Biomolecules Carbs vs Lipids

Can for the cell walls in plants known as cellulose.

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

Found in the majority of the food we eat like bread, rice, pasta, and chips.

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

Can be a component (a part of) in the exoskeleton of some animals known as chitin.

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

Produced in the leaves of plants as a product of photosynthesis, also known as glucose.

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

When someone consumes too much of this biomolecule it is stored in the liver as glycogen for later consumption (use).

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

Our bodies consume this biomolecule for readily available energy or quick energy.

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Even though they're not sweet, vegetables are considered what kind of biomolecule?

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Can be found surrounding our cells as the lipid bilayer, or the cell membrane.

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Our bodies typically place this biomolecule in adipose cells for stored energy or long-term energy.

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

Animals located at the north and south poles of our planet typically have a layer of this biomolecule formally known as blubber. Blubber helps keep the animal insulated or warm. This is a-

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid