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Macromolecules
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Carbs elemental makeup | carbon hydrogen oxygen |
| Carbs monomers | monosaccharides |
| Monosaccarhides are... | simple carbs |
| Polysaccharides are... | complex carbs |
| Lipids elemental makeup | carbon oxygen hydrogen |
| Lipids monomers | nucleic acids |
| Saturated Fats | generally solid at room temperture |
| Unsaturated Fats | generally liquid at room temperture |
| Proteins elemental makeup | carbon hydrogen oxygen and nitrogen |
| Proteins monomers | amino acids |
| Nucleic Acids elemental makeup | carbon hydrogen oxygen nitrogen phosphorus |
| Examples of nucleic acids | DNA and RNA |
| provides long term energy storage for animals | glycogen or sat. fat |
| sex hormones | steroid |
| cells convert this into ATP | glucose |
| 3-carbon "backbone" of a fat | glycerol |
| forms the cell wall of plant cells | cellulose |