Carbohydrates
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Proteins
Misc.
100
The elements found in carbohydrates.
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
100
The elements found in lipids
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
100
The elements found in nucleic acids
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus
100
These foods are high in protein content
What are meats, beans, eggs
100
You built a model of glycine, which is an amino acid. If we had connected all of our glycine models together, we would have made what macromolecule?
What is protein
200
These foods are made of carbohydrates
What are breads, grains, fruits, vegetables
200
These foods are made of lipids
What are butter and oils
200
The monomer of nucleic acids
What is a Nucleotide
200
The elements found in proteins
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen
200
Your friend is running a half marathon tomorrow. A meal high in _______ content is what you recommend they eat for dinner the night before.
What is carbohydrates
300
The monomer and polymer of carbohydrates
What is Monosaccharides and Polysaccharides
300
The "monomer" of lipids (there are 2)
What are glycerol & fatty acid chains
300
A nucleotide is made of these three parts
What is a phosphate group, a sugar, and a nitrogenous base
300
The monomer of proteins
Amino Acid
300
Your digestive system is used to break down the food that you eat. Your digestive system needs to be able to perform what reaction?
What is hydrolysis or catabolism
400
The function of carbohydrates
What is the body's primary source of energy (quick energy)
400
Name at least one polymer of lipids
What is a triglyceride OR a phospholipid OR steroids
400
The function of nucleic acids
What is to carry genetic information OR build proteins
400
The polymer of proteins
What is polypeptide
400
A fatty acid that has a double bond in its hydrocarbon chain
What is an unsaturated fatty acid
500
The chemical structure of carbohydrates always appears in this fixed ratio
What is 1:2:1
500
Sea lions have a thick layer of fat called blubber under their skin. The function of blubber is...
What is insulation
500
DNA and RNA are the polymers of nucleic acids. Name one difference between DNA & RNA.
What is double vs. single stranded OR the nitrogenous bases are different (T & U)
500
Name 2 functions of proteins
What are muscles, hormones, enzymes, immune, and energy
500
This reaction type
What is dehydration synthesis OR anabolic