Macromolecules

Question 1

Examples of carbs

Answer 1

breads, beans, milk, corn, potatoes

Question 2

Examples of Lipids

Answer 2

fats, oils, acids, and certain vitamins

Question 3

Examples of Protein

Answer 3

meat, fish, eggs dairy

Question 4

Examples of Nucleic acid

Answer 4

DNA, RNA

Question 5

What is carbohydrates monomer

Answer 5

2 disaccharides

Question 6

What is lipids monomer

Answer 6

Glycerol and fatty acid

Question 7

What is protein monomer

Answer 7

amino acids

Question 8

What is nucleic acids monomer

Answer 8

nucleotide

Question 9

What are organic compunds

Answer 9

high energy biological molecules composed of hydrogen and carbon

Question 10

What is the importance of carbon

Answer 10

Can easily bond to several other carbon atoms in chains and rings to form large complex molecules.

Question 11

Whats a monomer

Answer 11

simple subunit of macromolecules

Question 12

What is a polymer

Answer 12

many monomers linked together

Question 13

Whats a macromolecule (and what are the 4 main groups)

Answer 13

large organic polymers, essential to life process. Includes Carbs, proteins, Lipids and Nucleic acids

Question 14

Are there macromolecules in cells?

Answer 14

Yes, thousands of them

Question 15

What is the structure of carbs

Answer 15

Rings of carbon
                       H
                         l
                        C
          /                          \\
 H---c                              c ---H
       ll                               l
 H---c                              c---H
         \                           //
                        C
                         l
                        H

Question 16

What is carbs made of

Answer 16

(CHO) Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen

Question 17

What is lipids structure

Answer 17

Long carbon chains
(saturated below unsaturated has a bend)
H H H H H H H H
O \ l l l l l l l l
C – C – C – C – C – C – C – C – C –H
O / l l l l l l l l
l H H H H H H H H
H

Question 18

Do lipids mix with water

Answer 18

No they are hydrophobic

Question 19

Whats the function of lipids

Answer 19

Energy, insulation, cell membrane

Question 20

Whats and example of saturated vs unsaturated lipids

Answer 20

Saturated are tightly packed: butter

Unsaturated: oil

Question 21

What is lipids made of

Answer 21

(CHO) Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

Question 22

What is the structure of protiens

Answer 22

complex folded shape
  H\            H             /O
       \           l           //
H----N-------C-------C
       /           l           \             
  H/             R            \O
              R group
               variant

Question 23

Whats the functions of protiens

Answer 23

structure (hair, nails) defense (anti-bodies)
Transport (hemoglobin) Movement (muscle fibers)
Regulation (hormones, enzymes)

Question 24

What is protein made of

Answer 24

(CHON) Carbon, Hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen

Question 25

Nucleic acid structure

Answer 25

long stands

Question 26

Nucleic acid function

Answer 26

carry genetic code for making proteins

Question 27

Nucleic acid is made of

Answer 27

(CHONP) Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorous

Question 28

How many strands are in DNA

Answer 28

double stranded with base paring

Question 29

Number of strands in RNA

Answer 29

Single strands

Question 30

Type of sugar in DNA

Answer 30

deoxyribose

Question 31

Type of sugar in RNA

Answer 31

ribose

Question 32

Nitrogenous Bases DNA

Answer 32

Adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine

Question 33

Nitrogenous Bases RNA

Answer 33

adenine, guanine, uracil, cytosine

Question 34

Whats the indicator test for carbs

Answer 34

For a simple carb: Benedicts solution | Complex carb: Iodine test

Question 35

Name the results of benidicts solution

Answer 35

Positive- turns orange | Negative- stays blue

Question 36

Name the results of Iodine test

Answer 36

Positive- turns black/purple | Negative- stays red/orange

Question 37

Whats the indicator test for lipids

Answer 37

Brown paper bag test or Sudan III or IV

Question 38

Name the results of Brown paper bag test

Answer 38

Positive- "see through" grease spots | Negative- No grease spots/dries fully

Question 39

Name the results of Sudan III or IV

Answer 39

Positive- forms red bubbles/globs | Negative- evenly distributed color

Question 40

How do you test for proteins

Answer 40

buirets solution

Question 41

Name the results of buriets soultion

Answer 41

Positive- turns purple | Negative- stays blue

Question 42

How do you test Nucleic acid

Answer 42

Dische diphenylamine test

Question 43

name the results of Dische diphenylamine test

Answer 43

Positive- dark purple | Negative- stays clear or light blue

Question 44

What does the ph measure

Answer 44

amount of H+ and OH- in a solution

Question 45

What is the ph scale range

Answer 45

0-14

Question 46

What is pure water on the ph scale

Answer 46

7 (neutral)

Question 47

A solution with below a 7 ph is considered to be...

Answer 47

acidic

Question 48

A solution with a ph above 7 is considered to be...

Answer 48

basic

Question 49

What do cells use to resist a big change in ph

Answer 49

buffers