3.2 Flashcards
What elements are carbohydrates made up of?
C, H, O
What elements are lipids made up of?
C, H, O
What elements are proteins made up of?
C, H, O, N, P
What elements are nucleic acids made up of?
P,O, N, C, H
What macro nutrient(s) are made up of the elements C, H, and O?
Carbohydrates and Lipids
What macro nutrient(s) are made up of the elements C, H, O, and N?
Proteins
What macro nutrient(s) are made up of the elements C, H, O, N, and P?
Nucleic acids
What are the functions of carbohydrates?
- Short term energy
- Component of cell wall
- component of exoskeleton
What are the functions of Lipids?
- Long term energy storage
- component of cell membrane
- insulation
- chemical messengers
- shock absorption
What are the functions of Proteins?
- growth
- immunity
- enzymes
- cell signalling
- structural support
- transport
What are the functions of nucleic acids?
- information storage
- genetic instructions
- chemical energy
What macro molecule do the following functions belong to?
1. Short term energy
2. Component of cell wall
3. component of exoskeleton
Carbohydrates
What macro molecule do the following functions belong to?
1. Long term energy storage
2. component of cell membrane
3. insulation
4. chemical messengers
5. shock absorption
Lipids
What macro molecule do the following functions belong to?
1. growth
2. immunity
3. enzymes
4. cell signalling
5. structural support
6. transport
Proteins
What macro molecule do the following functions belong to?
1. information storage
2. genetic instructions
3. chemical energy
Nucleic Acids