Carbs and lipids

Carbs and lipids

Carbs !

remember carbs are going to be a monosaccharide or disaccharide

Monosaccharide

• Mono = means 1

• Saccharide = sugar

• So a monosaccharide is a single monomer sugar

Disaccharide

Di = two

Saccharide= sugar

Disaccharides are sugars that have two sugars

Functions of carbohydrates

• short term energy

• store energy,

• build macromolecules,

Multiple Choice

What does Mono mean ?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Multiple Choice

what does di mean

• one

• two

• three

• four

Multiple Choice

which is not a function of carbohydras

• short term energy

• some long term energy storage

• build macromolecules

• builds muscles

Lipids

can be found in fats, oils, hormones(steroids') , and waxes.

Lipids

The functions of lipids include

storing energy,

signaling,

and structural components of cell membranes.

Phospholipids ( cell membranes)

lipids are formed by two things a hydrophobic tail and a hydrophilic head, which is very important for cell membranes

Hydrophobic tails

Hydro = means WATER

Phobic= means Scared

so scared of water

Hydrophilic heads

Hydro= Means Water

Philic = means likes

meaning likes or will stick with water

Multiple Choice

what does hydro mean ?

• likes

• scared

• water

• one

Multiple Choice

which is NOT a function of a lipid

• energy reserve

• regulate hormones

• creation of DNA

• cell membrane

Multiple Choice

What does Phobic mean ?

• likes

• scared

• water

• one