Proteins
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Macromolecules
100
The monomer for proteins
What is an amino acid?
100
This is the monomer of carbohydrates
What are monosaccharides?
100
Lipids are composed of this monomer
What is glycerol/fatty acids?
100
This is the monomer of nucleic acids
What are nucleotides?
100
Enzymes lower the _____ _______ to speed up the chemical reactions.
What is activation energy?
200
This is the bond that forms between amino acids.
What is a peptide bond?
200
This is the function of carbohydrates
Short-term energy
200
This is the purpose of lipids
For insulation, long-term energy, cushioning of internal organs, and structural support (cell membrane)
200
These elements are present in nucleic acids
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and sometimes Phosphorous?
200
These are the main components of the cell membrane
What are the phospholipids - hydrophilic and hydrophobic tails.
300
A type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions by lowering activation energy.
What is an enzyme?
300
These foods are a good source of carbohydrates
What is candy, bread, and pasta?
300
This type of lipid is solid at room temperature (bad kind of fat)
What is saturated fat?
300
This is where you can find nucleic acids
DNA and RNA
300
This macromolecule has the most energy per gram
What are lipids?
400
This food is a good source of protein
What is
- meat, beans, and eggs
400
This is what occurs when you have multiple monosaccharides linked together.
Ex: glycogen, cellulose, and starch
What are polysaccharides?
400
These are the elements found in elements
What are Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
400
This is where you can locate the nucleic acids of an organism.
What is the nucleus?
400
This lipid is the "good fat"
What are unsaturated fats?
500
The functions of proteins
Structural support (cell membrane), Protection, catalysts, transport, and defense.
500
This is how animals store carbohydrates
What is glycogen?
500
These foods have the highest concentration of lipids
What is oil, butter, and lard?
500
There are _____ different amino acids
What is 20?
500
This is the relationship between monomers and polymers
A polymer is comprised of several bonded monomers