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Question | Answer |
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What are the four types of organic molecules? | Carbohydrates , Lipids,Proteins, Nucleic Acids. |
What are carbohydrates? | they are made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen |
What are the types of carbohydrates? | Monosaccharides and Polysaccharides |
What are Monosaccharides? | simple sugars. |
What is a Polysaccharide? | Complex sugars |
3 examples of carbohydrates? | Glycogen, starch, and cellulose |
Glycogen? | an energy storage molecule for mammals. |
Starch? | an energy storage molecule for plants |
Cellulose? | used in cell walls of plants |
Lipids | contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Commonly called fats and oils. |
What test is used for carbohydrates? | The Benedicts solution |
What test is used to test lipids? | the brown paper bag test |
What test is used to test proteins? | the Biuret's solution |
What are the basic building blocks of proteins? | Amino acids |
What is an enzyme? | a type of protein that is used to speed up chemical reactions |
What are nucleic acids? | complex molecule that stores and transmits cellular information |