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biomolecules

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what are biomolecules biomolecules are chemicals inside living things such as Carbs,lipids,proteins and vitamins
what is metabolism metabolism is all the chemical reactions that occur in the cells of a living organism
elements in dissolved salts sodium,magnesium,calcium,pottasium,chlorine
what are trace elemnts iron,copper and zinc
structural role of biomolecules the function/job of carbs,proteins,lipids in making various parts f the cell
what is the metabolic role of biomolecules the function of carbs,proteins,lipids in chemical reactions in making various substances for living things
what elements do carbs contain carbon hydrogen oxygen
monosaccharides single sugar molecules e.g fructose in fruit
disaccharides 2 monosaccharides joined together e.g sucrose in table sugar
polysaccharide many monosaccharides joined together e.g starch in bread
what the structural role of carbohdrates cellulose in cell wall
what elements are found in protein carbon hydrogen oxygen nitrogen
whats a protein a protein in a long chain of poly peptides
whats the metabolic role of proteins/enzymes i)Antibodies help destroy viruses and bacteria to fight infections ii)helps control cell reactions by speeding up anabolic or catabolic reactions
what are channel proteins act as receptors to recognize molecules
what are lipids made of carbon,hydrogen and oxygen
how are lipids different to carbohydrates lipids have no fixed ratio of elements while carbohydrates do
what make up lipids fatty acids and glycerol
what is a triglyceride maade up of 3 fatty acids and one glycerol molecules
what are phospholipids made of 2 fatty acids one glycerol and phosphate
structural role of lipids heat insulation and organ protection
metabolic role of lipids long term energy storage
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