Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
Random Questions
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What are Carbohydrates? and what are they used for?
Main source of energy for living things, short term energy
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What are lipids used for?
To store long term energy
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Enzymes are an example of...
Regulatory
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What is the function of nucleic acids
to store and transmit genetic info
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What is a...
1) Proton
2) Neutron
3) Electron
1) Proton - has a positive charge
2) Neutron - has NO charge
3) Electron - has a negative charge
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What are the 3 saccharides?
- Monosaccharides
- Disaccharides
- Polysaccharides
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What part of this image is fatty acids which part is glycerol?
Fatty Acids
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What are the monomers of proteins?
Amino Acids
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What are the monomers of nucleic acids?
Nucleotides
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What is a monomer?
Smallest unit of a large molecule
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How is a polysaccharide created? What do they serve as? Give 2 examples of polysaccharides.
More than 2 monosaccharides bonded together by glycosidic bonds. They serve as storage material or structural material. Examples: Starch, glycogen, chitin, and cellulose.
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What elements make up lipids?
- Carbon (C)
- Hydrogen (H)
- Oxygen (O)
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What elements make up proteins?
- Carbon (C)
- Hydrogen (H)
- Oxygen (O)
- Nitrogen (N)
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What elements make up nucleic acids?
- Carbon (C) - Hydrogen (H) - Oxygen (O)
- Nitrogen (N) - Phosphorus (P)
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What are the 6 elements associated with making up macromolecules?
CHONPS
- Carbon (C) - Hydrogen (H) - Oxygen (O)
- Nitrogen (N) - Phosphorus (P) - Sulfur (S)
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What is the chemical formula for monosaccharides?
C6H12O6
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What are the building blocks for lipids?
1 glycerol molecule and 3 fatty acid molecules.
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What are Amino acids made up of?
- An AMINO GROUP (-NH2)
- An R GROUP (different in every amino acid)
- A CARBOXYL GROUP (-COOH)
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What is each nucleotide made up of?
- A 5 carbon sugar
- A phosphate group
- A nitrogenous base
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What is a macromolecule, what does it contain, and what is the process called to create macromolecules?
Giant molecules, that contain carbon, and the process is called polymerization.
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What is a complex carbohydrates?
A polysaccharide with 12 or more monosaccharide units.
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What is saturated fat and unsaturated fat?
Saturated Fat -
Unsaturated Fat - contain one or more double bonds between carbon
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Give 3 out of the 4 types of proteins and their function in the body.
1) Regulatory - Controls the rate of reaction in your body
2) Transport - Sending nutrients to different parts of the body
3) Structural - Forms/makes up different parts of the body
4) Protective - Make cells that act as fighter to a disease
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What are the names of the 2 types of nucleic acids?
1) Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
2) Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)
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What molecule is this?
Carbohydrate