Lipids
What is the main function of lipids in the body?
Short term energy storage
What is the main function of carbohydrates for an organism?
Provide genetic codes and code for proteins
What is the main function of nucleic acids?
Enzymes
What is one function of proteins in the body?
Building blocks of macromolecules
What is a monomer?
9 calories per gram
How many calories can lipids store per gram?
Monosaccharides and Polysaccharides
What are the monomers of carbohydrates called?
Nucleotides
What are the monomers of nucleic acids called?
Amino Acids
What are the monomers of proteins?
Lerge complex structure made of monomers
Phospholipid
What is the major component of cell membranes.
Starch
Name a polysaccharide that plants use to store energy.
DNA and RNA
Name the two types of nucleic acids.
What are the polymers of proteins?
Nucleotides
Monomer of nucleic acids
Fatty Acids and Glycerol
What two monomers make up triglycerides?
4 calories per gram
How many calories do carbohydrates provide per gram?
Do not store energy
Why are nucleic acids never broken down for energy?
Primart, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary
Describe the four levels of protein structure.
Amino Acids and Polypeptides
What are the monomers and polymers of proteins?
Hydrophillic head and hydrophobic tail. Together they make up the cell membrane.
Describe the structure of a phospholipid and its significance in cell membranes.
Glucose, Fructose, and galactose
An example of a monosaccharide.
Adenine, Gaunine, Cytosine, Uracil, Thymine
List the five nitrogenous bases found in nucleotides.
They do so much
Why are proteins usually the last source of energy for the body?
3 Fatty acid chains and 1 glycerol AND Triglycerides
What are the monomers and polymers of lipids?