1. Bell Ringer What is a buffer used for? Explain what an active site is.
What are steroids used for?
Identify the four macromolecules
and the subunit of each.

2. Subunits is a nucleotide Contains C, H, O, N, and P
Nucleic Acids
Subunits is a nucleotide
Contains C, H, O, N, and P
Function store & retrieve heritable information
Examples: DNA, RNA, & ATP

3. Nucleotides Function Subunits energy carriers chemical messengers
Adenine (a base)
Function
energy carriers
chemical messengers
building blocks of nucleic acids & coenzymes
Subunits
1 sugar (ribose or deoxyribose)
1 phosphate group
1 nitrogen containing base
Phosphate group
Deoxyribose sugar

4. Examples of Nucleotides
ATP: adenosine triphosphate
3 phosphate groups attached to sugar
ATP is an energy carrier important to metabolism

5. Single strand of RNA
Nitrogen Base
base
phosphate
connected by
covalent bond
sugar

6. DNA

7. Bozeman Science Nucleic Acids
Create 6 questions to go along with the nucleic acids video.

8. Create a chart comparing carbs, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
Carbohydrate
Lipid
Protein
Nucleic Acid