Organic Molecules

Organic Molecules/Macro Molecules/Biological/Polymer

1) Carbohydrates - Energy - Structure

• Monosaccharide - Quick Energy CH20

• Disaccharide - Quick Energy… 2 Monosaccharides joined together

• Polysaccharide - Stored/Long Energy… Many Monosaccharides joined together

• Cellulose - Component of the tough wall of plant cells

• Chitin - found in the exoskeleton of arthropods

2) Lipids - Hydrophobic

• Steroid - has 4 connected carbon rings

• Phospholipid - Makes up cell membranes

• Saturated Fats - has no carbon-carbon double bonds

• Unsaturated Fats - has one or more carbon-carbon double bonds

• Double bonds - Causes bending

3) Proteins

• Function in defense, storage, transport, cellular communication, movement, and structural support

• A functional protein consists of one or more polypeptide precisely twisted, folded, and coiled into a unique shape

4) Amino Acids

• Makes up proteins

• 20 different types that build up proteins

• Linked by peptide bonds

• Protein structure and function