Organic Compounds Flashcards
Organic compounds contain _________.
CARBON
List the 5 organic compounds?
CARBOHYDRATES \+ LIPIDS \+ PROTEINS \+ NUCLEIC ACIDS
Which organic compound functions primarily as an energy substrate?
CARBOHYDRATES
Sugars, starches, and glycogen are which form of organic compound?
CARBOHYDRATES
Glycogen is the storage form of ____________.
GLUCOSE
Which type of organic compound are fats and other fat like substances?
LIPIDS
Fatty acids are energy ___________, with many different functions.
SUBSTRATES
This type of lipid is the storage form for excess calories…
TRIGLYCERIDES
Name the organic compound which are large, complex molecule structures made up of amino acids?
PROTEINS
Structural proteins provide the ____________ of body parts.
FRAMEWORK
What are regulatory proteins responsible for?
HORMONES
What are contractile proteins responsible for?
SHORTENING MUSCLE CELLS
What are immunological proteins responsible for?
HELP FIGHT INVADING PATHOGENS
What are transport proteins responsible for?
CARRY SUBSTANCES IN THE BODY
What are catalytic proteins responsible for?
REGULATE BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS
Nucleic acids are organic compounds which include
DNA
+
RNA
What is DNA?
YOUR GENETIC MATERIAL
TRUE or FALSE
DNA controls most cell activities
TRUE
Which nucleic acid relays genetic instructions to guide protein synthesis?
RNA
Which organic compound provides a form of energy that is usable by all cells of the body?
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE
ATP
