Intro to Biochemical Classes

Question 1

What are Carbohydrates comprised of?

Answer 1

C, H, and O

Question 2

What are the building blocks of Carbs?

Answer 2

Sugars

Question 3

What are carbs used for?

Answer 3

energy (source of energy) and used to store energy

Question 4

What biochemical class is Glycogen in and what is it’s purpose?

Answer 4

Carbs; store energy in your body and inside your cells and release it when energy is needed

Question 5

What are lipids comprised of?

Answer 5

C. H, and O

Question 6

What are the building blocks of lipids?

Answer 6

Chains of carbons (making them hydrophobic) – i.e. fatty acids

Question 7

What are all cell membranes made of?

Answer 7

Phospholipids (has a positively charged phosphate, which makes it somewhat hydrophilic)

Question 8

What are the building blocks of lipids?

Answer 8

C, H, O, N, and S

Question 9

What are the building blocks of proteins?

Answer 9

chain of amino acids

Question 10

What kinds of proteins exist?

Answer 10

Structural, chemical, channel, and messengers (i.e. neurotransmitters)

Question 11

What are nucleic acids made of?

Answer 11

C, H, O, N, and P

Question 12

What are the building blocks of nucleic acids?

Answer 12

nucleotides

Question 13

What are nucleic acids used for?

Answer 13

DNA, RNA, and important for energy transfer in a cell (ATP)