Chemistry of life

What is the function of a carbohydrate?

• Stores energy
• Movement
• Stores genetic information
• Speeds up reactions

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Simple carbohydrate:

• Strawberry

• sugar cube

• Jolly Rancher candy

• all the above

If we eat too many carbohydrates it is stored in the body as ___?

• fat
• extra cells
• flouride

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What might happen if you didn't get enough carbohydrates?

• Your body wouldn't be able to build muscle mass
• Your body wouldn't have enough energy to function
• You would develop serious vitamin deficiencies
• Your bones and teeth would become weaker

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Which food contains the most starch?

• pasta

• grapes

• table sugar

• steak

What is an example of a protein?

• Strawberries
• Bread
• Pasta
• Steak

Proteins are made of building blocks called __________

• monosaccharides

• amino acids

• fatty acids

• nucleotides

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Building blocks of the body, hair , muscles etc.

• protein

• lipid

• carbohydrate

• nucleic acid

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Examples of Lipids include:

• A. Butter

• B. Oil

• C. Bread

• D. All of the Above

• E. Both A and B

True or False: The main function of a lipid is to store energy.

• True

• False