Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Organic Molecules
- Proteins
- Monomer: Amino Acid
- Polymer: Polypeptide
Chain
- Twists and fold to make Proteins
- Examples: Enzymes, Antibodies, Blood, Collagen
- Composed of Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon, and Nitrogen
- Provides structural support, repair damage, transports materials, protects against intruders, and speeds up chemical reactions
- Essential for
life
- Carbohydrates
- Major source of energy in
cells
- Monomer:
Monosacchride
- Polymer:
Disacchride
- Composed of Carbon, Hydrogen, and
Oxygen
- Examples: Starch,
Cellulose
- 1:2:1
Ratio
- Lipids
- Monomers: Glycerol, Three Fatty
Acids
- Composed of Hydrogen, Carbon, and Oxygen
- Polymer:
Lipid
- Examples: Saturated and Unsaturated
Fats
- Non- polar molecules that aren't soluble, store energy, and structure the cell
membrane
- Nucleic
Acids
- Monomer: Nucleotide
- Has 3
Subunits: Nitrogen Bases, Phosphates, and Deoxyribose Sugar
- Polymer: Nucleic
Acids
- RNA & DNA
- Contains Genetic Info
- Composed of Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus