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Nucleic Acids
Make two columns on the front.
Biomolecule
On the inside, label the flaps
Building Block
Characteristics
Building Block and the uncut side
Characteristics.
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Example:
On the back,
put the word
Examples at
the top.
BIOMOLECULE
CARBOHYDRATES
Building Block
MONOSACCHARIDES
(simple sugars) EX: glucose or fructose
CHARACTERISTICS
*Used by cells to provide energy
(QUICK ENERGY)
Can form long chains called
polysaccharides
EXAMPLES
*Food SourcesPotatoes, Pasta, Sugars
In PLANTS: cellulose makes cell walls and
starch stores food.
In ANIMALS: glycogen is stored in the liver
BIOMOLECULE
LIPIDS
Building Block
Fatty Acids
and Glycerol
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CHARACTERISTICS
*Fats are used for storage of energy
(LONG term energy) & insulation
2Types:
• Saturated Fats ex: lard and butter
• Unsaturated Fats: ex: corn oil
EXAMPLES
In animals:
Fats, Oils and Cholesterol
In cell membranes: Phospholipids
*Food Sources- Butter, Oils, Lard
BIOMOLECULE
PROTEIN
Building Block
Amino Acids
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CHARACTERISTICS
*Used to build structures for the
body; carry out cell metabolism
Proteins come in variety of shapes and
sizes determining its individualized
function
EXAMPLES
Meat, Eggs, Antibodies,
and Enzymes
*Food
Sources- Milk, Eggs, Meat, Fish
BIOMOLECULE
NUCLEIC ACIDS
Building Block
Nucleotides
CHARACTERISTICS
*Store genetic information
*Transmit genetic information
to offspring
*Produce proteins
EXAMPLES
RNA- single strand of nucleotides
DNA- double stranded
(double helix); genetic blueprint to
life
Remember:
“CARBS ARE QUICK!”
“LIPIDS ARE LONG!”
“PROTEINS BUILD
STRUCTURES!”
CLOSING QUESTIONS:
1. Which food label would be best for
a person wanting to add muscle tissue?_
Why?
2. Which food label would be best for a
person that needed to gain adipose tissue
(fat)? ___ Why?
3. Which food label would be best for a
person that needs to store quick energy?__
Why?