Macromolecules by https://padlet.com/fredaudet08/jksexh2vwouc71kl Organizer for the different biomolecules en-us 2020-09-30 17:55:37 UTC 2025-11-14 11:33:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Macromolecule fredaudet08 https://padlet.com/fredaudet08/jksexh2vwouc71kl/wish/792433564
  • They are made up of smaller molecules named monomer linked through covalent bonds.
  • Biomolecules are all polymers
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  • Function: Provide energy to the cells.
  • Contains Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio
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  • Known as a simple sugar
  • It makes monomers that can build more complex sugars. 
  • Contains 3 to 7 carbons
  • Ex: Glucose and Fructose
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  • It is two monosaccharides held by a covalent bond.
  • Has to be broken down into simple sugars for it to be able to enter the cells.
  • Ex: Sucrose and Lactose
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  • Many monosaccharides joined together by dehydration synthesis.

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  • Provides storage in cells.
  • In plants it is called starch.
  • In animals it is called glycogen. Stored in muscle & liver.
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  • Provides structure to the cell. Chitin (some animals) and cellulose (plants).
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  • Many C-H bonds.
  • Function: Storage of energy
  • Hydrophobic
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  • Neutral fat
  • Function: Protect and insulates.
  • Major source of stored energy.
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  • Animal fats that are saturated and solid at room temperature.
  • Single bonds
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  • One or more double bonds.
  • Plant oils that are unsaturated and are liquid at room temperature.
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  • Main part of the cell membrane.
  • Function: Forms lipid bilayer
  • The lipid bilayer has one side hydrophobic and the other is hydrophilic.
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  • Made of a four hydrocarbon rings.
  • Changes depending which functional group is attached to it.
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  • Function: Maintains cell membrane. Forms hormones (estrogen & testosterone).
  • Involved in growth and division.
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  • Found in all cell membranes.
  • Most important are prostaglandins, function is: blood clotting, regulation of blood pressure, inflammation and labor contractions.
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  • Function: Storage and transfer of genetic information.

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  • Composition: 5 carbon sugar. phosphate molecule and a nitrogenous base.
  • Nitrogenous base: 
  • Purines: Large double ring molecules (A & G).
  • Pyrimidines: Smaller single ring molecule (C,U,T)
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  • Sugar: Deoxyribose
  • Nitrogenous bases: Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Thymine.
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  • Sugar: Ribose
  • Nitrogenous bases: Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Uracil.
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  • Type of nucleotide
  • Function: First source of energy for the cell.
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  • Functions: Enzyme Catalysis, Defense, Transport, Support, Motion, Regulation and Storage.
  • Some proteins form the structure of cells, tissues and organs.
  • Four level of complexity (primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary).
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  • 21 different amino acids make most proteins.
  • All have an amine group, a carboxylic acid group and a side chain.
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  • Their shape determines their function.
  • Denatured proteins loses their function and it happens with a change in environment.
  • They can be renatured and function normally.
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  • Primary: Linear by peptide bond.
  • Secondary: Coiling
  • Tertiary: Inter-coiling by ionic and covalent bonding.
  • Quaternary: More than one polypeptide chain.
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