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Carbohydrates
CHO (Rings)
Lipids
CHO (Chains)
Proteins
CHON
Nucleic acid
CHONP
Monomer of a carbohydrate
Monosaccharide
Monomer of a lipid
One glycerol and three fatty acids
Monomer of proteins
Amino acid
Monomer of nucleic acid
Nucleotide
Function of a carbohydrate
immediate energy
Function of lipids
Stored energy, insulation, and waterproofing
Function of proteins
Structure, transportation, speeds up chemical reactions
What do enzymes do?
Speed up chemical reactions
What is denaturing?
When the active site is misshaped and the substrate can no longer fit keeping the reaction from occurring
Function of nucleic acids
Instruction for protein and store and transmit genetic information
What reaction is occurring if an enzyme is helping to break down a large molecule?
Hydrolysis
What is a monomer?
A single unit
What is a polymer?
Many units
What is polymerization?
Multiple units linked together to create polymers
What is dehydration reaction
To remove water to build bonds
What is a hydrolysis reaction?
Adding water to break bonds
What element of nucleic acids help with genetic information
DNA and RNA
What is it called when a lipid has its max amount of hydrogens
Saturated
What is it called when a lipid has double bonds with less hydrogens
Unsaturated
What are macromolecules?
Large molecules
What reaction is occurring if an enzyme is helping to build a large molecule
Dehydration