NucleicNucleic AcidsAcids

Make two columns on the front.Biomolecule

On the inside, label the flaps

Building Block and the uncut side Characteristics.

Building Block Characteristics

On

Back

On the back, put the word Examples at the top.

Example:

BIOMOLECULE

CARBOHYDRATESBuilding 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 Sources- Potatoes, Pasta, Sugars

In PLANTS: cellulose makes cell walls and starch stores food.

In ANIMALS: glycogen is stored in the liver

BIOMOLECULE

LIPIDSBuilding 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

PROTEINBuilding Block

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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 ACIDSBuilding 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?