Macromolecules

Carbohydrates

100

What type of energy do Carbohydrates provide?

Short term energy

200

Give some examples of foods that are carbohydrates.

Bread, rice, pasta, glucose sugars

300

What elements make up carbohydrates?

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

400

True or false: Refined grained carbohydrates are healthier than whole grain carbohydrates

false

500

One example of a carbohydrate is glucose. What is its chemical formula?

C₆H₁₂O₆

Lipids

100

What type of energy do lipids provide?

Long term energy

200

What are the three types of lipids?

Triglycerides, Phospolipids, and Steroids(cholesterol)

300

Give some examples foods that have lipids

fried foods, butter, oil etc

400

All fats are bad! True or false and why?

False. Some fats are good fats. They can be found in foods such as avocado and almond

500

The cell membrane contains two layer. One of the layer fears water while the other layer loves water. What are the two terms to describe this phenomena?

Hydrophobic, Hydrophilic

Proteins

100

What can proteins build in the body?

Build muscle and bone density.

200

What monomers make up proteins?

Amino acids

300

Give some examples of foods that have proteins

Chicken, Beef, beans, eggs, etc

400

What is the name of the cell organelle responsible for making proteins?

ribosomes

500

How many amino acids are there? 

20

Nucleic Acids

100

What are some foods that have nucleic acids?

Strawberries, bananas, etc

200

What is the name of the monomer that makes up nucleic acids?

nucleotides

300

What is the name of the nucleic acid that is inside of the nucleus of a cell? ( must say the full name: no acronym)

deoxyribonucleic acid

400

What is the name of the nucleic acid that ribosomes use to make protein? ( must say the full name: no acronyms).

ribonucleic acd

500

What would happen if our DNA get damaged?

Birth defects, changes in genetic make up of a organism( appearance, life expectancy, overall health etc)

Enzymes

100

What type of macromolecule are enzymes and what is their purpose?

Enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the body

200

What is the object that latches onto a enzyme called?

substrate

300

Where can we find enzymes?

Saliva, stomach, small intestines, pancreas

400

This is the process where enzymes slightly change their shape to create a more perfect fit for the substrate.

induced fit

500

How can increasing the temperature affect the performance of a enzyme?

For increasing temperature, some enzymes work better( such as a fever around 103 degrees) but if you raise it too much the enzyme will denature.