Biology molecules Flashcards
Inorganic compound
Lacks carbon and hydrogen
Inorganic compound ex.
Water (H20) salt (NACI)
Organic compound
Has both carbon and hydrogen together
Organic compound ex.
Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids
4 major macro molecules
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
Monosacharides
Carbohydrate made up of 1 type of sugar (glucose)
Disaccharides
Made up of 2 sugars bonded together (maltose (glucose + glucose = maltose))
Polysaccharide
Complex carbohydrate made up of chains up of monosaccharides
Polysaccharide ex
Starch - food storage compound found in plants
Cellulose - makes up the cell wall of plants
Glycogen - a food storage compound in animals
Carbohydrates function:
Store and provide energy (ex. Sugar, starches)
Monomers function:
Building blocks - glucose (a monosaccharide)
Lipids
Insoluble in water, insulation
Lipids function:
Provide energy, cell membrane
Ex. Fats, oil, water
Monomers/ polymers
- fatty acids (glycerol + trialyceride)
- saturated vs unsaturated
- phospholids
Protein functions:
-structure
-regulate body process
-enzymes - catalyze, speed up, chemical reactions
Protein ex.
Meat proteins, wheat proteins, soy proteins
Polymers of protein
Make up C, H, O, and N
There are 20 different types of________
Amino acids
Amino acids are held together by a
Peptide bond
When a peptide bond is formed
A water molecule is lost
Pipeptide
2 amino acids joined together by a peptide bond
Tripartite
Dipeptide amd an amino acid
Polypeptide
Long chain of amino acids
Monomers
Amino acids- building blocks of protein
Nucleic acids function
Control protein structures thus control cellular function
Store and transmit hereditary I found
Nucleic acids
Monomers/ polymers
Nucleo tides
How DNA works
Nucleic acids ex.
DNA, RNA (polymers)
Carbohydrates elements
H oc
Carbohydrates monomer ex
Monosacharide (glucose)
Carbohydrates polymer ex
Starch, Glycogen, Cellulose, chitin
Lipids elements
H oc(P)
Lipids monomer ex
Fatty acid, glycerol
Lipids polymer ex
Phospholipids, triglycerides, steroids