Macronutrients

Question 1

Monosaccharide, Disaccharide, Polysaccharide & examples

Answer 1

1 sugar unit, 2 sugar units, many sugar units. ex. glucose, maltose, starch

Question 2

Protein types

Answer 2

Hormones, enzymes, transport, locomotion

Question 3

What is protein made of

Answer 3

sequence of amino acids in a chain

Question 4

what do unsaturated fats have that saturated fats do not?

Answer 4

c-c double bonds

Question 5

what type of lipid is liquid at room temperature?

Answer 5

oils

Question 6

what type of lipid is solid at room temperature?

Answer 6

fats

Question 7

what is the structure of unsaturated fatty acids?

Answer 7

They contain a kink and do not pack tightly

Question 8

what is the structure of saturated fatty acids?

Answer 8

They are linear and do pack together tightly

Question 9

What is a function of lipids in plants & animals?

Answer 9

Energy Storage

Question 10

What is Glycogin?

Answer 10

Branches or polysaccharides of Glucose (sugar) used in the blood and muscles as energy storage

Question 11

what is the backbone of a lipid? how many fatty acids does one contain?

Answer 11

Glycerol, three branches of fatty acids, altogether called a triglyceride

Question 12

what does saccharide mean?

Answer 12

“sweet thing”

Question 13

What is a function of insulin?

Answer 13

Regulates blood sugar amounts (hormone)

Question 14

What is a function of enzymes?

Answer 14

Speeds up chemical reactions in the body

Question 15

what is a function of hemoglobin?

Answer 15

Finds oxygen to deliver to the body (transport)

Question 16

What do actin and myosins work to do?

Answer 16

They work to make bones