BIOMOLECULES Flashcards
refers
to any molecule that is produced by living
organisms
BIOMOLECULES
most of them are
organic molecules,
such as
CARBOHYDRATES,
LIPIDS, PROTEINS and NUCLEIC ACIDS
BIOMOLECULES
a common form of a chemical reaction where water is mostly used to break down the chemical bonds that exists between a particular substance
HYDROLYSIS
Combining single compounds into a complex one
by removing water
HYDRATION SYNTHESIS
Which
biomolecule
is the
easiest
source of
energy?
CARBOHYDRATES
Which is the
most
abundant
biomolecule
on earth?
CARBOHYDRATES
How does food breakdown into microscopic molecules?
Polysaccharide-Disaccharide-Monosaccharide
(Poly- many, Di- Two, Mono - One)
saccharide - means sugar
components of maltose
glucose and glucose
What do you call the process of combining 2 or more simple sugars?
Condensation Reaction / Dehydration Synthesis
Which of the following elements is NOT present in carbohydrates?
A. carbon
B. oxygen
C. nitrogen
D. hydrogen
C. NITROGEN
Junk foods contained fatty acids which makes the heart unhealthy. It is called saturated fat. TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
Carbohydrates contain major elements such as carbon, hydrogen and chlorine. TRUE OR FALSE?
FALSE
Lipids are insoluble in water because lipid molecules are hydrophilic.
FALSE, because lipid molecules are hydrophobic
Monitoring the Nutrition Food labels is the proper way of monitoring the amount of biomolecules in the body. TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE
monomer of proteins
amino acids
