Marcomolecules

Question 1

What are the four macromolecules

Answer 1

Carbohydrate, lipid, proteins, nucleic acid

Question 2

2 types of nucleic acids

Answer 2

DNA and RNA

Question 3

Proteins function

Answer 3

Structural, defensive, enzymes, transport, energy, communication

Question 4

Function of amino acid

Answer 4

Consumed through food and synthesized by the body

Question 5

What is a lipid?

Answer 5

Hydrophobic molecules that are insoluble in water

Question 6

What is lipid function

Answer 6

Energy storage, structure, protection, communication

Question 7

4 major groups of lipids

Answer 7

Triglycerides, phospholipids, steroids, waxes

Question 8

What structure is protein

Answer 8

Primary structure

Question 9

Two types of carbohydrates

Answer 9

Simple and complex (monosaccharide and disaccharide: polysaccharide)

Question 10

What is a carbohydrate

Answer 10

Sugars that store energy like glucose, starch ect

Question 11

Disaccharide

Answer 11

“Ose” ending, two monosaccharides joined

Question 12

Monosaccharide

Answer 12

Single sugar made up of 3-7 carbons

Question 13

Polysaccharide

Answer 13

Used for energy storage, used for structure, glycogen (animals) and starch (plants)

Question 14

What is a triglyceride

Answer 14

Fats and oils (lipids)

Question 15

What is the carbohydrates molecule ratio

Answer 15

1(carbon):2(hydrogen):1(oxygen)

Question 16

Simple sugar, what saccharides?

Answer 16

Mono and di

Question 17

Complex carbohydrate, what saccharide?

Answer 17

Poly

Question 18

What are proteins made of?

Answer 18

Long chains or amino acids

Question 19

What is amino acids made of

Answer 19

Amino group, carboxyl group and r group

Question 20

How are amino acids linked together

Answer 20

By peptide bonds

Question 21

What structure is amino acid

Answer 21

Primary

Question 22

What is polypeptide structure

Answer 22

Tertiary

Question 23

Protein structure

Answer 23

Many proteins create quaternary, basic structure is tertiary

Question 24

Parts or phospholipids

Answer 24

Fatty acids and glycerol

Question 25

Steroids function

Answer 25

Testosterone and estrogen

Question 26

Waxes

Answer 26

Outside of plants, earwax, protection

Question 27

Nucleic acid function

Answer 27

Genetic information, protein synthesis

Question 28

Difference between dna and rna

Answer 28

DNA has deoxyribose and forms helix and rna had ribose and is single stranded