3.2 Molecules Flashcards
What is the monomer of a carbohydrate?
monosaccaride
What is the monomer of a fat/lipid?
fatty acid
What is the monomer of a protein?
amino acid
What is the polymer of a carbohydrate?
disaccharide and polysaccharide
What is the polymer of a fat/lipid?
triglyceride, phospholipid, waxes, and steroids
What is the polymer of a protein?
polypeptide
What are the macromolecules?
fats/lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins
What is the function of a far/lipid?
they help control what goes in/out of your cell
What is the function of a carbohydrate?
they give your body energy
What is the function of a protein?
they replicate and transcribe DNA, they also make other proteins
What are the monomers?
fatty acids, nucleotides, amino acids, and sugars
What elements are found in fatty acids?
carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
What elements are found in nucleotides?
oxygen, phosphate, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon
What elements are found in amino acids?
nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen
What elements are found in sugars?
carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
What functional groups are found in fatty acids?
carbonyl
What functional groups are found in nucleotides?
phosphate and hydroxyl
What functional groups are found in amino acids?
carboxyl
What functional groups are found in sugars?
hydroxyl
What is the structure of fatty acids?
branched
What is the structure of nucleotides?
ring and branched
What is the structure of amino acids?
branched
What is the structure of sugars?
ring