Macromolecules Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Carbohydrates are made of? | Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen |
Lipids are made of? | Carbon Hydrogen, Oxygen, Glycerol, fatty acids |
Proteins are made of? | Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Glycerol, Fatty Acids |
Nucleic Acids are made of? | Nucleotides, nitrogen base, simple sugar, phosphate group |
What do Carbohydrates do? | Energy source and storage, cellular structural support |
What do Lipids do? | stores energy, provided barriers such as cell membranes |
What do proteins do? | transport substances, signaling between and within cells, speed up chemical reactions, control cell growth |
What do nucleic acids do? | Transmits and stores genetic information in a code |
Examples of Carbohydrates? | Sugar, sucrose, starch, glycogen, cellulose, names ending in "ose" |
Examples of Lipids? | Foods: Vegetable oil, butter, fish, beans, seeds. Nonfood: cholesterol, hormones, vitamins, wax |
Examples of Proteins? | Muscles, skin, hair |
Examples of Nucleic Acids? | DNA, RNA, ATP |
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