Essentials Nutrients + Enzymes V2 Flashcards
Assembling Macromolecules is a ___________ synthesis chemical reaction
Dehydration
While Assembling Macromolecules, a ________ bond is formed between 2 subunit molecules
Covalent
While Assembling Macromolecules (a dehydration synthesis reaction), what molecule is removed?
A water molecule!!
Disassembling Macromolecules is considered a __________ chemical bond.
Hydrolysis
While Disassembling Macromolecules, is water added or taken away?
water is added
While Disassembling Macromolecules, a covalent bond between what is broken?
two subunits
The substances that provides the raw materials required for cell metabolism and growth
Nutrients
What are the 3 major groups of nutrients?
Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins
What are the two Chemicals of Life?
- Vitamins and Minerals
- Nucleic Acids
Helps in chemical reactions
Vitamins and Minerals
- Make up DNA
- The genetic material that directs cell activity
- Composed of sugar, phosphate and nitrogen bases
Nucleic Acids
Which nutrient group is the fastest source of energy?
Carbonhydrates
(True/False) The body doesn’t make carbs so you have to get them from your diet.
True (you can get them from potatoes, bread, corn, rice, and fruit).
Which Nutrient group contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (1:2:1 / C6H12O6)
Carbohydrates
What are the two categories of Carbohydrates?
Simple Sugars and Complex Sugars
What are the common carbs (carbohydrates)?
- Glucose (blood sugar)
- Fructose (plants sugar in fruit)
- Deoxyribose (sugar component of DNA)
- Cellulose (cell wall component)
Single sugar unit
Monosaccharide
Simple sugars all have the same _________ _______, C6H12O6, but the structural arrangement differs (Eg. glucose, fructose, galactose)
Molecular Formula
Two simple sugar units
Disaccharide
What are the Simple Sugars?
- Disaccharide (two simple sugar units)
- Sucrose (white table sugar) = glucose + fructose
- Maltose (malt sugar) = glucose + glucose
- Lactose (milk sugar) = glucose + galactose
What are the Complex Sugars?
- Polysaccharides (many linked simple sugars)
- Starch (energy storage in plants)
- Glycogen (energy storage in animals)
- Cellulose (component of plant cell walls)
Which Nutrient group is insoluble in water?
Lipids
Which Nutrient group stores 2.25x or more energy/gram than any other molecule?
Lipids
Which Nutrient group is the component of cell membranes (Cushion organs, Carriers for vitamins A, D, E, and K, Raw material for the synthesis of hormones, Insulates against the cold)?
Lipids
Which Nutrient group is composed of Glycerol and Fatty Acids combined by dehydration synthesis?
Lipids
How many Glycerol and Fatty Acids compose Lipids?
1 Glycerol and 3 Fatty Acids
A lipid composed of one glycerol and three fatty acids
Triglycerides
Triglycerides that are solid at room temperature
Fats
Are Fats made up of single bonds or double bonds?
Single Bonds
What bonds between carbon atoms are stable and hard to break down?
Single Bond
Lipids: Fats are also known as what?
Saturated Fats (Eg. Animal fats like butter)
Triglycerides that are liquid at room temperature
Oils
Are Oils made up of single bonds or double bonds?
Double bonds!!
What bonds between carbon atoms are reactive and easily broken?
Double Bonds!!
Lipids: Oils are also known as what?
Unsaturated Fats (Eg. Plant fats, Olive oil)