Your name
Points to address (40 pts total)
Title of the topic/exercise (1 pt)
Date experiment was
performed (when you did the
simulation; 1 pt)
List all of the macromolecules
found in food (3 pts)
What question are you
addressing in this labster? (1 pt)
What is a polymer? (1 pt)
What are the two types of
starch and how do they differ?
(2 pts)
Cellulose is a polymer of what?
(1 pt)
What is the difference between
cellulose and starch? (1 pt)
Why can’t humans digest
cellulose? (1 pt)
What is the difference between
levels of protein structures? (1
pts)
Lipids are not true polymers.
What do all the molecule class
of lipids share in common? (1
Anita Amao
Your response
Macrimolecules labster
02/09/2020
Carbohydrates-which include
simple and complex sugars.
They are the source of energy
for the body
Proteins-are found throughout
our bodies. They build our
enzymes, cells, hormones, and
antibodies
Lipids-include fats. Fats function
is to store energy
Nucleic acids
We were trying to find out what
types of macromolecules are
present in food. We were
focused on the girl’s salad
Polymers are materials that are
made up of long repeating
chains of monomers
Amylose-is slowly digested and
absorbed
Amylopectin-is a larger
molecule. It is easily digested
glucose
Starch is mainly used for
energy. Cellulose has an
opposite orientation and is used
in plants for protection and
structure
Humans are unable to digest
cellulose because the enzymes
needed to breakdown are
lacking
There are primary, secondary,
and teirtart structures
Lipids are predominantly
hydrophobic molecules that do
not dissolve with water
 pt)
What are fats composed of? (1
pt)
Are lipids composed of polar or
nonpolar regions, which make
them hydrophobic? (1 pt)
What is the difference between
saturate and unsaturated fats?
Which one is the worst for your
health? (2 pts)
What are the results of the
indicator tests for Alice’s salad?
(1 pt)
What important
macromolecule(s) is/are the
cabbage salad missing? (1 pt)
Fats molecules consists of two
kinds of parts. Glycerol and acid
tails
Lipids are non polar which
makes it hydrophobic. Water
mixes with hydrophilic because
it is polar
Saturated fats are found in
whole foods tightly packed are
found in dairy products.
Unsaturated fats are loosely
packed and are found in nuts
and seeds.
saturated fats are the worst for
your health
Her salad contains complex
carbohydrates
It is lacking proteins and fats

• Fill out this table as you work through the labster (20 pts)

Macromolecules Example of Indicator test Negative result Positive result What are the positive
food type and negative controls?
Simple sugars milk Orange none Developed a Shows it is only a simple
orange color sugar
Complex carbohydrate salad blue brown Developed a Shows it a complex carb
blue color
Protein Baked potato Pale purple red Developed a Shows it contains both
pale purple proteins and fats
color
Lipid Vegetable oil orange black Developed a Shows fatty acids
orange color