Quiz 2 Flashcards
6 common elements in living things
Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen Nitrogen Sulfur Phosphorus
Large macromolecules necessary for life built from smaller molecules
Biological macromolecules
Biological macromolecules contain carbon, so they are
Organic
Single units that form macromolecules that are polymerized or joined together
Monomers
Many monomers bound together
Polymer
Biomolecules (4)
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids (DNA)
Two types of carbohydrates
Sugars and polysaccharides
Two types of sugars
Monosaccharides are single sugar unit and disaccharide (2)
Two types of polysaccharides
Storage and structural
Storage carbohydrates
Glycogen - animal cells
Starch - plant cells
Store glucose
Structural polysaccharides
Cellulose -plant cell walls
Chitin - exoskeletons of arthropods
Types of monosaccharides (single sugars)
Glucose
Fructose
Galactose
Types of disaccharides (double sugar units)
Sucrose
Maltose
Lactose
Carbohydrates’ monomer
Monosaccharides
Carbohydrates function
Source of energy
Complex carbohydrates
Provide structure and support
These biomolecules are also sugar stored
Lipids
Monomers of lipids
Fatty acids and glycerol
Long term energy storage
Insulation (conservation of heat)
Lipids
CHO
Carbohydrates and lipids
Fats, oils, waxes, steroids, cholesterol, phospholipids that makes up the cell membrane
Lipids
Lipids make cell ____________ because they are ____________ in water
Membranes
Insoluble
Fats are composed of ___ glycerol and ___ fatty acids
1
3
Saturated fats have more ___________ so they are difficult to break down, so they stay solid
Hydrogen
Unsaturated fats are ________ than saturated and are liquid
Healthier
CHO, store energy, cell membrane, insulate nerve cells and body
Lipids
Monomer of proteins
Amino acids
Growth and repair
Protein
Enzymes, hemoglobin, collagen, muscle, hair, nails, hormones, antibodies
Proteins
Polymer of amino acids
Polypeptide
The sequence of amino acids is the _________ structure of proteins
Quaternary
Genetic material found in cells that carried the hereditary info from parent to progeny
Nucleic Acid
Main types of nucleic acid
RNA
DNA
Monomer of nucleic acids
Nucleotides
Stores genetic info. and helps make proteins
Nucleic Acids
CHONP
Nucleic acid
Nucleic Acids contain
Nitrogenous base
Phosphate group
5-C sugar
Contains genetic code
Stores and transmits hereditary info
Nucleus
Double stranded
DNA
Carries info from DNA to cell
Protein synthesis
Ribosomes and nucleoli
Single stranded
RNA
_________ have the most energy
Fats
The number of ____ binds determines the amount of energy
C-H
CHON
Proteins
CHONP
Nucleic acids