Unit 2 Biomolecules Flashcards
Glucose
Monosaccharide
Fuel
Fructose
Monosaccharide
Sugar found in fruit
Galactose
Monosaccharide
An energy source for fuel
Sucrose
Disaccharide
Table sugar
Glucose and fructose
Maltose
disaccharide
Malt sugar
Glucose and glucose
Lactose
Disaccharide
Milk, sugar
Glucose and galactose
Cellulose
Structural carbohydrates in plants
Chitin
Structural carbohydrate in animals and fungi
Starch
Strange polymer for plants
Glycogen
Strange polymer for animals
Collagen
Give structure
Keratin
Skin, fingertips, hair
Melanin
skin Pigment
Hemoglobin
Lets blood cells hold oxygen?
Albumin
Gives eggs it’s sticky character
Myglobin
Holds oxygen in your muscles
RuBisCo
Allows plants to breathe in carbon
Elements for Carbs
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
Elements for Lipids
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen
Elements for Proteins
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium
Elements for Nucleic Acids
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus