Grade 9 Unit 3 Flashcards
the energy supplier in sports and health drinks.
Glucose
They often form very compact molecules that are ideal for storing energy
Complex sugars
It is the only carbohydrate energy store found in animals
Glycogen
colour of iodine solution is
brown
cheese and milk as well as pulses, such as white pea beans, chick peas and red kidney beans are
Proteins
are used for body-building
Proteins
when amino acids are joined together in a condensation reaction and a molecule of water is lost
peptide link
in connective tissue, in tendons and the matrix of bones (collagen), in the structure of muscles, in the silk of spiders’ webs and silkworm cocoons and as the keratin that makes up hair, nails, horns and feathers.
Proteins insoluble in water
form antibodies, enzymes and some hormones, and are also important for maintaining the structure of the cytoplasm in your cells.
Proteins soluble in water
caused by a lack of protein in the diet even if the overall energy intake is reasonable.
Kwashiorkor
play vital roles as hormones, in your cell membranes and in the nervous system.
Lipids
considerably lower proportion of oxygen in ______ molecules
Lipid
chemical formula C3H8O3
Glycerol
– a pleated backbone of carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached.
long hydrocarbon chain
is a substance which you make in your liver.
Cholesterol