2. Differentiate mono- from di- from poly-saccharides

3. Which elements make up carbohydrates?

4. Name 3 specific carbohydrate molecules

5. Lipids: what do all lipids have in common?

6. What are the three major types of nutrient molecules?

7. Are steroid hormones carbohydrates, lipids, or proteins?

8. What is the primary organelle affected by Tay-Sachs disease?

9. What are proteins made of, i.e. what are the building blocks of protein?

10. What is the “backbone” of the amino acid?

11. What are peptide bonds?

12. What does homeostasis mean?

13. Define hydrolysis: breakdown of a nutrient molecule by the addition of a water at a bond site

14. Does the majority of the body’s water reside intracellularly or extracellularly?

15. Describe endocytosis

16. What are the major functions of smooth ER?

17. What is the major function of rough ER?

18. What are vesicles?

19. What are the functions of vesicles? Transport or secretion.

20. Functions of the Golgi complex?

21. Describe the structure of the plasma membrane