🍔 Food is a source of biomolecules, including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
🧩 Different types of food contain varying amounts of these biomolecules.
🏋️ Understanding biomolecules is important for understanding the structure and function of cells and organisms.
💡 Carbohydrates are found in food sources like bread, pasta, fruit, and vegetables.
⚙️ The monomer of a carbohydrate is a monosaccharide, such as glucose.
🔗 Monosaccharides can combine to form disaccharides like maltose.
🔑 Carbohydrates are a major energy source for cells and can be stored as polysaccharides.
🔑 Lipids, including fats and oils, are diverse and generally hydrophobic.
🔑 Phospholipids play a key role in cell membranes.
💡 Lipids serve as a source of long-term energy storage and provide insulation for cells.
🔬 Lipids also act as hormones and play a role in various processes within the body.
🍖 Proteins, made up of amino acids, are crucial for the structure and function of cells.
🧬 Proteins are essential biomolecules found in various forms, including collagen, cell membranes, receptors, and enzymes.
🩺 Antibodies, made by immune cells, and hormones such as insulin are important proteins involved in protecting and regulating the body.
🔗 Genes, which are made of DNA, code for proteins, and nucleic acids like DNA and RNA serve as the building blocks of genetic information.
🍓 When you eat something from a living organism, like a strawberry, it can still contain DNA.
🧬 Nucleic acids, such as DNA and RNA, are important for the genetic information and coding of traits in our cells.
🔢 Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids are the four main biomolecules, and a popular mnemonic to remember their common elements is CHO, CHO, CHON, CHONP.
🔑 The arrangement of elements in biomolecules greatly impacts their function.
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🔬 Understanding the structure of biomolecules is important.
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