Biomolecules

Question 1

What do mitochondria do for the body?

Answer 1

Provide energy to the body by producing ATP, supporting cell function, growth, and repair, while also regulating metabolism and cell death.

Question 2

Which biomolecule do mitochondria break down in our body?

Answer 2

Carbohydrates (glucose), and lipids (fatty acids)

Question 3

What is a Monomer?

Answer 3

A small, simple molecule that can be bonded to other identified monomers to form a polymer

Question 4

What is a polymer?

Answer 4

Large, complex molecule made up of monomers

Question 5

What is the difference between monosaccharides and polysaccharides?

Answer 5

Monosaccharides are simple, single sugar molecules, while polysaccharides are long chains of monosaccharides linked together.

Question 6

What are carbohydrates made out of?

Answer 6

Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (CHO)

Question 7

What is the function of a carbohydrate?

Answer 7

Storage of short term, quick energy

Question 8

What foods contain carbohydrates

Answer 8

Fruits, veggies, sugars, and bread

Question 9

Examples of carbohydrates

Answer 9

Starch, cellulose, sugar

Question 10

What is the monomer of a carbohydrate

Answer 10

Monosaccharide

Question 11

What is the general shape of a carbohydrate

Answer 11

A carbon ring

Question 12

What is the polymer of a carbohydrate

Answer 12

Polysaccharide

Question 13

What are lipids made out of?

Answer 13

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen (CHO)

Question 14

What is the function of a lipid?

Answer 14

Long term energy storage, insulation, and protection

Question 15

What foods contain lipids

Answer 15

Butters, oils, lard

Question 16

Examples of lipids

Answer 16

Fats, oils, wax

Question 17

What is the monomer of a lipid

Answer 17

Fatty acid

Question 18

What is the general structure of a lipid

Answer 18

Chains of fatty acids

Question 19

What is the polymer of a lipid

Answer 19

Not one specific one :(

Question 20

Amino acid has what polymer

Answer 20

Polypeptide

Question 21

Monosaccharides have what polymer

Answer 21

Polysaccharides

Question 22

Nucleotide has what polymer

Answer 22

Nucleic acid

Question 23

One of the most important functions of lipids in the cell is in the what

Answer 23

Cell membrane

Question 24

Saturated lipids

Answer 24

Have the maximum number of hydrogen atoms bonded, solid at room temperature, fatty acids and tails are straight

Question 25

Unsaturated lipids

Answer 25

Have one or more carbon double bonds between carbon atoms, liquid at room temperature, fatty acids and tails are bent

Question 26

Mitochondria create energy for the cell by breaking down what to create atp

Answer 26

Sugar

Question 27

Prokaryotic Cell

Answer 27

Has no membrane bound nucleus

Question 28

Eukaryotic Cell

Answer 28

Has a membrane bound nucleus and organelles

Question 29

True or false, eukaryotic cells make up multicellular organisms

Answer 29

True

Question 30

What is the organelle that holds all of the genetic information

Answer 30

The nucleus

Question 31

What organelle helps maintain the shape and organization of a eukaryotic cells

Answer 31

Cytoskeleton

Question 32

What are proteins made out of

Answer 32

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen (CHON)

Question 33

What are the functions of proteins

Answer 33

Builds cells, transports, speeds up reactions

Question 34

What food contains proteins

Answer 34

Beans, meat, eggs

Question 35

Examples of proteins

Answer 35

Enzyme, keratin, collagen

Question 36

What is the monomer of proteins

Answer 36

Amino acids

Question 37

What is the polymer of proteins

Answer 37

Polypeptide

Question 38

What is the structure of a protein

Answer 38

H H O | | || N- C- C | | | H R OH

Question 39

What are nucleic acids made of

Answer 39

Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen phosphorus (CHONP)

Question 40

What is the function of nucleic acids

Answer 40

Carries genetic information

Question 41

Source of nucleic acids

Answer 41

Born with ur in all cells, inherited from parents

Question 42

Examples of nucleic acids

Answer 42

DNA and RNA

Question 43

Monomer of a nucleic acid

Answer 43

Nucleotide

Question 44

Polymer of a nucleic acid

Answer 44

Nucleic acid

Question 45

Basic shape of a nucleic acid

Answer 45

DNA type shit