Enzymes
What macromolecule group do enzymes belong to?
Proteins
What are the elements found in carbohydrates?
C (carbon) H (Hydrogen) O (oxygen)
What are the elements found in lipids?
C (carbon) H (Hydrogen) O (oxygen)
What are the elements found in proteins?
C (carbon) H (Hydrogen) O (oxygen) N (nitrogen)
What are the elements found in nucleic acids?
C (carbon) H (Hydrogen) O (oxygen) N (nitrogen) P (phosphorus)
What are the building blocks that make up a polymer called?
Monomer
What are the monomers for carbohydrates?
What are the monomers for lipids?
Fatty acids (+ glycerol)
What are the monomers for proteins?
Amino Acids
What are the monomers for nucleic acids?
Nucleotides
If an enzyme is a catalyst, does it speed up a reaction or slow it down?
Speed up
What is the function of carbohydrates?
short-term/immediate energy
What is the function of lipids?
Structure of cell membrane/long-term energy storage
What is the function of proteins?
Make up structures and control chemical reactions
What is the function of nucleic acids?
Store and transmit genetic information
What is it called when an enzyme loses its shape?
Denaturation
Which would be a complex carbohydrate, a candy bar or pasta?
True or False: Lipids mix well with water.
False
How many amino acids are found in the body?
20
What are two the two types of nucleic acids? (each three letters)
DNA and RNA
What is the suffix that most enzymes end in?
-ase
Starch
What is the most common form of fat in the body?
Triglycerides
What's the main type of food that proteins are found in?
Meat or nuts
What determines if something we eat has nucleic acids?
It was once or is alive