Lecture 3

Question 1

List the higher order structure

Answer 1

Building Blocks, Macromolecules, Supramolecular assemblies, Organelles

Question 2

What are proteins made up of?

Answer 2

Amino Acids

Question 3

Nucleo Bases make up ..?

Answer 3

DNA, RNA

Question 4

Are simple Carbohydrates a building block or macromolecule

Answer 4

Building block

Question 5

How many units are there in a monosaccharides carb

Answer 5

Single

Question 6

What are the names of the three polymeric molecules

Answer 6

Polysaccharides (complex carbs)
Nucleic Acids
Proteins

Question 7

What is the name of the non-polymeric molecule

Answer 7

Lipids

Question 8

What are the three main functions of lipids

Answer 8

Structural, Regulatory, Energy

Question 9

Is Oligossaccharides a complex or simple carb

Answer 9

Complex

Question 10

Name the three main functions of Carbohydrates

Answer 10

Recognition, Energy, Structure

Question 11

Give an example of a common building block (monomer) of carbohydrates

Answer 11

Molysaccharides

Question 12

What is the function of proteins in our cells?

Answer 12

The workers of your cells

Question 13

What is a nucleotide made up of (three components)?

Answer 13

Base, Phosphate, Ribose Sugar

Question 14

What is the function of nucleic acids?

Answer 14

Provide Information

Question 15

What is the difference between a DNA and an RNA nucleotide (assuming the base component is the same)?

Answer 15

RNA - Contains Uracil

DNA - Thymine

Question 16

Which lipid(s) can be found in cell membranes?

Answer 16

Cholesterol

Question 17

Name two regulatory lipids derived from cholesterol

Answer 17

Testosterone and Estradiol

Question 18

How do the 20 amino acids differ from each other?

Answer 18

The R chain group (a single chain off the base structure)

Question 19

List three building blocks and the corresponding polymeric macromolecules they give rise to.

Answer 19

Amino Acids - Proteins
Nucleo Bases - DNA, RNA
Fatty Acids - Lipids