9A Carbohydrate and Lipids Vocabulary

Match the following

• transport

• the control or moderation of a sytem, process, etc

• regulation

• to carry or move from one place to another

• carbon

• an organic molecule in living organisms

• macromolecule

• a large, complex organic molecule composed of simple organic molecules

• biomolecule

• a chemical element that is found in all living things and in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide

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Match the following

• polymer

• a molecule subunit of a polymer

• carbohydrate

• a fat, oil, or wax

• monomer

• an organic compound used by cells to store and release energy;

• lipid

• an organic molecule referred to as a simple sugar, simple carbohydrate or monosaccaride

• glucose

• a large, carbon-based molecule composed of many monomers; makes up biomolecules

Match the following

• polysaccharide

• a large organic molecule referred to as a complex carbohydrate or polysaccharide; a form of stored energy in plants

• disaccharide

• the building blocks of lipids

• starch

• a simple sugar, such as glucose or fructose; building block of carbohydrate

• monosaccharide

• a sugar made of two monosaccharides; examples are sucrose and lactose

• fatty acids

• a carbohydrate, such as starch, composed of many monosaccharides linked together

Match the following

• lipids

• the semipermeable membrane that surrounds the cell; also called the plasma membrane

• carbohydrates

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• cell membrane

• a type of lipid that contains phosphorous, composes the cell membrane

• phospholipid

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• monosaccharide

• the building block of carbohydrate

Carbohydrates are

• responsible for cellular transport

• the genetic material

• the main source of energy for life

• insulation

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Lipids are (check all that apply)

• a source of energy

• insulation

• shock absorbers

• dna and rna

Large organic molecules found in living things; means “giant molecules”

• Micromolecules

• polysaccharides

• macromolecules

• carbohydrates

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Sugar, starch, cellulose are examples of

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Lipids

• Nucleic Acids

Fats, oils, and waxes are

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Lipids

• Nucleic Acids

The monomer of carbohydrates is called

• Monomer

• Monosugar

• Monosaccharide

• Polymer