| What are Carbohydrate? How are they Made? How are they Broken down? | -Carbohydrates are just Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen [Organic Compounds]
-Monomers, like Maltose, Fructose or Glucose, Join up Together to make a Polymer - Starch [Type of Carbohydrate]
-And Starch can be Broken down into Simple Sugars again. Its Reversible
-Carbohydrates are Broken down, or Eaten, by Enzymes in the Mouth & Small Intestine. |
| What are Proteins? How are they Made? How are they Broken Down? | -Proteins are just Long Chains of Monomers that are Amino Acids [Protein Synthesis]
-Amino Acids, and therefore Proteins, contain Carbon, Nitrogen, Hydrogen and Oxygen.
-Proteins are Broken down by Enzymes in the Stomach and the Small Intestine |
| What are Lipids? How are they Made? How are they Broken Down? | -Lipids are just MADE of Glycerol and 3 Fatty Acids. [Fatty Acids are, shockingly, Acidic so the pH of the Solution they're in will get Lower]
-They are NOT a Polymer as it doesn't have a Long Chain of Repeating Units
-Lipids have the Elements: Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen
-Lipids are Broken down by Enzymes in the Small Intestine |
| Why can Carbohydrates, Proteins and Lipids be Used for Respiration? | -Them being Broken down will Release Energy that can be Stored as ATP - and the Whole Point of Respiration is Energy. |
