Organic/Inorganic
What are the 4 elements that organic macromolecules include?
Carbon, Nitrogen, Hydrogen and Oxygen
What are the 3 types of carbs?
Monosaccharides, Disaccharides and Polysaccharides
What are lipids made of?
Hydrocarbon chains
What are proteins made of?
Polymers from amino acids
What are nucleic acids made of?
Nucleotide polymers
Which macromolecules are relatively simple?
Inorganic
What are carbs made of?
Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen
What are the 4 subunits of lipids?
Fats and oils, Waxes, Phospholipids and Steroids
What are protein polymers made from? (What are polymers made of?)
Monomers
What are the 2 subunits?
DNA and RNA
What is an exception for inorganic macromolecules?
Carbon Dioxide
What are carbs a source of energy for?
The body
Are lipids soluble or insoluble?
Insoluble
What increases the rate of chemical reactions in proteins?
Catalysts
What are nucleotides made of?
A nitrogenous base, five Carbon sugars and phosphate
What are the different types of organic macromolecules?
Proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and nucleic acids
What are carbs built from?
Monomers
How many subunits are there?
4
What is the element that helps to form amino acids?
Carbon
What is DNA made of?
Phosphate, deoxyribose sugar, and, “AGCT”
What are examples in nature of inorganic macromolecules?
Graphite and diamond
What is the most important monomer?
Glucose
What are fats/oils made of?
Glycerol and fatty acid
What are the types of amino acids?
Nonessential, essential and conditional
What is RNA made of?
Ribose sugar and “AGCU”