organic
compounds that contain carbon are called _________
Macromolecules
large organic molecules
polymers
large organic molecules
Monomers
Polymers are made of smaller “building blocks” called __________
Carbohydrates
small sugar molecules to large sugar molecules
Mono saccharide
One sugar unit
Ex. glucose
deoxyribose
ribose
fructose
galactose
Disaccharide
Two sugar units
Ex. Sucrose
Lactose
Maltose
Polysaccharide
Many sugar units
Ex. Starch
glycogen
cellulose
Lipids
general term for compounds which are not soluble in water
hydrophobic
lipids are soluble in ___________ solvents
Most
Lipids store the ____ energy
Energy storage
Function of lipids
Long term ______ ________________
loss
Function of lipids
Protection against heat ____
physical
Function of lipids
protection against _______ shock
water
Function of lipids
protection against _____ loss
messenger
Function of lipids
Chemical _________
membranes
Function of lipids
major component of ___________
Saturated fatty acids
Fatty acid
no double bonds
Unsaturated fatty bonds
Fatty acid
double bonds
Proteins
Amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds are called __________.
Storage
Function of protein
Ex. Albumin
Transport
Function of protein
Ex. Hemoglobin
Regulatory
Function of protein
Ex. Hormones
Movement
Function of protein
Ex. Muscles
Structural
Function of protein
membranes, hair, nails
Enzymes
Function of protein
Ex. Cellular reactions
Primary Structure
first level of proteins
Secondary Structure
second level of proteins
Tertiary structure
third level of proteins
Quaternary structure
fourth level of proteins
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA-double helix
Ribonucleic acid
RNA-single strand
Nucleic acids
______ ____ are composed of long chains of nucleotides linked
DNA
Thymine is ___ only
RNA
Uracil is ___ only