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 Carbohydrate: Monosaccharide building block for disaccharide/polysaccharides source of immediate energy |
Glucose (fruits & vegetables)
Fructose (fruits) Galactose (milk) |
 Carbohydrate: Disaccharide 2 monosaccharides bonded source of quick energy |
Sucrose (glucose+fructose) (sugar cane, sugar beets)
Lactose (glucose+galactose) (milk sugar) Maltose (glucose+glucose) (malt sugar) |
 Carbohydrate: Polysaccharide Complex Carbohydrate made of many monomers |
Starch (stores glucose in plants)
Glycogen (stores glucose in animals) Cellulose (plant structure, fiber in diets) Chitin (arthropod & insect shells) |
 Lipids: Triglyceride 1 Glycerol + 3 Fatty acids (sat/monoun/polyun) stores excess energy (oils/plants, fats/animals) reserve energy insulation in animals keeps skin moist |
Corn Oil, Peanut Oil, Butter, Lard, Soybean Oil
Cod Liver Oil, Olive Oil Sources: Fats in animal tissue (es. red meat) Oils in plant tissue |
 Lipids: Steroids 4 Rings of Carbon Atoms stabalizes cell membrane regulate metabolism many serve as hormones |
Cholesterol (red meat)
Estrogen (made by organism) Testosterone (made by organism) Progesterone (made by organism) Vitamin D2 |
 Lipids: Phospholipids 1 Glycerol + 2 Fatty Acids + 1 Phosphate Group most common structural molecule in all cell membranes |
Cell Membrane Phospholipid (any cell)
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 Lipids: Waxes 1 saturated long-chain Fatty acid + 1 saturated long-chain alcohol protect from water loss (plants) structural molecule (bees) protect ear drum (humans) |
Beeswax, Caruba wax, Ear wax, Leaf wax, Fruit wax
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 Proteins: Enzymes Amino Acid Chains |
Sucrase (breaks down sugars)
Catalase (breaks down starch) Lactase (breaks down Lactose) |
 Proteins: Structural Amino Acid Chains |
Keratin (hair)
Actin |
 Proteins: Lipoproteins Lipid + Protein transport of Lipids through body |
HDL's (good. Carry cholesterol away to liver)
small amount of fat to protein LDL's (bad. Deposit cholesterol to arteries) large amount of fat to protein |
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Proteins: Glycoproteins
Carbohydrate + Protein Cell surface receptor |
Protein-Sugar molecules
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Nucleic Acids: Deoxyribonucleic Acid
cookbook for production of proteins passes information to RNA through mRNA (Transcription) |
DNA (nucleus of cell)
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Nucleic Acids: Ribonucleic Acid
Carries DNA information to the ribosomes (workbench) for protein production 2nd variety helps make ribosomes |
RNA (nucleus of cell)
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