that I have enough energy?
Anything high in COMPLEX CARBS! Like bread, pasta, rice
simple carbohydrate
Name the 4 different nucleotides for DNA
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine
a chain of many amino acids is called ...
polypeptide
this biomolecule contains nitrogen and phosphate
nucleic acid
many sugar molecules linked together forms a starch - like what potatoes & pasta are made of! another name for this molecule is a...
polysaccharide
the part of the cell made entirely of lipids
cell membrane
DNA is one type of nucleic acid that is in each of your cells. which organelle holds your DNA?
nucleus
what type of protein helps speed up chemical reactions?
Enzymes
carbohydrates are more easily metabolized than lipids. however, on a gram-for-gram basis, lipids provide cells with more ...
ENERGY
which three elements make up carbohydrates? *HINT two of the elements are in the name!
CARBOn HYDRogen oxygen
lipids can OR cannot be dissolved in water?
CANNOT
the name of the OTHER biomolecule that is made using RNA
protein
hair, skin, nails, muscles
Four different nucleotides are used as the building blocks of DNA. the DIFFERENCE between each of the nucleotides is in their ...
nitrogen base