Biomed Unit 1- Week 1

Ionic bond

Covalent Bond

Polar

Non- Polar

Hydrophobic

Does not mix with water

Hydrophilic

Mixes with water

Bio molecules

Macromolecules

Macromolecules

1) Carbohydrates

2) Lipids

3) protein

4) nucleic acid

Monomer

Building block

Real world examples: Carbohydrates

Bread, pasta, fruit

Real world examples: Lipids

Fats and oils

Real world examples: Nucleic Acids

DNA and RNA

Monomer for carbohydrates

Monosaccharide

Monomer of proteins

Amino acids

Monomer of nucleic acids

Nucleotide

Monosaccharides

Simplest form of sugar for example glucose which is necessary for cellular respiration

Function of carbohydrates

Short term energy storage

When two monosaccharides combine you get a…

Disaccharide called maltose

When you have a lot of monosaccharides together you get…

A polysaccharide (big carb)

Lipids: hydrophobic or hydrophilic

Hydrophobic- don’t mix with water

Function of lipids

1) long term energy storage

2) indication

Function of proteins

1) Send chemicals messages

2) transport materials

3) form cellular structures

4) control chemical reactions

Function of Nucleic acid

Contain genetic information

CHO-

CHO-

CHON

CHOMP-

CHO- Carbs

CHO- Lipids

CHON- Protein

CHOMP- Nucleic Acid

What ending do sugars have

Ose

Name the Functional group: PO4-3

Phosphate

Characteristics of phosphate

Negative = acid