Biomolecules - Grade 10

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What are the four major types of biomolecules?

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Carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins.

Front

What is the building block of Protein?

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Amino Acids

Front

Are organic compounds made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

(C-H-O)

and they serve as a major source of energy for the body.

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Carbohydrates

Front

What are the three types of carbohydrates?

Back

Monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides.

Front

What is the simplest form of carbohydrates?

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Monosaccharides.

Front

A carbohydrate formed by the combination of two monosaccharides.

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disaccharide

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What are the two types of nucleic acids?

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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid).

Front

Three types of Monosaccharides

Back

Glucose

Fructose

Galactose

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Give examples of Polysaccharides

Back

Starch

Glycogen

Cellulose

Chitin

Front

What is the elements in protein?

Back

C - H - O - N