organic compounds

Question 1

organic compounds contains what elements

Answer 1

carbon

Question 2

all organic compounds are what

Answer 2

macromolecules (large molecules), polymers (many units)

Question 3

what are monomers

Answer 3

single units that bond together to form the polymers

Question 4

what are the four organic compounds essentials to organisms

Answer 4

carbohydrates, nucleic acids, lipids, proteins

Question 5

examples of carbohydrates

Answer 5

pasta, grains, sugars, potatoes

Question 6

what is the function of a carbohydrates

Answer 6

supplies energy to glucose in order to function

Question 7

what does glucose do

Answer 7

glucose is blood sugars, which supply energy for your cells, tissues, and organs

Question 8

another word for carbohydrates

Answer 8

polysaccharides

Question 9

what are the monomers of polysaccharides

Answer 9

monosaccharides

Question 10

what does polysaccharides mean

Answer 10

many sugars

Question 11

examples of monomers

Answer 11

glucose and frutose

Question 12

examples of lipids

Answer 12

fats, crisco, butter, oil

Question 13

functions of lipids

Answer 13

making the structure of each cell’s membrane, provides protective coating, provides insulation, stores energy long term.

Question 14

another word for lipids

Answer 14

triglycerides

Question 15

what do triglycerides have

Answer 15

tree items attached to glycerol

Question 16

what are the monomers that make up a lipid

Answer 16

glycerol and 3 fatty acids

Question 17

types of nucleic acids

Answer 17

DNA and RNA

Question 18

what do nucleic acids stores/do

Answer 18

the genetic code and uses it to make proteins for organisms to function

Question 19

what are monomers in nucleic acids

Answer 19

nucleotides

Question 20

examples of proteins

Answer 20

meat, fish, eggs, nut, and tofu

Question 21

what are the functions of proteins

Answer 21

provides structures for muscles, hair and feathers, make up red blood cells, drives metabolism, and makes the immune system with white cells

Question 22

other name for proteins

Answer 22

polypeptide

Question 23

what are the monomers that make up each protein

Answer 23

amino acids

Question 24

what do amino acids indicate

Answer 24

what type of protein was made

Question 25

why are proteins called polypeptides

Answer 25

because theyre many units are bonded together by peptide bonds (special covalent bonds)

Question 26

what do nucleotides do

Answer 26

make organisms individuals