Macromolecules

Question 1

is what you eat important and why?

Answer 1

yes, diffrent foods do diffrent things

Question 2

what is a macromolecule

Answer 2

its a large molecule that are critiacally important to all living things.
- they are made of smaller units called monomers

Question 3

what is a monomer

Answer 3

one unit of macromolecules
- they form toghther to make polymers

Question 4

what is a polymer

Answer 4

strand of many monomers
- like the whole necklace is a polymer and the monomers are the “beads”

Question 4

what is the process of breaking down polymers

Answer 4

hydrolysis

Question 5

what are the 4 types of macromolecules

Answer 5

• carbohydrates
  -lipids
  -proteins
• nutrilic acid

Question 5

what is the process called when monomers join toghther

Answer 5

dehydration

Question 6

what are the elements of carbohydrates

Answer 6

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
- C,H,O

Question 7

what is the monomer of carbohydrates

Answer 7

Monosaccharide
one-sugar

Question 8

what is the function of carbohydrates

Answer 8

energy source and cell structure
ex. sugar, starch, fiber

• most carbohydrates end in “ose”

Question 9

what are the carbohydrates types

Answer 9

carbohydrates differ by how many molecules they have:
-monosaccharides: 1 surgar
ex. glucose
-Disaccaride: 2 sugars
ex. sucrose
- Polysaccharides: many sugars
ex. starch, glycon, cellulose, chitin

Question 10

what are the elements of lipids

Answer 10

carbon, hydrogen, oxygen

Question 11

what are the functions of lipids

Answer 11

long term energy storage, cell membranes, body insulations, cushion the organs

Question 12

what are the types of lipids

Answer 12

Triglycerides, phospholids, steroids

Question 13

what are the two regions of lipids

Answer 13

glycerol and fatty acids

Question 14

what are examples of lipids

Answer 14

fats, oils, waxes on animals, steroids - hormones
- they are hydrophobic they like resist water

Question 15

what is a trylyceride- 1 gylercol, 3 fatty acids

Answer 15

fats

Question 16

what are the functions of fats

Answer 16

energy storage ( more storage than carbs)
- they can be saturated or unsaterated

Question 17

is a saturated fat solid or liquid at room temp

Answer 17

solid

Question 18

is a unsaturated fat solid or liquid at room temp

Answer 18

liquid

Question 19

what do physpholipids do

Answer 19

they form membranes of cells
-hydrophilic and hydrophobic

Question 20

what are the elements of proteins

Answer 20

carbon hydrogen oxygen and nitrogen

Question 21

what are the monomers of proteins

Answer 21

amino acids (there are 20 diffrent ones)

Question 22

what is the funtion of proteins

Answer 22

( little bit of everything) enzymes, hormons, form bones and muscles, transports substances

Question 23

what are examples of proteins

Answer 23

insulin, collogien, hemoglobin, leratin, malanin - a lot of proteins end in -in

Question 24

what are the 4 functions of organization for proteins

Answer 24

-primary: amino acids -secondary: twists and folds of aminic acids chain - tertiary: chain folds into 3-d shape -quatenary: more than 1 chain held toghther

Question 25

what are nuclic acids elements

Answer 25

carbon hydrogen oxygen nitrogen and phrosperous

Question 26

what are the monomers of nucliac acids

Answer 26

nucleotids

Question 27

what are the functions of nucleic acids

Answer 27

storing and transmitting genetic information and instructs to make proteins

Question 28

what are the two types of nucliec acids

Answer 28

dna and rna

Question 29

Glucose is an example of what type of macromolecule?

Answer 29

carbohydrates

Question 30

What is the name of the single units that link together to form macromolecules?

Answer 30

monomers

Question 31

Some fats are solid at room temperature. These fats are called __________ fats.

Answer 31

saturated

Question 32

What are the two types of macromolecules that consist of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen?

Answer 32

carbohydrates and lipids

Question 33

Cellulose is an important component for the structure of plant cell walls. What type of molecule is cellulose?

Answer 33

carbohydrates

Question 34

Fatty acids and glycerol are the common components of which macromolecule?

Answer 34

lipids

Question 35

Which macromolecule has many different functions, including working as enzymes that speed up reactions?

Answer 35

proteins

Question 36

Bread, candy, pasta, and fruits are all foods that have high amounts of this macromolecule.

Answer 36

carbohydratea

Question 37

Which macromolecule contains essential genetic information for organisms?

Answer 37

nucleic acids

Question 38

What is the term that describes the polymer of a protein that gets folded into a 3D shape?

Answer 38

polypeptides

Question 39

Which macromolecule will you not find on a nutrition facts label because it is found in all living things?

Answer 39

nucleic acids

Question 40

Which type of macromolecule consists of all hydrophobic molecules?

Answer 40

lipids