Biological Molecules: Two Truths and One Lie

Nucleic Acid: DNA

• Stores genetic information

• Transmits or passes on genetic information

• Has nitrogen Bases A,T,G,C

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Nucleic Acid: RNA

• Has the sugar Ribose

• Has nitrogen bases A,U,C,G

• Has the sugar Deoxyribose

Glucose....

• Structure is several monosaccharides together

• An example of a Simple Carbohydrate

• Structure is a Monosaccharide

Glycogen is

• An example of a polysaccharide

• How animals store their sugar

• How plants store their sugar

The larger the carbohydrate,

• The simpler the sugar

• The more complex the sugar

• The more energy it can provide

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Protein: Hemoglobin

• Serves as a signal for a particular process that needs to be carried out

• Carries oxygen via red blood cells all over the body

• Anemia is a condition related to low hemoglobin

Protein: Insulin

• Diabetes is a disease where people cannot regulate this

• Speeds up a chemical reaction

• Regulates blood sugar

Examples of a polysaccharide:

• Glucose

• Cellulose

• Starch

Examples of a Monosaccharide:

• Glucose

• Sucrose

• Fructose

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Carbohydrate: Glucose

• Is a Disaccharide

• Is a simple sugar

• Sugar created by the process of Photosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-5

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

NGSS.HS-LS2-5