Macro molecules

Question 1

What are macro molecules?

Answer 1

Cells and their organelles that are made up of smaller building blocks

Question 2

What are the four types of macro molecules?

Answer 2

lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids

Question 3

What is a monomer?

Answer 3

Each sub unit of a macro molecule

Question 4

What is a polymer?

Answer 4

Macro molecules because they are made up of many of these sub units

Question 5

Lipids

Answer 5

fatty acids

Question 6

structure

Answer 6

lipids are cause by saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.
Saturated- bends
Unsaturated- unbend

Question 7

function of lipids

Answer 7

makes up the cell membrane providing cell structure
keeps body warm
long term energy storage

Question 8

lipids food sources

Answer 8

fatty foods-meat,fish,oils, avocados, nuts,eggs

Question 9

proteins

Answer 9

made up of amino acids

Question 10

proteins function

Answer 10

build and repair muscle and tissue
speeds up chemical reactions

Question 11

proteins food sources

Answer 11

meat, fish, legumes, nuts, milk, eggs, grains, soy products

Question 12

Carbohydrates

Answer 12

monosachrides

Question 13

carbohydrates function

Answer 13

provide body with energy

Question 14

carbohydrates food sources

Answer 14

pasta, bread, potatoes, legumes, corn

Question 15

Nucleic acids

Answer 15

nucleotides

Question 16

nucleic acids function

Answer 16

stores and carries genetic information
food sources

Question 17

nucleic acids food sources

Answer 17

fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, anything with nutritional value DNA RNA