Vital Components Of Living Things Flashcards
_____ organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen 1:2:1
Carbohydrates
Subunit of Carbohydrates
Glucose or sugar
One molecule of glucose can produce ______ATPs
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_______ are usually made of 5 or 6 carbon atoms with an empirical formula of CH2O.
Monosaccharides
3 simple sugars are
Glucose, fructose, Galactose
_____ is the primary source of energy for cells. Also referred to as blood sugar.
Glucose
the sweetest sugar that is found in fruits.
Fructose
____ is the basic milk sugar.
Galactose
Composed of two monosaccharides formed: condensation reaction or the water-released reaction.
Disaccharides
3 disaccharides:
Maltose, sucrose and lactose
Glucose to glucose
Maltose
Fructose to Glucose
Sucrose
Galactose to glucose
Lactose
____ saccharides with three or more (many) combinations of sugar molecules.
Polysaccharides
Stored in animals as a
Glycogen
Plants store sugar as
Starch and cellulose
Also be found on the lining of the exoskeleton as _____
Chitin
_____ a type of organic molecules which comprises of fats and oils.
Lipid
Basic unit of Lipids
Fatty acid and glycerol
_____ primary building block of lipids, composed of a chain of carbons with hydrogen-bonded to each side. Ex. of lipids are fats, oils, waxes, and hormones.
Fatty acid
Have two carbons bonded to each carbon (except the one at the end), forming single bonds. Unhealthy fats commonly from animal sources.
Saturated fats
safurated fats are _____ at room temperature.
Solid
Double bonds that lack at least one hydrogen, forming kinked or bent in shape. Healthy fats because the fat molecules don’t stack tightly together.
Unsaturated fats
Unsaturated fats are ____ in room temperature
Liquid