| Proteins | Nucleic Acids | Carbohydrates | Lipids | Miscellaneous |
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Amino acids
What is the monomer of proteins?
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Phosphate, sugar, base
What are the three parts that make up a nucleotide?
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Fat
What are carbohydrates converted into for long-term energy storage?
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Wax
Candles, coating on fruits and berries, and coating of feathers on aquatic birds are all examples of which type of lipid?
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Keratin
What is the type of protein that is found in hair and nails?
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Primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary.
What are the four types of structures a polypeptide chain can be?
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Nucleic acids
What is the polymer made by linking nucleotides?
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Cellulose
What is the most common carbohydrate found in plants?
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Steroids
Lance Armstrong got stripped of 7 Tour-de-France titles because of this lipid.
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Carbohydrates
Grains, pastas, and fruits are high in what type of organic molecule?
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Their R-group
What differentiates one amino acid from another?
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DNA and RNA
What are two examples of nucleic acids?
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Energy function, cell structure.
What is the major function of carbohydrates?
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To provide energy for muscles and body processes.
What is the primary role of lipids in your body?
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Protein
Lean meats, soy, and nuts are all high in which type of organic molecule?
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Cell structure, chemical messengers, defense, transportation, catalysis, storage, enzyme action, hormones, repair and maintenance.
What is the major function of proteins?
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Storage and transfer of genetic information
What is the major function of nucleic acids?
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Monosaccharides, made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
What are the monomers of carbohydrates and what are they made up of?
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Saturated has many hydrogens, as many as it can hold, while unsaturated has less.
What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids?
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Lipids
Which organic molecule is insoluble?
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Collagen
What is the most abundant protein in the human body?
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Adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine.
What are the four bases of DNA?
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Glucose, ribose, galactose, fructose.
What is one examples of monosaccharides?
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They have a small portion that is hydrophilic (polar) and a larger portion that is hydrophobic.
What does it mean that lipids are amphiphilic?
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Compounds containing carbon that occur in living organisms
What are organic compounds?
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